'Why Go?' Judi Dench Slams A Common Theater Protocol
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The legendary actor took aim at a trend in live drama.
British actor Judi Dench said this week that trigger warnings for theatrical productions are blunting the shows’ dramatic impact.
The Tony Award-winning star expressed surprise at what has become a routine procedure to caution audiences about violence and disturbing themes.
“Do they do that?” Dench told the UK’s Radio Times magazine in a story published Monday. “It must be a pretty long trigger warning before ‘King Lear’ or ‘Titus Andronicus.’”
“I can see why they exist, but if you’re that sensitive, don’t go to the theater, because you could be very shocked,” she said. “Where is the surprise of seeing and understanding it in your own way?”
“Why go to the theater if you’re going to be warned about things that are in the play?” she continued. “Isn’t the whole business of going to the theater about seeing something that you can be excited, surprised or stimulated by? It’s like being told they’re all dead at the end of ‘King Lear.’ I don’t want to be told.”
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