Noises off: Should theatre act its age?
This week theatre bloggers wage battle over ageism on stage and call for greater clarity on the term 'interactive theatre'This week the blogs are ablaze with disagreements. First up, Jo Caird at the What's On Stage blog has written a piece looking at the dearth of older actors on the Fringe. "Among my theatrical bêtes noires is young actors playing older characters for no good reason … it's a distraction from th…