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Originally Posted by bluecu
I've been meaning to write this for a while, but sometimes I see complaints on this forum about female actors in the shows you see not getting naked and being almost outraged that they didn't with everything to "it's required by the script" to "it's the only reason why I went".
It's really annoying from my perspective as, 1, nobody has to get naked just cause you want them to; 2, the script is not set in stone and changes can (and often do) get made by the creative team involved with the production; and 3, if the only reason you're going to see a show is for the nudity (with the exception of shows where that is the whole point of them) then spend your money on something else like a burlesque night.
I go to the theatre to see the show, and if there's some nudity in it then great. I might even go to see a show because it has nudity in, but I wouldn't go to a show that I would otherwise be board out of my mind watching just because of a chance that a woman gets her kit off in it! I applaud the actors that get naked for whatever reason (artistic, liberation, exhibitionism) but I'd never expect them to just because someone in that role has before.
Rant over!
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Your first and third points are completely true, and people shouldn't act shitty/entitled, but when the nudity is written in the script and is actually important to the play as a whole (both the male and female nudity in both Equus and Hair for example), it's really shitty if it isn't included, just from an artistic perspective, and is going against the playwright's intent. When you license the rights to a play, you have to follow the script exactly or you can actually get sued by the rightsholders.