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Noises off: Can you have too much reality on stage?

by Andrew Haydon

How should theatre tackle real-life horror? And how much do Doctor Who and Shakespeare really have in common? Find out the issues captivating the blogosphere this weekWhat to do about "reality" on stage? Or, to put it blogger Meg Vaughan's way, perhaps a bit more bluntly: "It strikes me that the situation in Democratic Republic of Congo is simply too horrible for a studio theatre in the East Midlands." Her post, insp…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:51pm on October 6, 2011