Raine's play has, however, been a huge international success. It has been seen in 15 different countries – three times as many as War Horse – and in some cases had multiple productions. The US has already run 14 different professional productions, with another 10 lined up. By the end of 2014 it will have had more professional productions outside the UK than its British premiere had performances.
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Shows that come from the UK are usually pretty great, some of the best Broadway has seen, War Horse not being the only one. There is also Matilda and everything Andrew Loyd Webber. Though I never thought about bringing British plays oversees. The only example I can think of is the movie, The Woman in Black which was a play that I saw in London, that I believe is still playing. More plays should come from England, one would think because their theater scene is so well sponsored.
This article explores something that I never would have given much thought to. Now that I think about it, it makes sense, but I never knew that so many of the plays being performed around the world are from Britain. It is easy to be very America-centric over here. We think about New York and regional theaters, but we just don't talk about global theater as much. Sometimes, at least for me, I can forget that other countries play such a large role in the world of theater, and that's not a good way to think. The article points out that the British ability to produce global shows goes unnoticed, which is why I think this article is good. We should be more aware of these things.
This article brought up a point that I hadnt thought of before. Before hand i guess i thought that the majority of plays were written by people who just wanted to write plays, or had a point to make in the form of performance not because there was probably a lucrative career in it, kind of like English majors in college. This article brought up a new perspective for me.
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