Theatre's lack of connection

In The Times, Dominic Dromgoole bemoans a loss of connection between actors and audience.

The present landscape offers little...direct connection. Boutique theatre events put together elegant packages of stars to play to subscriber audiences of the uber-rich, partaking in an interaction that is as far away from theatre as drooling over a porno mag is from making love. It is an interaction based on acquisition rather than connection. Theatre, which is supposed to make us tremble with delight or with terror, becomes a lifestyle accessory.