5 Reasons Why Verse Is the Language for Theatre in 2020s

The Theatre Times: While theatre in its early days existed in a strong relationship with verse, the social, cultural, and technological developments of the eighteenth- and nineteenth centuries strained the tie. Many of the twentieth century’s theatre practitioners seemed to adhere to Ibsen’s idea that a theatre artist “should be unwilling to take a verse into his [sic] mouth” (Ibsen 367). However, the first two decades of the new century brought about a resumed interest in verse and its hybrid forms as a theatrical language through which to engage with contemporary audiences.