Between them, two current stagings of Ibsen and Chekhov classics offer audiences five intermissions. While some see an art form reasserting itself, the move comes with a number of hitchesA recent trend in British theatre has been towards interval-free evenings, with their consequences for bar-takings, bladders and the tradition of Act One cliffhangers. However, new London productions of plays by Ibsen and Chekhov off…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18AM on February 27, 2016