Grand theatre, Leeds; Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonWhen asked what they want to be in life, most schoolchildren reportedly say that they want to be famous. Like hyper-ambitious Rachel in the TV show Glee, they think that being anonymous "is worse than being poor". I suspect it's these attitudes as much as a fascination with the first-century BC Egyptian queen that inspired David Nixon to create Northern …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM on March 12, 2011