Why the National Theatre could use a history lesson from Richard Eyre
A prescient memoir by the theatre's former chief suggests that when it comes to this prestigious yet demanding post, candidates have always been thin on the groundWhen Ronald Reagan was shot and taken to hospital in 1981, the cabinet members, gathered at the White House, sent out for a copy of Richard Nixon's book Six Crises, which included a chapter on what happened when President Eisenhower was taken to hospital af…