Royal Shakespeare Company first produced Marat/Sade in 1964, where it was widely received. In this new version, audiences have been walking out, with a record high of eighty patrons and an average of thirty. I find it incredibly interesting to see how audiences at the same theatre company have changed, how something that once was popular now has people walking out. It’s a reflection of the audiences, the versions of shows produced, and how the two can conflict. Ticket holders are being warned, and yet those who take offense ignore the letters. They decide to take their own chances and end up leaving when they realize that this is not the show for them. All the playwright, Anthony Neilson, is trying to do is provide a new look at Marat/Sade, one that fits into the world we have changed and adapted into.
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One Comment
kmjiang posted on October 28, 2011 at 8:58 pm
Muy interesante!