Appeal Quote by Mike Bartlett

I loathe bad theater and most theatre is very bad because it's repetitious, unexciting and, dangerously, it is sometimes praised for those things.

— Fiona Shaw

As for theatre, there's ups and downs to everything. Theatre is ephemeral. But that is part of its charm because you can always say…

— Clive Barker

Theatre is expensive to go to. I certainly felt when I was growing up that theatre wasn't for us. Theatre still has that stigma…

— Christopher Eccleston

I'm not saying that theatre is a doomed profession, but if a person wants to stay in it very long, they'd better develop theatre…

— Dakin Matthews

There are two kinds of theatre, good and bad. Much as I should like to see theatre in America, I would rather have no…

— Margo Jones

Theater is like boxing - having the audience ringside. It's instant gratification. Or horrification.

— Sylvester Stallone

Theater is, of course, a reflection of life. Maybe we have to improve life before we can hope to improve theater.

— William Ralph Inge

I'm not a really firm believer in theatre that is 'about anything.' I don't think theatre can be about anything other than the people…

— Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

My main concern is theater, and theater does not reflect or mirror society. It has been stingy and selfish, and it has to do…

— Anna Deavere Smith

Mostly, theater becomes blander and blander as everyone wants the same thing they saw before. The good plays are the ones that don't allow…

— Roger Rees

I believe that theater has to be utterly life-changing for the people watching it.

— Marianne Elliott

The wonderful thing about theater is that it has so many people involved in the creation of it. The worst thing about theater is…

— George C. Wolfe