We've lost a giant of British theatre. No, make that THE giant of British theatre: founder of the Royal Shakespeare Co, the guy who took the national theatre to pre-eminence, the director who brought Glyndebourne into the 20th century, the great champion of Beckett ... what a life, what a career.
I sat next to him once watching his production and his very presence made me nervous.
He'll be greatly missed.
I sat next to him once watching his production and his very presence made me nervous.
He'll be greatly missed.