Went to see Cyrano de Bergerac this week in rep at The Haymarket, Basingstoke, and thoroughly enjoyed it as usual, even though the theatre was really only half full. What is it about theatre that makes it such an intensely enjoyable experience? To see the same thing on screen, large or small might be nice, but not the same.
Stand up is similar, in that you can always double the effect on the audience actually present, so that what is quite enjoyable on the dvd, becomes gut-wrenchingly funny live. Why is that?
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Because theatre is perfomed there, personally for you and no one else. It is from the heart and mind in that moment and no show can be recreated exactly.
And I am glad you enjoyed Cyrano - I was in it as the theatre manager, cadet et al... nice to hear people like the work!
Oooh, hello, you made me jump! I thought I was talking to myself...
I think you may well be right - it is the fact of being in the moment that matters.
And, yes I did enjoy Cyrano - good work, I'll look out for more.
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