Critic Eric Bentley (1916-2020) first appearance on THEATER TALK in 1998

The late Eric Bentley shares his thoughts on the value of theory in the real world of the theater. The prominent critic and scholar also talks about Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams and how Marilyn Monroe saved Bentley from them suing him.
"Theories should come from practice, not dictate practice."

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I love the question and response about Streetcar

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He was a big influence on me when I was in grad school