"I wanted to create a personal story that reflected the attitudes being displayed in a wider political narrative."

Prior to his 'Introduction to Theatre' workshop at the Young Vic Theatre, the esteemed The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and The Threepenny Opera playwright spoke to Voice about his views on the next generation of playwrights.

18-year-old Noah Altshuler works as playwright-in-residence at the Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford, Connecticut. An enormous Twain fan, the young writer has produced a set of three short plays based on the popular novel Tom Sawyer, published in 1876 and based largely on Twain's own youth.