Non-diegetic character asides in trailers seem to be obligatory, but this one raises the question of what we were doing in the 1990s, with supposed end of the Cold War and Mandela from prison to president. If the time was more hopeful, what were we hoping for? Rather than a public project, the world is being shaped by machinations below the surface. Did this contribute to cynicism now expressed in all generations?
Who would doubt it? The RSC is doing well and new plays have been part of its fabric from Peter Hall's time, from The Representative and Pinter to Breakfast with Mugabe and Oppenheimer. Should political drama be confined to fringe venues? Dates in January have limited availability, but it's on till 3 May.
If you push anything that looks like political intrigue out to the Almeida, Arcola and Lyric Hammersmith, and confine the RSC to Shakespeare because of the name, you'd probably still find contemporary politics interpreting it, like currently under Michelle Terry. Don't see why this isn't and shouldn't be the heart of London theatre as it always was, unless you're purely interested in filling seats with tourists for musicals.
Non-diegetic character asides in trailers seem to be obligatory, but this one raises the question of what we were doing in the 1990s, with supposed end of the Cold War and Mandela from prison to president. If the time was more hopeful, what were we hoping for? Rather than a public project, the world is being shaped by machinations below the surface. Did this contribute to cynicism now expressed in all generations?
Just booked 2 tix
I’m sure there is a place for contemporary political drama but is that place the RSC? 😮
Who would doubt it? The RSC is doing well and new plays have been part of its fabric from Peter Hall's time, from The Representative and Pinter to Breakfast with Mugabe and Oppenheimer. Should political drama be confined to fringe venues? Dates in January have limited availability, but it's on till 3 May.
@ In answer to your question, yes, #fringe would absolutely make more sense.
So how does a new drama get seen beyond a niche? Does it have to be a musical like Hadestown to get in the West End?
@ The RSC got a loan of over £19 million from the government. And you think it’s the place for political drama? 🎭
If you push anything that looks like political intrigue out to the Almeida, Arcola and Lyric Hammersmith, and confine the RSC to Shakespeare because of the name, you'd probably still find contemporary politics interpreting it, like currently under Michelle Terry. Don't see why this isn't and shouldn't be the heart of London theatre as it always was, unless you're purely interested in filling seats with tourists for musicals.