Digital theatre is here to stay
In some ways, online plays are more exciting than traditional plays.
HOW can theatre carry on in the age of social distancing? Since physical stages went dark in April, some Singapore practitioners have arrived at successful digital solutions, while others appear to be biding their time till theatres reopen.
The most adaptable theatre-makers are the ones used to creating original works. They've quickly reformulated their scripts to stage them virtually and incorporate Zoom, Instagram, WhatsApp and Telegram elements to engage the audience technologically.
Meanwhile, practitioners who are used to taking popular Broadway or West End scripts, and then staging them for a Singapore audience - more often than not achieving much more commercial success th…
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