So who ruled that all plays must be 2 to 3 hours, anyway? As cultural consumption increasingly focuses on smaller and smaller forms of entertainment--IPod-able songs, YouTube vids, E-reader short stories--is it time to exploit theatre's own longstanding short-form traditions? The Guardian's Alexandra Coghlan makes a worthy opening move in such an argument, reminding us that the one-act has a great history in the mo…
SOURCE: The Playgoer at 09:12AM on October 13, 2011