Pam Gems

“What interests me is the way people behave under pressure.”

“I think it is the function of the artist to be a bit of an outsider, and I have been an outsider all my life.”

“The great thing about the theatre is that it's a live event. It's happening now.”

“Our lives are a mixture of different roles. We're women and men, professionals and parents, beggars and thieves. We are a paradox.”

“I'm not a feminist, I'm a humanist.”

“You have to be a bit of a monster to be an artist.”

“I write for women, but I write for men too. I write about the human condition.”

“Piaf was a survivor. She had this incredible life force. That's what I wanted to capture.”