The irony is that it's Grandage's success in running a small Covent Garden venue that has made him an internationally sought-after figure.
But his success in designing teaching software has made him a much sought after figure among businesses, military clients and universities.
"It's about the life of this man - and how a man who was probably the most popular, most sought after, most urbane - a figure who you really wanted to meet if you were in London - ended up as a waxwork in the chamber of horrors in Blackpool.
The value of political endorsements can be fleeting, but Mr. Christie was among the most sought-after figures inside the Republican Party, with Mr. Perry, Newt Gingrich and Jon M. Huntsman Jr. all seeking his support.
Still, Mr. Christie was among the most sought-after figures inside the Republican Party.
Over the decades he was one of the most sought-after figures in commenting on terrorism and in advising the authorities, in Britain and abroad, on how to combat it.
In his absence, however, the governor's chief of staff, Gary Taffet, and the Assembly speaker, Albio Sires, a Democrat from Hudson County, were among the most sought-after figures on board.
At the least, from the vantage point of an international philanthropic organization, the depictions of the National Hospital, Queen Square as the exemplary model for neurology and an environment resplendent with sought-after figures made the hospital an attractive institution for support.
In 2008 he famously predicted the winner of the presidential election in 49 out of 50 states (not to mention all 35 Senate races), solidifying his place as a statistical guru and sought after media figure.
