The Theatre in London

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source: GreshamCollege       2012年10月15日
A series of four public lectures looking at various aspects of theatre in London today, from the status of the West End in the economic depression to the exporting of British musicals to China. The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and...
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1 27:52 Is Theatre History? The Alternative Explosion - Sam Walters
Theatre can be seen as yesterday's art form. The Greeks did it. Shakespeare did it best. We have just lived through the century of film and television. Now we are in the new digital age. Is the survival of the theatre now really threatened? If so, how should the challenge be met?
2 32:06 London Theatre: Past Glories, Today's Success and Tomorrow's Opportunities - Julian Bird
Theatre can be seen as yesterday's art form. The Greeks did it. Shakespeare did it best. We have just lived through the century of film and television. Now we are in the new digital age. Is the survival of the theatre now really threatened? If so, how should the challenge be met?
3 31:56 West End Theatre in China: The Mandarin Mamma Mia! - David Lightbody
In June 2011 the first ever Mandarin language production of a first class musical opened in Shanghai to an ecstatic reaction from audiences, the Press and some might say most importantly, the Government.  The Chinese version of Mamma Mia! has broken new ground, bringing London's West End to the Chinese population in their own language.  As the newest world market for West End theatre what does the success of Mamma Mia! say about opportunities in China for British theatre and what does an appetite for West End productions say about modern China?
4 57:55 The Future of London Theatre - Professor Anthony Field
John Maynard Keynes was asked how he saw the future and replied "The future is not seen, it is made". However, you cannot make the future when dealing with something conceived out of passion. Thus, the future of London Theatre - whether buildings or productions -- cannot be planned because they represent the substance of faith.
So let us examine why drama has never been destroyed and, since early Greek and Roman times, has outlived the very civilisations that produced it...