Cinema VS Theatre

[Haruka]

Which place do you prefer to go, to the cinema or to the theatre? How frequently you go to any of these?

[Adsolution]

It confused me for a second, as cinema is often called 'theatre' here. With that in mind, I'll be replacing the noun 'cinema' with 'theatre,' and the term 'theatre' with 'play' or 'musical'.

I chose both. On average I got to the theatre (cinema) to see a movie twice a week or so. Since at my local theatre they only cost $6 for a movie and $2 on Toonie-Tuesday (every Tuesday), I'm able to basically see a film whenever I want for a non-existent price. Once a month or so I also go down to Vancouver's Silver City Metropolis, which is home to one of the largest (non-IMAX-pecific) theatres in the province:




As for plays/musicals, I usually go to see one every month or two. My all-time favourite has to be Two Pianos, Four Hands. All it consists of is two actors and two pianos on stage. Never have I ever seem a theatrical production more relatable and funny than this. Every single joke you could possibly squeeze out of the Royal Conservatory musical learning process is in here, and executed perfectly.

[saerleiya]

As I am currently in a little town (4500 hab.) and the biggest city is 20 km away from here, I'm not going a lot to the theatre at the moment.

When I was in the suburbs of Paris, I used to go to it once every week. I don't go to watch plays very often, my bad . Problem is at Paris plays and theatres are expensive, and even for students it's not that cheap : previous year I found great theatres for only 6 € for students, but as I am not a parisian student anymore, I have to buy metro tickets around 2€ each, so this is costing me around 10 € for a movie, not so far from the full price (full price for big theatres : 11,90€. And if you want to watch a 3D movie in this case, you will have to pay 15€. Just expensive as fuck. I understand why parents didn't go to the theatre anymore).

Well, next year I will be back in the suburbs. So I'll watch movies more often.

[Cairnie]

I go to the cinema a lot more often than I ever did theatre, in fact I have only ever seen at least 2 proper musicals ever - this Dr Doolittle one they had back in 2000, and Avenue Q which I saw in a local theatre last year.

[Snagglebee]

Well we have here theaters/musicals as well as cinemas, but the majority goes to the cinema because it's a lot cheaper to watch a 3D movie then a musical.

[Haruka]

I ocasionally go to the cinema when I have the chance, but I go in purpose to Lisbon to watch a movie in 3D.

Now for theatre, the last time I saw a play was in my 9th grade with my schoolmates to watch "Auto da Barca do Inferno". I think I would go more often to the theatre if the tickets per person weren't so pricey.

[Bzzit]

Both these days, my friend does musical theatre in and out of College so I always go to see his shows. Don't go to the Cinema as often as I used to but i see a film every month or so

[Shrooblord]

I go to cinema more often but the theatre is a real treat. I'd love to see the Phantom of the Opera again.

[stan423321]

The one advantage of theatre is that they don't have much advertisements yet.

The one disadvantage of theatre is that there aren't many good plays around.

[Xenon]

I might well vote for theatre on this occasion.

[Master]

Hmm, I haven't really been to theatre meself.

[Puruun]

I like to watch stand up comedy stuff live, it usually makes me laugh way more than a comedy movie. Wait, does that even count as theatre?

[saerleiya]

theatre

[Shrooblord]

I like to watch stand up comedy stuff live, it usually makes me laugh way more than a comedy movie. Wait, does that even count as theatre?

Yeah, choose theatre for that.