Theatre has so many competitors, it's no longer enough to see and hear a play. You want to be able to touch and smell it, too. Lucien Bourjeily competitorhearlong Change image and share on social
Theatre is a game of hide-and-seek. For both the hiders and the seekers, the thrill is in the discovery. When the rules of the game are too vague or too complicated, however, the audience can lose its urge to play; the prize no longer seems quite worth the hunt. John Lahr audiencecomplicatediscovery share on social
Theatre is a sacred space for actors. You are responsible; you are in the driving-seat. Greta Scacchi actordriveresponsible Change image and share on social
Theatre is a series of insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster. Tom Stoppard disasterimminentinsurmountable Change image and share on social
Theatre is about people, not buildings. Incalculable damage has been done to the expert talent a company needs - from wardrobe to lighting technicians. Edward Hall buildingcompanydamage Change image and share on social
Theatre is about the collective imagination... Everything I use on-stage is driven by the subject matter and what you might call the text - but that text can be anything, from a fragment of movement or music to something you see on a TV. Simon McBurney callcollectivedrive share on social
Theatre is an exclusive place that tends to be dominated by white men, or dying white men. Katori Hall diedominateexclusive Change image and share on social
Theatre is castigated for wallowing in self-indulgence, but it's curiously unsentimental. You simply have to move on. Everything passes. Something in me likes that. Richard Eyre castigatecuriouslyindulgence Change image and share on social
Theatre is done largely for the love of the craft. Television makes you famous. And films immortalize you. That's the relationship between the three. Kabir Bedi craftfamousfilm Change image and share on social
Theatre is expensive to go to. I certainly felt when I was growing up that theatre wasn't for us. Theatre still has that stigma to it. A lot of people feel intimidated and underrepresented in theatre. Christopher Eccleston expensivefeelfelt Change image and share on social
