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Torture and baby-stonings: why we need shock theatre ... in small doses by Michael Billington

In Cyprus Avenue, I watched aghast as a Protestant attacked his own baby. But I left with a new understanding of sectarianism. So why did the litany of horrors in Sarah Kane's Cleansed just leave me numb?Why do we go to the theatre? I once suggested it was for the three Es: entertainment, enlightenment and ecstasy. But it is also valuable to be periodically shocked. Several recent experiences have, however, led me to…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:21AM on May 13, 2016

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