话剧有过一出戏演一整天的历史(古希腊),进入现代社会后,演出时间逐渐缩短。最近广州话剧团演出莫里哀的喜剧《吝啬鬼》,时间不足两个小时。风行一时的小剧场话剧,时间就更短了。相比之下,戏曲演出三个小时甚至更长的戏并不少见。若在过去,一出戏看到半夜也没有什么,但在今天,特别是今天的都市,花三个小时呆在剧场,许多人 The drama has a history of a full day of play (ancient Greece). After entering the modern society, the performance time is gradually shortened. Recently, the Guangzhou Repertory Theater performed Moliere’s comedy “Miser” in less than two hours. The popular short theater drama, the time is even shorter. By contrast, it is not uncommon for a show to perform three hours or more. In the past, a play saw nothing in the middle of the night, but today, especially in today’s cities, spent three hours in the theater, and many people