Is Theatre A Dying Art Form?

Yes, but it has been dying and reviving since the advent of the film and the television, but somehow people still enjoy acting on stage, and people still enjoy going to the theatre, they see some value in communing with others in a shared environment, taking part in a shared experience.

Theatre was essentially a way of expressing things, through movement, then through movement and sound, and finally an actor appeared, then a group of actors. Theatre has been banned during the Puritan rule of England. It's not surprising, the theatre can be challenging and has an amazing way to communicate to people and therefore people think its dangerous. During the Eighties and the early Nineties, the Sun newspaper and the Conservative government tried to kill the theatre in Britain, they did this by portraying the theatre and its folk as money-grabbing 'luvvies', who were over and above necessity. It didn't work because it isn't true and despite repeated attempts to kill it through a lack of funding, it is still alive, the heart is still beating.

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I am in theatre and live in South Africa.
They are doing a lot to revive theatre in South Africa and more and more good stage actors are being discovered.
As long as there are people with a passion for stage I do not think it will ever die out. (well i hope not).
A lot of new productions have been undertaken and you hear about theatre more and more.
People are realising the impact that theatre actually makes......

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