'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
RE: 'Artistic merit' versus popularity
Fri, 22 Mar 2002, 12:54 amAuctor asked:
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*So you don't believe that Hamlet has received any benefit from being the most recognised (misquoted and satirised) piece of dramatic literature in the English-speaking world?
At the risk of repeating myself: No. I don't.
People *think* they know Hamlet, and *think* they know the quotable quotes, but as Auctor has pointed out it often becomes misquoted and satirised. Certainly the English language has reaped the harvest of many of the phrases found in the play; but how many people who use these phrases have actually *seen* the work?
Hopefully, come Sunday morning the number will have increased dramatically- not to crack the wind of a poor phrase....
Eliot McCann
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*So you don't believe that Hamlet has received any benefit from being the most recognised (misquoted and satirised) piece of dramatic literature in the English-speaking world?
At the risk of repeating myself: No. I don't.
People *think* they know Hamlet, and *think* they know the quotable quotes, but as Auctor has pointed out it often becomes misquoted and satirised. Certainly the English language has reaped the harvest of many of the phrases found in the play; but how many people who use these phrases have actually *seen* the work?
Hopefully, come Sunday morning the number will have increased dramatically- not to crack the wind of a poor phrase....
Eliot McCann
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