BBCNEWS HARDtalk June 4, 2024 02:33:00
Stage 35 years ago. idid. in fact, this month, it's 50 years since i saw my first show at the rsc, which was eileen atkins in as you like it. and my mum had packed us all into the back of her beige mini and we had come down from preston, and i saw the show and i was just completely blown away. and apparently i said to my mum on the way back, "that's what i want to do when i grow up." so i must have grown up. and you are one of those people who achieved your ambition, your dream, because for the last ten years, you've been artistic director here. that's right. 35 years in total with the rsc, th...