Talking point

Offending the audience is part of the function of theatre… Charles Spencer in The Telegraph

Talking Point

…as our connections to people get more and more virtual, [will] our craving for live experience get greater or diminish? … More

If great art results from great suffering, this emerging generation of young artists is poised to reach new heights. From … More

…if a play were to run forever, could it properly be called theater anymore? Instead it would be an ossified … More

I sometimes think that theatre is a torture. Juliet Stevenson

We pin our hopes to the sporting public. Make no bones about it, we have our eye on those huge … More

What people really want in the theater is fantasy involvement and not reality involvement. Edward Albee

…good writing cannot redeem bad acting the way great acting can redeem mediocre writing. Karl Miller – Against a National … More

If, as so many people say, theatre has become irrelevant (and I don’t think it has; I think it’s relevance … More

I get bored at the theatre a lot because I notice that there’s not always a connection between the actors. … More

The theatre is a gross art, built in sweeps and over-emphasis. Compromise is its second name. Enid Bagnold – Playwright

People shouldn’t trust artists and they shouldn’t trust art. Part of the fun of art is that it invites you … More

Theater is not just important—I believe it is easily the most important art form that exists. Mike Daisey

Now, drama is quite useful at helping us to understand what our position is and, conversely, we might then understand … More

We are suffocated by writers who want to enlighten us with their truths. For me, the theatre is beautiful because … More