Christopher Haydon: I don't know where I end and The Gate begins

WhatsOnStage.com: Christopher Haydon took over running the tiny Gate Theatre in west London in 2011. Among the rich, vibrant and diverse plays he's worked on during his time there, he directed the world premiere production of the astounding play Grounded – a soaring, intense play about a drone pilot – and programmed the European premiere production of Eclipsed – Danai Gurira's play about five women in the Liberian Civil War. The piece subsequently ran on Broadway and won a Tony Award for Best New Play. During his time at the Gate he has championed new talent and his one-time associate director Ellen McDougall will step into his shoes to run the theatre after he leaves this January. We caught up with Haydon to talk about his last play while artistic director of the Gate – The Convert – the past and his plans for the future.