Oi! You in the stalls! Put that phone away and surrender to the art | Nadia Khomami
As Rosamund Pike found out recently on stage, many people now experience the arts simply as content to be documented for likes and shares Have
As Rosamund Pike found out recently on stage, many people now experience the arts simply as content to be documented for likes and shares Have we lost the ability to surrender to a story? Surely, if there’s any narrative that deserves our undivided attention, it’s that of a crown court judge fighting the legal system’s approach to sexual violence against women, when she discovers her own son has been accused of rape.
But as Rosamund Pike discovered last weekend, even such a visceral and emotionally demanding drama wasn’t enough to keep everyone in the room absorbed. Pike made headlines when she walked back on stage at London’s Wyndham’s theatre after the curtain call for Inter Alia – not for a solo bow, but to remonstrate with an audience member for texting during the climax of her performance.
“Maybe it was very important, and maybe you’re a doctor, and you’re saving someone’s life, and I hope you are,” she said. “But we do see
these, we do feel them. I feel like I’ve got to hold you all, so when I feel that and see it, it’s hard.” Continue reading...
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