| What the theater today can show for us realistically, with massive scenery and electric lighting, Elizabethan playgoers had to imagine. |
| Last year at the Gate Theatre, Dublin, local playgoers roared at every move made by Ardal O'Hanlon in Ronald Harwood's version of this celebrated French comedy. |
| Either it's an instant hit with playgoers or it leaves them scratching their head during intermission. |
| While Corneille retained his partisans among older playgoers, it was Jean Racine who appealed to a new generation. |
| We do know that history plays were often regarded by contemporaries as capable of inspiring playgoers to imitate the momentous action taking place on stage. |
| However, when playgoers are asked to sit back and accept all that's not rational, the narrative wrecking ball makes a direct hit and everything comes crashing down. |
