I came to rehearse at The Lyric last year – and as an actor based in London it made such a lovely change to what I have become used to – this is a whole building devoted to creative things – full of people eager to support and encourage- in a town full of lovely creative and friendly people. Spaces like this are few and far between and are a real gift to performers and artists – there’s very little support out there for us – and so many obstacles that make the process of creation harder. I hope we manage to stick together to keep spaces like this – that are swimming against that tide – running and thriving.
