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Latest post Mon, Feb 14 2005 1:38 AM by Guest. 6 replies.
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Guest  +  73749 Mon, 14 Feb 05 01:38 AM
When was the last time you saw a modern play that wasn't pushing some kind of humanist (read leftist or communist) propaganda?
Is this why theater is dying?
David  +  73795 Mon, 14 Feb 05 08:45 AM
Very much alive. Try booking a seat in London.
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eagle, 4 yr 267 days ago
I think you might be refering to Theaters in India.
matthewg  +  74071 Tue, 15 Feb 05 10:22 AM
If that is the case, then it is quite ironic: half a century ago the Soviets accused theatres of 'cosmopolitanism', and banned Western-influenced plays in the Union. Stalin even went so far as to order the murder of some Jewish playwrights.
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Guest, 4 yr 266 days ago
Why ironic? Wasn't Stalin a humanist and about as far left as one can get?
matthewg  +  74095 Tue, 15 Feb 05 12:18 PM
I think it's ironic that theatres are pushing an ideology which was connected to the murder of certain playwrights.
Guest, 4 yr 266 days ago
Very true!
Thanks for clarifying.
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