The show must go on
The script, written a century ago Remains unchanged and unchallenged today Near the playwright’s gravestone Fresh footprints can still be seen “This show must go on at any cost” The ambitious actors have so decided Yet one theater after another Not once has the show succeeded onstage
“I blame the actors, for they are incompetent,” “I blame the audience, for they expect too much” “I blame the stages, the curtains, the illumination and audio systems” Those self-important and self-righteous critics commented Even though they’ve never seen the play in person
Never mind the audience is already so fed up After wasting so much money on the tickets Never mind the show has failed for dozens of times On stages of all places, by actors of all sorts
“But the script is so perfectly written! It can’t be the script’s fault!” Cried those self-important and self-righteous critics
“This show must go on at any cost” And so have they decided