Punk not dead http://egotastic.in.net/ egotastic What makes it such a triumph (without going into spoiler plotlines) is that it deals with serious personal themes with such humour. It neatly satirises and yet tenderly explores the fear and insecurity of an actor's life; and I'm sure every long-suffering stage manager will delight in the drunken and foul-mouthed outburst by Burbage stage manager Maria (played by Catherine Fitch) when she has reached the end of her tether.