answer:Personally, I see elaborate sets as an imposition on theater, not a bonus. It’s for people who think that elaborate detail is art. I saw Richard III last night. Front row center. Enlightened, charismatic, joyful performance by the lead. I could look in his eyes, and at least it seemed he could look in mine. Movies can’t touch that experience. It was largely bare stage with an elevator. But the memorable bits were the man alone on stage. Keep you sets; give me humanity.