I prefer watching on the stage rather than reading in the book, as it makes the play more enjoyable,

It is better to watch it on a a stage. I think play is meant to be performed. Do you agree with me Dr. Hazim ?

Dear Mr. Hazim Al Dilaimy,

In my point of view, it all depends on a person who looks or reads a work of art. I prefer reading because I decide what kind is the main characters (in my imagination) and I am creating an environment for that art.

I hope I have been of some help.

Best

Andrija

Those have passion reading will read the book and those have passion for art will see the play.

if there is an opportunity of watching, I will prefer it

I prefer watching on the stage rather than reading in the book, as it makes the play more enjoyable,

Reading in the book.

Watching a play. I love reading books, and reading and watching both have their own enjoyment.. I watched a play on stage and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Thank you very much , dear Drs Marwan Khaleel Yousif, Andrija Kozina, Subhash C. Kundo, Mushtaq Ahmad, Mahmoud Omid, , Abhimanyu Nain, Ayman Tasneem for your nice contributions. Best regards..

Hazim.

when we watch an actor portraying on stage, we can figure out what the character is really thinking. we will almost always get more from seeing a play performed than only reading it. in other words, a lot happens in a very small amount of time while being played.

It may depend on the personal preference of individuals. Personally, I prefer watching the play on the stage because watching a good play makes me feel excited and sometimes I feel like I am living in the moment.

Depends upon the characters Nd time..

However play represented by good artists is better

It better to watch a play on stage if I get opportunity otherwise I watch it on TV or by internet........best regards Dr. Hazim

yours faithfully

Qais Khaleel

Thank you very much, Drs. Farangis Shahidzade, Abdullah Noori, Prabhjkt Kajr, Mahamed A. Etman, and Qays Khaleel for your interesting answers. Best regards.

Hazim.

As a teacher of drama , it is better to use both methods .

Reading a book gives us more freedom of imagination and we create our own play. So; it is better to read the book and see the play after and can compare the two plays.

Thank you very much, Mohanad Hazim, Luciano da F. Costaand Zin, Eddine Danach for your interesting answers.

Best regards.

From my experience, many times drama and film can not justify the true essence of written themes, for example when I read Arundhati Roy's 'God of small things', the narrative and words were more influencing then watching it in drama form, as the themes were dealing with complex human emotions, and drama was simply not able to depict that excellence of the written form.

I watch her on stage

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Of course, watching the play on a stage. The live displays make you really part of the unfolding events in the play.

A good composer (writer) makes me see a real play inside the book while I am still in my place& my eyes are moving between lines.

I like doing both of them. But reading the book then watching the play in order not to miss a thing.

Both are equally fascinating.

Thank you very much, Dr. Ademolawa Michael Adedipe for your thoughtful contribution. Best regards. Hazim.

Both are gorgeous

Thank you very much, Dr. Asmaa Abdulkareem for your interesting answer. Best regards.

Hazim.

It depends on the adaptation, for most people watching an adaptation of the novel/drama is easier.

I Agree with Mohamed A Etman , Zin Eddine Dadach and Nazia Asad.

While it is fun to watch movies than to read, then it is better to watch a play on stage or anywhere.

Thank you very much, Omar Ahmed for your interesting answer. Best regards. Hazim..

Watching it on stage because reading a play is discontinuous.

Both can be fascinating if the story is interesting.

It depends.

It is well understood when you will observe any drama/ even cinema of a famous novel which is read or will be read by you.

In most of the cases, tastes are different.

Individual choice also play some role in it.

Personally, my support is towards BOOK.

Thanks.

Some plays repay reading. Some plays need to be staged well to repay the audience. I have seen terrible productions of Macbeth for example, which wasted both the drama and the verse. Certain modern English and American playwrights are worth reading, such as Pinter, Osborne, Tennessee Williams as each emphasises language. Eugene O'Neill is better watched. Nevertheless, to get the full flavour of Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, they need to be read as well as watched. Although you pick up the impact of Mark Antony's speech 'I have come to bury Caesar---'you understand better how cleverly it was written by reading it, picking up rhetoric and literary devices that make it so good.

If we thrown a flood of light on the situation, it easy to see, that the book is the author as was, and the stage play is the author, interpreted by the director and the actors (as well as the audience). Hamlet of Gielgud and Hamlet of Smoktunovsky (the great Russian actor) are different characters. In order to understand what Shakespeare meant, it is better to read the play first. After that we are ready to watch performance.

I don’t even talk about movies at all - there is producer also...

A person sitting at the seaside is fishing. Another person is swimming. The tastes of men is different. In your case is watch and read. I prefer watching.

Thank you very much, Professor Amir W. Al Khafaji for your interesting answer.

Thank you very much, Drs. Michael IIssigonis, Shibabrata Pattanayak , Stanley Wilkin, Vadim S.Gorshkov, Abderrehmane Khechekhouche for your nice contributions. Best regards. Hazim.

Interesting question..... Following

It is desirable that in order to enjoy the play , we should study the same by reading books or by reading review of the play so that with the all the information we can enjoy the same on the stage under a clear picture both on the stage & also from our mind too.

This is my personal opinion

Thank you very much, Dr. Rohhit Manilal Parikh for your interesting answer. Best regards. Hazim.

Obviously, it's better to watch a play on stage because "A picture says more than thousand words". But it depends upon person to person.

It depends on the type of play, some would be more enjoyable if watch it on the stages , others would make no difference

Thank you very much, Drs.Sanjoy Datta & Lamia Al- Naama for your interesting answers. Best regards. Hazim.

Dear Hazim,

You ask tye following: Which is better to watch a play on stage or to read it in a book?

I prefer to watch a paly on stage, and then to read it in a book. If I first read a play in a book, then to watch it on stage is not very interesting to me because I know in advance, say, its plot. When I watch a play on stage I like, for example, to be surprized and guess or imagine the sequence of events and even the end of the play. All of this disappears if I have read the focal play in a book. So, I often watch a play on stage before reading it in a book, not the other way around. But it is often the case that when I read a play in a book after watching it on stage I grasp some details that I did not notice when watching the focal play on stage. If I read a play in a book, then I am not much eager to watch it on stage later on.

Of course this is a very personal opinion.

Best regards,

Orlando

It depends on your interest.

I prefer read the book rather watching play on stage.

Well,

Depending on the circumstances, for example, the person who can pay the dues or the price of the book and also can go to the scene of the game, the answer will be related to the circumstance, while the poor will prefer to read the book if it was free of charge, but in the other side whom has limited dues and payment charges will be forced to accept cheaper,

thank you

Thank you very much, Drs. Orlando M Lourenco, Ijaz Ahmed, J. M Koli, Bayan Hussien, ImranHanif for your interesting answers. Best regards. Hazim.

I will prefer to watch a play on stage.

Thank you, Dr. Nafees Mohammad for your nice contribution. Best regards. Hazim.

Prof. Hazim Al Dilaimy , my personal opinion, I would prefer to read the book.

Thank you very much,Dr. Ataul Karim Patwary for your nice contribution. Best regards. Hazim.

Dear Hazim Al Dilaimy

In my opinion, Read a book is better one.

sure watch a play on stage,

regards