View and review in the Netherlands : the role of theatre critics in the construction of audience experience

Exploration of the role of theatre reviews in spectators' choice behaviour and theatre experiences. The results come from an investigation of the expectations and experiences spectators had of 'Mijn Elektra', a production by a Dutch theatre company. What has surprisingly emerged, is that although critics are supposed to play an important role in the art world, they actually turned out to have hardly any influence on the choice behaviour of theatre-goers in the Netherlands. Comment of J. Mark Schuster in: International journal of cultural policy .10(2004)2(.235-236).