Conservatives Are The Steady Tortoise, Liberals Are The Frantic Hare In The Pursuit Of Society’s Control

Sexual revolution. Cross-dressing. Prostitution. Support for LGBTQ+ rights. There was a transgender advocate, and abortion supporters, all in a big corporation. It felt like chaos—hollow, youthful figures on one side, and people opposing each other on the other. This was the landscape in Germany from 1918 to 1933, during the Weimar Republic’s existence. It was […]
National Theatre’s shift from repertory plays risks ‘eroding culture’, says David Hare | National Theatre

National Theatre risks “eroding culture” by wearing “semi-commercials” away from establishment principles. The two-time Olivier Award winner described the playhouse shift from Repertoire Theatre, a system in which resident acting companies rotate plays despite the vision of George Bernard Shaw and Harley Granbil Barker. In 1904, Granville Barker called on the Blue Book to repertoire […]