A biography for Alan Cumminghasn’t been written yet.
“Performing a one-man Macbeth feels like the greatest challenge.”
“Pantomime is a big thing in the cultural calendar of my country, you know. So subtlety's not my forte.”
“I think directing in a team is a really good idea because it stops the cult of the director as God straight away, and also you're discussing things on set so it opens it out to everyone and it becomes a totally collaborative thing. And you have someone who supports you when you're feeling a bit insecure.”
“I'm not a fan of Twitter.”
“I like working on things that are very different and that involve different disguises.”
“I started to itch to do a play again and 'Macbeth' came to the surface in my mind. I never thought I would do it in a conventional way. A sweaty Macbeth with blood on his arms coming in fresh from the battle doesn't interest me.”