Cruelty in Practice
Thoughts on the mechanics of dark theatre. Written for the MiSC; the St Peter's college arts magazine. It is unusual, to say the least, for someone to associate severe emotional distress with a great evening out. The theatre world is inundated with light-hearted comedies, feel-good musicals and half-baked sob stories. It is all too easy for an audience member to passively let the experience wash over them; to simply acknowledge what’s been put on stage without truly engaging
