making theatre "mainstream"...
Fri, 26 May 2006, 01:12 pmabbz41 posts in thread
making theatre "mainstream"...
Fri, 26 May 2006, 01:12 pmHey all,
Abbey here, and a newbie to the forum. There's been a question on my mind...based on limited brain-picking from general public, and finding the general belief is theatre is not a "mainstream" source of entertainment the way rock concerts, movies and partying on a weekend at a club/bar/pub are...so....
Why is it that theatre is not "mainstream" the way film is? I believe to a larger extent it has to do with accessibility and conveneince, but there must be other reasons. Things like:
Is it because theatre going is generally seen as a "high-risk" venture? Because the stories are seen to be not as good? People do not want to confront the live actors and the potential breakdown of the fourth wall into personal space...? What is your opinion?
And yet another question: any thoughts on how to make theatre more mainstream?
Arts Ministers and the Theatre
Thu, 1 June 2006, 03:29 pm"Since when do politicians actually have careers in the arts"
As a bit of trivia...
When Glenda Jackson was a Minister in the Blair Government she was Junior Minster for London Transport... even she wasn't given the portfolio one would have thought she would have been a natural for.
The only really good sign is when the Premier/Prime Minister decides to take the portfolio for themselves... that shows they have a genuine interest in the arts.
Best example of that is Sir Charles Court... who cares about his other politics, his arts policies were great, but then he was himself a musician!
Oh.. the Greeks made Melina Mercouri Minister for Culture for a while
Thus endeth the lesson
Paul