Something New?!
Mon, 8 Oct 2001, 04:04 pmGambler4 posts in thread
Something New?!
Mon, 8 Oct 2001, 04:04 pmTheatre today needs something new, its all good going to a show, drinking your complimentary sherry, sitting down for a few hours to watch what may be a stunning piece of theatre then going home; but what about outside the auditorium? Or even inside it, the show doesn't have to start at curtain up and end at curtain down does it? Suggestions/Comments?
RE: Something New?!
Thu, 11 Oct 2001, 05:15 pmI am not too certain that theatre really needs anything new in the way of the actual performance. There are plenty of ways to keep the entertainment going as others have suggested, both prior and after the main show. I have seen shows where the actors, in character, showed the audience to their seats, served drinks, etc.
Now this is just my opinion. These "extracurricular" activities are only useful when appropriately apllied the the main show itself.
I mean don't most people simply go to a show to simply see a show? They don't usually expect any extras. My experience sees most treat theatre like the cinemas. "I came, I saw, I went home." The only people who tend to hang around or get there early are other thespians, friends of thespians, or friends of the theatre itself. Most other show goers are simply that, goers then leavers.
If Theatre needs anything new, it would have to be better promotional activities. Far too many people are not aware of their local theatrical groups and productions. The Stirling Players are just around the corner from where I live but I didn't know they were there until I walked into a newsagent and saw a poster for their next production. Even the local community paper has nothing about what these guys are doing.
How are people ment to learn about local theatre if there is not promotional support of some kind?
I'll get of the soap box now.... ;-)
CYA! Jeff.
Now this is just my opinion. These "extracurricular" activities are only useful when appropriately apllied the the main show itself.
I mean don't most people simply go to a show to simply see a show? They don't usually expect any extras. My experience sees most treat theatre like the cinemas. "I came, I saw, I went home." The only people who tend to hang around or get there early are other thespians, friends of thespians, or friends of the theatre itself. Most other show goers are simply that, goers then leavers.
If Theatre needs anything new, it would have to be better promotional activities. Far too many people are not aware of their local theatrical groups and productions. The Stirling Players are just around the corner from where I live but I didn't know they were there until I walked into a newsagent and saw a poster for their next production. Even the local community paper has nothing about what these guys are doing.
How are people ment to learn about local theatre if there is not promotional support of some kind?
I'll get of the soap box now.... ;-)
CYA! Jeff.