Tag #Repertory Theatre

What are the financial and logistical factors behind the National Theatre's shift from repertory theatre to longer runs of fewer plays?

Hare's critique highlights the National Theatre's deviation from its founding principles, established by Granville-Barker's 'Blue Book' vision of a resident acting company performing rotating plays. The shift towards fewer, longer-running plays, while financially pragmatic, undermines the diversity and artistic risk-taking integral to repertory theatre, a system that fostered playwrights such as Pinter, Osborne, and Bond.