'Artistic merit' versus popularity
Sat, 16 Mar 2002, 12:39 pmNorma23 posts in thread
'Artistic merit' versus popularity
Sat, 16 Mar 2002, 12:39 pmA perennial subject, and one with which you are probably bored to death, but to illustrate the point (yet again)
The Old Mill Theatre is about to present one of the best dramatic plays, written by a well known playwright (Ronald Harwood) of modern time. It will be the first presentation of it in WA and for all I can discover, the first in Australia.
I refer of course to "Taking Sides" which commences on Friday March 22. Bookings are very slow to date and two social groups who usually book parties for our productions have told me: " not this one thanks, we'll wait for the next comedy"
We backed it because we think it's a damn good play which deserves to be seen, so all you 'theatre-lovers' out there who say where are all the good dramas, the booking number is 9367.8719
March 22/23, 27/28/30, April 4/5/6
The Old Mill Theatre is about to present one of the best dramatic plays, written by a well known playwright (Ronald Harwood) of modern time. It will be the first presentation of it in WA and for all I can discover, the first in Australia.
I refer of course to "Taking Sides" which commences on Friday March 22. Bookings are very slow to date and two social groups who usually book parties for our productions have told me: " not this one thanks, we'll wait for the next comedy"
We backed it because we think it's a damn good play which deserves to be seen, so all you 'theatre-lovers' out there who say where are all the good dramas, the booking number is 9367.8719
March 22/23, 27/28/30, April 4/5/6
Hamlet; the marriage of artistic and popular
Mon, 18 Mar 2002, 02:24 pmGrant Malcolm wrote:
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Hamlet at the New Fortune Theatre is selling very well....
I guess on that basis it has to be a dismal artistic failure.
Yes Grant, selling well but not yet sold out! Hamlet is on for another week at the New Fortune UWA, bookings on 9451 3799.
Go and revel in the amazing experience of seeing WA's best of the best on one stage at one time. The old ....., I mean more experienced..... guard in the shape of Colin O'Brien, Fred Lawson, Conrad Cristifulli, the beautiful Shirley Welsh as Gertrude and the indomiatable and hilarious Peter Fry as the Gravedigger along with the next big bright young things represented by Tony Petani of Cyclone and Brittanicus fame, Craig Edwards from Smoke, Eliot McCann (yes that's right, the guy who stole the show in the much lauded Amedaus), Adam McGurk (the naked guy on the Romeo and Juliet poster now resplendent in sequens), Mark Blades being just as different from his character in Brittanicus as it is possible to be and of course Ben "That Boy's Gonna Be a Star" Sorgiovani as the Laertes you just want to hug. Also on stage almost the entire male cast of Don's Party (see if you can spot who belongs to the voice of the ghost king).
And some guy in the lead who's name I can't remember right now.
Just kidding DM; read the posts of Mr David Meadows and, if you disagree with them, go to see Hamlet determined to hate him. Realise in amazment at the end of the play that all that rotten fruit you brought with you is still in it's bag. That so enthralled and moved were you by his performance, it just didn't occur to you to throw it at him.....although that experience could be unique to just me.
Bottom line, if you miss it you will be sorry. Very sorry. Very very sorry.
Everyone who books in the next five seconds gets a free peacock, personally killed on stage by Mr Fred Lawson the next time it upstages his big praying scene!!!
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