Is The Decline Of Old-Style Rep Theatres Really Such A Terrible Thing?

Lyn Gardner: "It's not surprising that there is a great deal of nostalgia from actors such as Judi Dench, Ian McKellen and Simon Callow who were the beneficiaries of the old rep system. But the purpose of contemporary theatre is not just to train the stars and Dames and Knights of the future. It is there to serve a much wider community ... and most of all it is there to serve the particular and unique needs of the locale where a theatre is situated." (What's more, "from where I sit in aisle seats across the country the standard of British acting gets better year by year.")

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