The souffleur has all but vanished, except in Germany, where they sit in the front row " or even take to the stage. As actors are placed under huge pressure, does this really make drama more exciting? Die Monosau, a play at Berlin's Volksbühne theatre, is billed as "an evening free of direction". But during a production earlier this summer, the controlled chaos briefly spiralled out of control. In the work, a dada c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:25PM on September 26, 2023