Why Live Cinemacasts Of Theatre Work So Much Better Than Mere DVDs

David Sabel, who runs the National Theatre’s NT Live: “The track record of filmed live performance is quite bad – the fear is that it becomes the antithesis of what the art form is. … The idea that you go along, get a piece of paper like a programme and hopefully watch with a sold-out crowd feels more akin to the DNA of theatre than staying at home and pausing while you go off to make a cup of tea.”