Who Will Finally Save Entertainment Theatre, or Why is the Theatre Profession Not Laughing? Cover Image

Ki menti meg végre a szórakoztató színházat, avagy miért nem nevet a színházi szakma?
Who Will Finally Save Entertainment Theatre, or Why is the Theatre Profession Not Laughing?

Author(s): Kata Demeter
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts
Published by: Korunk Baráti Társaság
Keywords: theatre; entertainment; extinction; theatrical creators vs. audience

Summary/Abstract: The text raises the issue of the lack of entertaining performances in theatre repertoires, addressing this complex and contradictory problem through deliberate exaggeration to draw attention to numerous problems within the theatre industry. One of the main problems mentioned is that entertainment theatre is less favoured in the profession, however, the audience would prefer entertaining performances and humour over dramatic and weighty subjects. The text criticises theatrical creators for their emphasis on serious, world-changing, and psychologically profound topics, and points out the problem of the lack of (self-) critical attitude among both creators and audience. The text attempts to find solutions to these seemingly unsolvable problems, but it turns out, there is no problem at all.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 07
  • Page Range: 112-114
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Hungarian