What do you think about theatre?

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**note: I mean 'theatre' as in live performance/drama
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TV and Cinema have dominated popular culture since the mid 20th century. In the 21st century we can add the Internet to make a big media trio. But what about the role of theatre? Before TV was invented and cinemas were widespread theatre was one of the main sources of entertainment. Do you go to the theatre? If not then why? What is the role of theatre today?
[by AndrewE from www.writerspace.net]

Answer 1

I'll use your spelling of theatre here. The more I see of TV and movies lately, the more I long for a return to clean theatre. So I am writing plays and learning more on my own. I think it is a shame that the Golden Age of musicals in Hollywood was so limited. We have the technology and creativity and talent to write more fun musicals, but in general it seems that Hollywood wants to turn out stuff you can't let children see. In Utah it seems more than half of the plays that are put on are tried-and-true favorites, or light parodies of other works, but there is also a huge Shakespeare Festival every year that lasts most of the summer in Cedar City. I am also interested in message theatre, or using theatre with teenagers to portray serious issues affecting the teenagers by using their own peers. I think theatre can help everyone develop social skills if they participate in any aspect of it. For now I am writing a western melodrama for a place that deals with heritage of the West. On a smaller scale, I think that puppetry is another positive aspect of theatre that also appeals to children.

Answer 2

Well i am not Saying i Dont Like the Theatre But Dont You Think its Nicer On TV ..Like For Example Whats Your Favourite TV show ? Lets Say its the OC Imagine they Play the OC in the theatre it wont be the same as When its on TV Right ??..
But It Would Be Nice If it Was Like for My Fair Lady ..The One With Higins and Liza ?? .. i Dont Know if You Know It
Btw Your Question is a Very Good One , Thanks For Asking :D :)

Answer 3

I get headaches at the cinemas. 3D movies give me full on migraines. There's just no escape from those big screens right in my face, jerking from picture to picture and worst still shaky filming makes me want to vomit. I've found sitting as far back in the audience as possible helps. And taking a liquid advil before the movie starts helps. If it's a 3D movie, I take extra strength before the movie starts and a second one halfway through the movie. My preference is to just not to go to the cinema. Funny, I can handle a long night in a club or at a concert with music so loud my skin vibrates to the beat. I don't get motion sickness. But cinemas are painful.

Answer 4

Theatre actors have technique to spare.

Answer 5

Tell you what, when you finally get the singing and dancing out of theater, then I might like it. What would Shakespeare think?