Stage plight: directors and designers on handling Britain's trickiest theatres
'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…