Why terrible theatre is tough to endure
Poor pictures can be dull, and mediocre films appalling, but only bad theatre leaves you with a sense of physical painAs the Guardian's John Crace discovered earlier this week, even David Hare, Julian Barnes and John Eliot Gardiner are sometimes bored during live performances. I've written before about how boredom can be an essential part of the theatregoing experience. And not always in a bad way: a spell of boredom…