Ray Henwood O.N.Z.M.

Ray: (on appearing in Roger Hall's new play "Who Wants to be 100?) The playwrights who gave us our parts in our early years, who wrote material suitable for us then, are getting older but are continuing to write and continuing to cast us because the material remains relevant to where many in our age group are at.

Ray: (on one-man shows versus ensemble cast plays) A solo show is harder in the load you carry, but the rewards are commensurate. As an actor, you can hear people listening, and there is a moment when you know you have taken the audience somewhere else. With an ensemble piece, you can feed off other people and be inspired by them. One-man work can feel a bit isolationist, and I wouldn't want to do it all of the time.