SPEECHES
2021
Help Musicians Festival of St Cecilia speech | November 2021
Help: but is it enough? | Speech for Association of British Orchestras | March 2021
2016
Speech for Tang Xianzu Shakespeare Forum | China | December 2016
Shakespeare 400: From Playwright to PLC | A speech for Moscow | December 2016
The Power of Theatre | Delivered at the opening of the National Taichung Theater, Taiwan | October 2016
An Open Letter to the Arts Sector (response to the UK's vote to leave the European Union) | June 2016
Orchestral manoeuvres: aid to cultural relations or diplomatic window dressing? | A speech for the Multi Orchestra International Conference, Brazil | May 2016
Manifesto for a New Relationship | A speech for the 2016 Inter-Ministerial Conference and Expo, Nigeria | April 2016
2015
Acceptance Speech for the International Society for the Performing Arts: Citation of Merit for Lifetime Achievement | January 2015
2014
Space Race for Art: A Troubled Launch Pad | Jordan | August 2014
Space for Art, Space for Learning, Space for Inspiration – A Game Changer | Chile | January 2014
2013
Speech for Indonesian Film Forum | Indonesia | September 2013
2012
Diplomacy of Culture: Artists on the Front Line | October 2012
I was a Teacher Once! | A speech for the Prince’s Trust, Cambridge | 2012
2011
Culture: The Smart Investment for Regions | A speech for the EU Culture Forum | October 2011