All the fuss about the running of London’s National Theatre doesn’t matter much. The real concern is whether a successor to current director Trevor Nunn be found who can realize the place’s potential. “The ongoing off-stage drama of the National Theatre is an instructive parable. It’s the story of a great arts institution that has, from its inception, had a built-in identity problem. It’s the story of the tail wagging the dog – of an art-form that is all about the creation of magic in the here-and-now being in thrall to a building that is – in both the good and bad sense of the word – history.” – The Independent (UK)