169. Brecht, Shaffer and are theatre tickets really getting cheaper?
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Sarah and Alex discuss the relevance of Peter Schaffer’s Equus and Brecht’s warnings about totalitarianism, alongside a report on theatre pricing.
In another busy week Sarah and Alex sit down to discuss whether Peter Schaffer’s Equus is really the Adolescence of its day - and how relevant Brecht’s warnings about totalitarianism and war still feel. Plus a new report on theatre pricing prompts some new thinking Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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