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Stage plight: directors and designers on handling Britain's trickiest theatres by Matt Trueman

'Inhumane' proportions, nightmarish sightlines, minuscule playing space … Top theatre figures discuss the perils " and joys " of the Swan, Lyttelton, Wanamaker Playhouse and Royal Exchange stagesIn theatre, architecture always affects the art. Some stages have sweet spots, others have potholes. While a great stage won't fix a bad play, a bad one can scupper a perfectly good script. Every auditorium has its own acou…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AM on May 18, 2017

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