Different? You Did Wanted Different, Didn’t You?

Wasn’t it just yesterday the press was beating up on Trevor Nunn and his choices running London’s National Theatre? Well, his successor hasn’t wasted any time signaling his split from the past. Jerry Springer – The Opera, a cheeky, irreverent, and joyously filthy musical theatre satire on the TV chat show no one likes to admit to watching, will be Nicholas Hytner’s first big production when his reign begins in April. As a first choice it sends an unmistakable message that the years ahead are likely not only to be risky and exciting but revolutionary in a way that Sir Trevor Nunn’s were not.”