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i guess i should be happy its not another shakespeare production

Posted by: dramedy 05:47 pm EDT 04/03/14
In reply to: NT LIVE To Broadcast Helen McCrory in MEDEA on September 4 - Official_Press_Release 04:51 pm EDT 04/03/14

but really, can't they broadcast some new pieces of theater like they used to with the Audience, habit of Art and Frankenstein. I almost feel they don't want to cut into future business if the show transfers to the west end or broadway and are picking shows that won't ever transfer.


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re: i guess i should be happy its not another shakespeare production

Posted by: chrisampm 05:55 pm EDT 04/03/14
In reply to: i guess i should be happy its not another shakespeare production - dramedy 05:47 pm EDT 04/03/14

What high profile new pieces have they had this season? Curious Incident and The Audience weren't that long ago and didn't hurt transfer talks. I think it has more to do with their sched and their audience, which disappears for new plays without a star or intense buzz.


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i think a huge chunk of their broadcast audience is british

Posted by: dramedy 06:15 pm EDT 04/03/14
In reply to: re: i guess i should be happy its not another shakespeare production - chrisampm 05:55 pm EDT 04/03/14

there were stats for one show recently, and twice the amount of people saw it in britain than the US--and our population is probably 5 or 6 times more. And i really do believe (but nothing to back it up) that the British love shakespeare more than Americans (although i was surprised at the popularity of RichIII/12thNight on broadway.

so I think NTLive is picking shows that British audiences want to see more than what I want to see--how dare they!

i'd love to see the Light Princess, but that might have commercial potential. I just noticed that A Small Family Business is being broadcast--i must have missed that announcement.

Link http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/the-light-princess

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