Fiona Shaw’s range extends from The Last September to Super Mario Brothers, from the comedies of Sheridan and Shakespeare to the searing tragedy of Euripides and the quiet desperation of Chekhov. She is a restlessly intelligent performer who has tested the boundaries and conventions of theatre and has comfortably moved into other disciplines such as visual art. Feted and successful, Fiona Shaw nonetheless retains a conviction that theatre should be concerned with surpassing rather than simply fulfilling the expectations of the audience.