Theseinclude, for example, "in Search of Excellence" by ThomasPetersand Robert Waterman, "BuilttoLast" byJimCollins and Jerry Porras, and "Good to Great" by Jim Collins.
The Opera House had already said it favoured a contemporary story with a touch of humour but nothing really coalesced until Turnage met Richard Thomas, co-author of Jerry Springer: the Opera.