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"...theatre is a mediated art form, it has a storyteller, or several. The text loses its virginity simply by being staged, it’s no longer the abstract ideal version, it’s an event.” - Sir Tom Stoppard
One would expect a self-proclaimed 'Literature champion' to understand this - that a play becomes a separate text when performed.
(Sorry that is such a inside-rant i don't think anyone will get it.)
I really enjoyed reading the interview with Stoppard though. We caught The Cherry Orchard in London, but I regret not watching Arcadia as well.