Afraid of what might happen...

"Much of our identity, as people and as writers, is made up of bits of old stuff that we cling to. We might not be convinced that they matter in our heart of hearts, but we're afraid of what might happen if we let them go. In theatre, it's time we let new writers be who they want to be, without forcing them to make artificial decisions about who they are and what they should write."

Dennis Kelly - interview with The Guardian (2008)