Is theatre out of date?

Theatre is the branch of the performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one or more persons, isolated in time and/or space, present themselves to another or others." As for me, I feel it is out of date because with the technology that we have right now, we can do more things then produce a play. A movie you can go most anywhere to find or see something but for a theatre or drama you have to be in one place all the time and if you miss anything you cant replay it! Plus movies have the advantage that if you miss it in a theater, you can wait it out and rent the VCD or DVD and watch it in leisure, whereas plays you need to enjoy then and there, or else they are gone.
In a theater, the audience can see only the whole stage at one time. This is the main reason that action in plays is often over-dramatised to make emotions and actions clearer to the audience that may or may not be near the stage. Movies, however, can use close-ups, zoom shots, long shots and jump cuts to exercise a mastery over the audience's perspective.
Whenever I am watching a movie and there’s a scene where someone goes to a play (theatre), I get so bored and start going to the kitchen or get myself busy with something else. I feel that theatre is for old people who have nothing much to do. I also feel that, why waste time and energy on a stage when we can take that so called play in a real place just like in the movies.
This is just my opinion and I would like to end with a quote by M. Moussorgsky which goes, “Art is not an end to itself, but a means of addressing humanity.”

How similar or different is theatre and cinema.

Theatre is a building, room, or outdoor structure for the presentation of plays, films, or other dramatic performances whereas cinema is a building with screens to show a film or movie. Both are similar because, they are connected with actors, script, plot, conflict, music and so on. Obviously they will differ in some aspects such as language used by actors, music which is being played in the background, structure of the plot and etc. It is also worth mentioning the difference between the effort which must be put and experience of the actors when it comes to playing in the movies and in the theatre. I think it is obvious that playing in the theatre requires years of practicing one’s memory and improving one’s abilities. In theater, the action is aimed at the audience but in cinema, the audience is aimed at the action so there’s more work in organising a play then a movie. Theatre gives the terror of failing. In a live performance, anything can go wrong. In cinema, you can't tell lies in a close-up shot, so both have their challenges. In my opinion, being a theatrical actor is a bigger challenge than playing in movies.
Secondly, according to the readings that I did, both cinema and theatre have the same history and roots. In the beginning there was a theatre which took its first steps in Ancient Greece. Tragedy, comedy and satyried plays were the earliest theatrical forms in the world. As far as the technology was modernised people were looking for something new, state-of-the-art. In the 1860s the first two-dimensional images in motion were demonstrated. After many years of improving and innovating a lot of breakthroughs, a new technology were introduced which are altogether called special effects. However, many viewers aren't attracted by them and choose spontaneous, old-fashioned theatre with a specific sense of realism. What we have to remember is that both cinema and theatre have the same origin which makes them strictly connected with one another.
Finally, one of the many differences between these two art-forms is that cinema has a much wider range of subject matter than theatre which is usually based on literature. Movies present almost in every aspect of our life, bring up topics and histories which may concern almost every viewer, unlike theatrical plays which are usually based on literary work, however it is not a must.
In conclusion theatre has been changing for centuries. Nowadays we can distinguish two main branches: film and theatrical production which are similar when it comes to their roots, origin and structure including actors, music, script, plot. However, one of the differences between these two forms is that movies range of subject matter is much wider. Despite similarities and differences, both cinema and theatre have their true followers who are attracted by their originality, charm and entertaining values.