Abstract
This chapter looks closely at a number of specific livecasts (theatre and opera) to reveal their construction and aesthetic properties. It examines the ways in which four theatrical events from the National Theatre, London, work hard to construct an experience which will be like that of spectators at the event (as opposed to a filmed production), but simultaneously offer cinema audiences bonus features (including ‘bravura moments’) giving a kind of privileged insight. This shifts the focus from the overall stage to particular moments and exchanges between characters. Opera performances — with their heightened artificiality — have required a rather different approach, in which the use of the overall stage remains of greater importance. Three New York Met broadcast operas are closely analysed to show emerging solutions to these challenges.
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