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First there was the theatre of people and animals, then of people and the devil. Now we need the theatre of people and p
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"First there was the theatre of people and animals, then of people and the devil. Now we need the theatre of people and people"

- Edward Bond

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This quote by Edward Bond talks to the advancement of theatre and its ability to show the altering times. He recommends that theatre has undergone three unique phases. The initial stage was the theater of people as well as pets, which was likely a recommendation to the old Greek theatre, where animal masks were made use of to stand for characters. The second phase was the theater of people as well as the devil, which might be taken a referral to the middle ages principles plays, which utilized the evil one as a sign of temptation and also wrong. Lastly, Bond suggests that the existing stage of theatre is the theater of people and also people, which might be interpreted as a require theater to focus on the human experience as well as the relationships between people. This quote talks to the power of theatre to show the altering times as well as to discover the complexities of the human experience.

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Edward Bond This quote is written / told by Edward Bond somewhere between July 18, 1934 and today. He was a famous Playwright from England. The author also have 33 other quotes.

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