“How does Michael Grandage do it? Since he took over the artistic directorship of the Donmar Theatre in 2002, the 46-year-old has eclipsed the reputation even of his illustrious predecessor Sam Mendes,” deploying a string of seemingly unlikely hits around the world: “Piaf with Elena Roger in Argentina, Frost/Nixon, Mary Stuart and the musical Parade in the States, Guys and Dolls in Australia…. Such success only looks obvious in retrospect.”