It’s curtains for the interval – Chris Campbell, literary manager at the Royal Court, comments

28 February 2011 by gramilano 3 Comments

“Directors would rather there was no interval, especially the younger ones who fondly imagine the audience to be gripped by their visions. While theatres make a lot of money from intervals, there has to be a realistic assessment of what an audience wants from the rhythm of an evening.”

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Ian Freeman says

28 February 2011 at 10:42

I’m usually grateful for the interval as it gives me a chance to escape the director’s ‘vision’ – and especially at the Royal Court, where it provides the perfect opportunity to go home!

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- gramilano says
  
  28 February 2011 at 19:55
  
  Well said! After escaping from a particularly dire show yesterday afternoon, I dreaded at one point that there would be no interval. After an hour and a half it finally arrived and our row shuttled off to the car park. The drinks in the bar were certainly more welcome than a second act.
  
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Durango Miller says

1 March 2011 at 22:36

Being a playwright, I’ve always found the interval to be the most difficult part of a play to write – Durango Miller .

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