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John Lahr Quotes
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In Britain, the theatre has traditionally been where the public goes to think about its past and debate its future. The formation of the National Theatre, at the Old Vic, near the South Bank, in 1963, institutionalized the symbolic importance of drama by giving it both a building and state funding (John Lahr Quotes)
Theatre is a game of hide-and-seek. For both the hiders and the seekers, the thrill is in the discovery. When the rules of the game are too vague or too complicated, however, the audience can lose its urge to play; the prize no longer seems quite worth the hunt (John Lahr Quotes)
Society drives people crazy with lust and calls it advertising (John Lahr Quotes)
Identity is memory; when memory disappears, the self dissolves and love with it (John Lahr Quotes)
Criticism is a life without risk (John Lahr Quotes)
The history of theatre is the history of first nights (John Lahr Quotes)
The only thing I get from the theatre is a sore arse (John Lahr Quotes)