"Lisa Goldman" is a British theatre director, dramaturg, writer and author. She was Artistic Director and joint Chief Executive of Soho Theatre (2006–10) and The Red Room Theatre Company which she founded (1995-2006). In 2008 Lisa was included in the London Evening Standard’s ‘Influentials’ list as one of the 1000 most influential people in London.

Lisa’s book The No Rules Handbook for Writers was published by Oberon Books in April 2012. It was cited by The Stage as one of their top 10 training books of 2012 and was an Amazon UK digital bestseller during November 2012.

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Yes, it was taken as a political visit.

The Iranian government is setting a tone that clearly does not reflect the view of most young Iranians.

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