Why is it so HARD?
Mon, 23 Apr 2001, 01:27 pmWalter Plinge5 posts in thread
Why is it so HARD?
Mon, 23 Apr 2001, 01:27 pmCan anyone out there help me? Why is it so hard to find a theatre company out there ? Why is it so hard to get a decent Agent ?
Its obviously not a question of talent, Anyone seen Home & Away?
I moved to Sydney from Brisbane, just to make a success out of my career, and here I am. Posting a msg to people who probably wont even read it.
I swear, sydney is horrible!
Its obviously not a question of talent, Anyone seen Home & Away?
I moved to Sydney from Brisbane, just to make a success out of my career, and here I am. Posting a msg to people who probably wont even read it.
I swear, sydney is horrible!
Who said it was going to be easy?
Tue, 24 Apr 2001, 09:44 amWalter Plinge
That's the sorry tale! Here in Perth we have the venues, we have the talent, we have the enthusiasm... At he moment what we don't have is a critical mass of audience numbers to let it happen.
But the numbers are slowly going up. Just look at the phenomenal success of the Blue Room Theatre - they are now doing two shows per night every season and a lot of these play to 75% capacity. That wasn't happening five years ago.
But audiences don't spring up overnight. As practicioners we have to seed and nurture them. We can only do this by producing exciting work otherwise they lose interest and find better things to do with their time and money.
Another five years and Perth may well be the La Mama of Australian Theatre.
Just gotta hang in there and keep honing the craft!
But the numbers are slowly going up. Just look at the phenomenal success of the Blue Room Theatre - they are now doing two shows per night every season and a lot of these play to 75% capacity. That wasn't happening five years ago.
But audiences don't spring up overnight. As practicioners we have to seed and nurture them. We can only do this by producing exciting work otherwise they lose interest and find better things to do with their time and money.
Another five years and Perth may well be the La Mama of Australian Theatre.
Just gotta hang in there and keep honing the craft!