Audiences know the action kicks off on stage when the curtain goes up " so why are so many directors dispensing with the idea?The tradition that performances are punctuated by the rise and fall of a sheet of cloth survives in everyday language. We talk about the "curtain coming down" or "curtain speeches" being made, particularly in politics. When a career ends (Ken Livingstone, Nicolas Sarkozy), we often just simpl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:57AM on May 14, 2012