I spent a large part of my life heavily involved with theatre- even ran my own company for a couple years, so I've seen plenty of productions, good and bad.
A really excellent live production can have an impact movies never could, but a bad show leaves you wondering why everyone bothered.
One of my favorite plays of all time is Ionesco's The Chairs. The only production I've ever seen was done by some high school students 35 years ago- and I still remember it.
That's the type of theatre I enjoy- the kind that makes the most of the theatrical experience as ritual, and not the kind that attempts to fool you into thinking it's reality- because obviously it's not.
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