Despite its enormous resources, US theatre can't match the National's mix of artistic boldness and populist shrewdness " as the New York Times admitsEarlier this month, the New York Times ran a news story that didn't contain much news. Britain's National Theatre, Pat Healy wrote, has succeeded in business without really trying. Well, not trying to appeal to the marketplace, that is. Through a strategy of artistic bol…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:47AM on September 21, 2011