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Actors will be in trouble if the Bridge Theatre’s latest experiment catches on

Plus: a new play that uses a device familiar to fans of Noises Off but with more enjoyable results

Prefab theatre: the beautiful sets of Bridge Theatre's new play Flight spell disaster for the acting profession. Image: Beth Chalmers 
issue 23 January 2021

Flight has been hailed as a new form of dramatic presentation — prefab theatre. It’s great to look at. A set of model boxes containing stick figures and colourful landscapes slides past the seated viewer while a voiceover reads the narrative. No thesps are required, which may be a relief to producers and directors but the acting profession will be in trouble if this experiment catches on.

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