Lately, my relationship with live theatre has reached a breaking point. Bear with me because what I am about to say might sound just a bit crazy. Why has theatre failed to accommodate the modern spectator?
In 2026 the human beings now come with a fractured attention span and an uncompromising devotion to our own comfort, yet the theatrical experience remains stubbornly frozen in the 1980s. One cant come in late. One cant go to the bar mid-performance. One cant snack nor drink from a bottle of wine. One cant do anything as a member of the audience. Except watch.
Meanwhile, the productions themselves have evolved. They have become sleek, interdisciplinary hybrids of film, live performance and digital art like mAnJE! MaNJe an epic.
