Some venues take getting used to. I'm sure that the National wasn't universally loved when it first opened " and probably still isn't. My partner routinely says it looks like a nice car park. I happen to think it's my favourite theatre building in London, and quite possibly the world. That's not just a question of architecture or aesthetics, of course, but of experience: I love it because of all the good associations…
SOURCE: The Stage at 02:26AM on March 19, 2012