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Alistair Beaton (born 1947) is a Scottish left-wing political satirist, journalist, radio presenter, novelist and television writer. At one point in his career he was also a speechwriter for Gordon Brown.

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Theatre can entertain, provoke, challenge, investigate, comfort and educate. It's arrogant of a playwright to think education is more important than anything else. Writing for the theatre does not give you permission to lecture, hector or bore.

Bore, Challenge, Giving, Permission, Thinking, Writing

It is often assumed that money is the only motivational factor. Wrong. Fear is also important. Save money. Use fear!

Assumed, Fear, Important, Leadership, Motivation, Use

Sometimes actors don't remember their lines. At its worst, this means they 'dry' and silence descends. More commonly, the original lines are paraphrased in some alarming way. It's hard to say which is more painful for the author. Less serious, but quite irritating is to hear the word 'Well' inserted at the beginning of speeches.

Actors, Author, Mean, Serious, Silence, Word

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