It’s often impossible to understand creative people when they talk or write about their work. It’s time to cut the pompous jargon from theatre marketing, says Lyn Gardner.
I was browsing through the programme of an international festival recently. The visuals were striking and enticing but after reading the descriptions of some of the shows I still had absolutely no idea what they might be like – or what they were about. If that’s problematic for a critic with a lifetime of theatre-going behind her, what’s it like for someone thinking about going to the theatre for the... Keep reading on The Guardian
I was browsing through the programme of an international festival recently. The visuals were striking and enticing but after reading the descriptions of some of the shows I still had absolutely no idea what they might be like – or what they were about. If that’s problematic for a critic with a lifetime of theatre-going behind her, what’s it like for someone thinking about going to the theatre for the... Keep reading on The Guardian