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Theatre is alive

In the theatre, we can feel devastated when the main character dies or agree with the most horrible villain. What happens when we engage with fiction? Does it tell us something about reality? What do we take home once the curtain has fallen?

Why We Need Good Stories

When I was very small, I believed that things and animals were also persons with whom I could talk. Every morning I greeted the table and the chairs, and they greeted me back. At least that’s how I saw it. I also had conversations with our gray and woolly Keeshond Skippy.