In June, Mr Raymond received the Sam Wanamaker Prize, awarded for pioneering Shakespearian theatre. When Mr Raymond and Bishop Gillion first met, at a poetry convention in Borough, Mr Raymond was nearing the end of a prison sentence, attending the convention on a ROTL (Released On Temporary Licence). Mr Raymond recalls his reaction was: “I’m being set up here: where’s the cameras?” and says, “I turned them down. Mr Raymond says that the professional headshots provided at the end of the course chart how much the trainees have developed and changed. In my creativity, in my social circles, in my family, I’m governed by my faith,” Mr Raymond says.

Source: The Times July 31, 2025 23:17 UTC