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Digital Theatre: From Page to Stage to Screen
Digital Theatre: From Page to Stage to Screen
Finally, plays on screen which don't make you scream
Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Rebecca O'Mara as Bathsheba Everdene addressing country folk in Far from the Madding CrowdDigital Theatre/English Touring Theatre
The thought of watching a filmed play is enough to make even the hardiest theatregoer flee screaming down the aisle. Recording the stage has a poor history, causing even the nimblest staging to seem thudding and deep performances transparent. But that was before Digital Theatre came along.
The thought of watching a filmed play is enough to make even the hardiest theatregoer flee screaming down the aisle. Recording the stage has a poor history, causing even the nimblest staging to seem thudding and deep performances transparent. But that was before Digital Theatre came along.
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