[cloudmountain]

I would have agreed with you a decade ago. however, this is a common failing of us anglophones not to recognize other language cultures. The Poles and Maharashtrians and Malayalis are three of the peoples I know of that have fabulous theatrical artistry.

I await, with baited breath, Broadway and London plays and the plethora of movies (from theatrical artistry) that are going to storm our Euro-American airwaves and theaters...from the Poles, Malayalis and Indians.

The Poles and Malayalis are a-comin' with their theatrical artistry!! Someday.
I have had plenty of time to see the garbage movies from India. I think they stink, that is, puerile and monotonous. The women sing with voices like little girls. Stupid. If the Indians like their movies, good for them. I think they are even more stupid than...well, never mind, you get my point.

By the way, I am neither an anglophile or anglophone (whatever that is). I USED to be bilingual in English and Spanish and DID appreciate the theatrical stuff from Spain and south of our border.

[Cronos]

cm: I await, with baited breath, Broadway and London plays and the plethora of movies (from theatrical artistry) that are going to storm our Euro-American airwaves and theaters...from the Poles, Malayalis and Indians.

Again, you're looking at it from an Anglophone point of view -- why would we show plays in Polish/Marathi/Malayalam?

These 3 have quite in-depth and rich theatre.

you point out the kitsch that is Bollywood films --> you're comparing apples to oranges. What if one compared Shakespeare to a trash Hollywood pic? You said theatre, so talk theatre -- compare the theatre acts in Marathi or Malayalam to theatre on broadway.