What do audiences want?
Sat, 8 Sept 2001, 12:38 pmGambler19 posts in thread
What do audiences want?
Sat, 8 Sept 2001, 12:38 pmWhat do audiences want to see when the come to the theatre? The current audiences seem to consist of theatre goers and friends, but maybe if we take a look at cinema for a bit we can draw in new members to our theatre audiences. The award winning movies are often Actions/ Comedies or the 'extraordinary' Dramas. Young guys want to see fighting, explosions, 'cool' or charismatic characters with guns. Young Girls want to see lovers getting together in comic situations. Both want to see something hilariously funny. Lets face it, people want this, if we thespians can deliver the goods then we can bring new people to the theatre. Comments?
RE: What do audiences want?
Mon, 17 Sept 2001, 06:39 pmI, for one, want intelligent thought-provoking theatre - I like to leave the trheatre and perceive the world in unexpected ways - I want theatre to offer new ways of seeing, thinking and feeling about the world.
Don't give me your trite musical rehashes, don't trot out second rate scripts, don't give me something that everyone else is offering - give me a challenge - shake up my preconceptions - take your ideological hammer and smash my cherished values...
"Action" is the realm of film - theatre need not compete with film - it is a different aesthetic, a different form, a different medium, a different experience - theatre can respond to the immediacy of an audience - theatre is about transformation - theatre can offer new truths...
Theatre is what I want - I don't want cheap shots at trying to recreate film on stage - I want to experience "man in a mess" - I want to think - leave "entertainment" to the purveyors of popcorn - reclaim the heart of theatre - it was ritual, it was community, it was alive... it can be again!
I will continue to walk out (loudly) of theatre that does nothing but pander to the producer's preconceived ideas of "what audiences want" - theatre is in the realm of ART - there, I said it!! The creators - the practitioners - need to have something significant to express/explore/ponder - if not, don't waste my time - catch me at the video library!
Don't give me your trite musical rehashes, don't trot out second rate scripts, don't give me something that everyone else is offering - give me a challenge - shake up my preconceptions - take your ideological hammer and smash my cherished values...
"Action" is the realm of film - theatre need not compete with film - it is a different aesthetic, a different form, a different medium, a different experience - theatre can respond to the immediacy of an audience - theatre is about transformation - theatre can offer new truths...
Theatre is what I want - I don't want cheap shots at trying to recreate film on stage - I want to experience "man in a mess" - I want to think - leave "entertainment" to the purveyors of popcorn - reclaim the heart of theatre - it was ritual, it was community, it was alive... it can be again!
I will continue to walk out (loudly) of theatre that does nothing but pander to the producer's preconceived ideas of "what audiences want" - theatre is in the realm of ART - there, I said it!! The creators - the practitioners - need to have something significant to express/explore/ponder - if not, don't waste my time - catch me at the video library!
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