A Sketch by Jean-Pierre Martinez
Two characters stand side by side, looking straight ahead. Silence.
One – Do you know the difference between public theatre and private theatre?
Two – No.
One – In private theatre, everyone in the audience knows the names of all the actors on stage.
Two – And in public theatre?
One – All the actors on stage know the names of everyone in the audience.
Pause.
Two – And amateur theatre?
One – Everyone in the audience is related to the actors on stage.
Two – So that’s what they mean by the theatre family.
Blackout.
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A sketch from the collection Stage Briefs
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