Indeed, on Monday the first world premiere of a theatrical performance took place at Facebook live from the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin. The performance of his popular play was shown on the social network Theodor Fontane, 'Effie Briest' and according to the comments of the spectators, left the best impressions.
The show was watched online by about 1200 users of the social network, during which they actively participated by uploading photos, posting status updates, commenting on what is happening and voting on specific issues (such as their favorite wedding dress).
A spokesman for the theater said in an interview:
"We are very happy to have tried something new and innovative and learned a lot about how we can use the Internet in our productions. "Facebook can not replace the theatrical board, but it provides very interesting tools for online performance."
Source: Reuters