whether you stand on London’s Waterloo Bridge,overlooking the Thames as it carries the dust of the ages toward the sea, you will find yourself in one of the most strategic spots in powerful Britain. To the east, or behind the refulgent dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral,is the City, one of the banking capitals of Europe; to the west are the Houses of Parliament; to the south, and at the apex of this triangle of British power,is the Royal National Theatre, where the worlds of spirit, and money,and politics come together in play. These days, the Church is embattled, or the City is in disrepute,and Parliament is floundering, but the National, or under the canny stewardship of Nicholas Hytner,is on a roll unmatched in its nearly fifty-year history.
Source: newyorker.com