Pshaw! Isherwood is a critic; therefore he's always right. You should have more appreciation for what he does. Without middle-class old White dudes like him, who would be there to protect us Theatre People from ourselves as we experiment in form and structure? Who? Who! WHOOOOOOO!!!!
I don't think he's wrong, I just don't think he's saying anything profound. He gives examples of direct address done right and done wrong, and is really just saying, "When this theatrical device is used poorly, I don't like it." You could say that about anything.
Pshaw! Isherwood is a critic; therefore he's always right. You should have more appreciation for what he does. Without middle-class old White dudes like him, who would be there to protect us Theatre People from ourselves as we experiment in form and structure? Who? Who! WHOOOOOOO!!!!
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I thought Isherwood left the Times. That means, of course, that his opinion doesn't count anymore. To anyone.
ReplyDeleteI don't think he's wrong, I just don't think he's saying anything profound. He gives examples of direct address done right and done wrong, and is really just saying, "When this theatrical device is used poorly, I don't like it." You could say that about anything.
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