Carving out a new genre
LOCKDOWN THEATRE BEGAN by streaming old productions and moved into the realm of some instant pop-up ones which looked a bit like watching a podcast being recorded or a Zoom call with actors rehearsing their lines. After a few months of forgettable and plain excruciating ones we have arrived at the point where “digital theatre” is beginning to offer stalls-starved audiences the kind of quality work they would have queued to see live.
By far the clear winner for ambition and a slightly crazy mesmerising quality is the
