KWINANA THEATRE UNDER THREAT!!
Sun, 29 Oct 2000, 09:26 pmWalter Plinge19 posts in thread
KWINANA THEATRE UNDER THREAT!!
Sun, 29 Oct 2000, 09:26 pmEvery Theatre group's dream is to have their own home!
Why is it then that after 30 years KTW seems to be losing theirs.
KTW was enticed to move from their lovely digs in Atkinson Road to the now Kwinana Arts Centre on the proviso that they would have no less than they already had. For ten years this has been working perfectly, now it would seem KTW is faced with Arts Centre and Council indifference. Why are so many obstacles being thrown in their way in regards to the new lease agreement.
It would appear that the almighty dollar is greater than the community spirit of the Theatre. Over the years KTW has shown the quality of its productions through winning many awards. Most recently the Bunbury Festival Award for "Chinamen" and the oustanding production of "Too Far To Walk" which has been invited to present at the Finlay Awards. It would be a shame to see a theatre such as KTW be disbanded through greed of the almighty dollar...surely KTW is what community theatre is all about!
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Why is it then that after 30 years KTW seems to be losing theirs.
KTW was enticed to move from their lovely digs in Atkinson Road to the now Kwinana Arts Centre on the proviso that they would have no less than they already had. For ten years this has been working perfectly, now it would seem KTW is faced with Arts Centre and Council indifference. Why are so many obstacles being thrown in their way in regards to the new lease agreement.
It would appear that the almighty dollar is greater than the community spirit of the Theatre. Over the years KTW has shown the quality of its productions through winning many awards. Most recently the Bunbury Festival Award for "Chinamen" and the oustanding production of "Too Far To Walk" which has been invited to present at the Finlay Awards. It would be a shame to see a theatre such as KTW be disbanded through greed of the almighty dollar...surely KTW is what community theatre is all about!
If you care enough to show your support, we welcome your comments returned to this e-mail address. Thank you for reading this.
RE: My Mistake.
Thu, 9 Nov 2000, 10:53 amWalter Plinge
I don't have any problem with the amalgamation arguement, except for the point regarding the type of work we put out there.
The Rockingham Theatre do great stuff - mostly musicals though - and KTW is where a lot of plain old actors from Rockingham have turned to as we don't have an overwhelming need for dancers and singers (no offence to Sue and Chad - love you guys for putting up with us actors who attempt your talents and botch it up!) But we act, they sing and dance and yes- our efforts could become a great unit, but I like the choice of groups and the healthy juxtaposition between the two groups.
Maybe it's just me, but I like KTW, where it is and the stuff we do, and I get a little sad at the possibility of losing our identity if we were to amalgamate.
That's it - it's really just an identity crisis!!
Kerry
The Rockingham Theatre do great stuff - mostly musicals though - and KTW is where a lot of plain old actors from Rockingham have turned to as we don't have an overwhelming need for dancers and singers (no offence to Sue and Chad - love you guys for putting up with us actors who attempt your talents and botch it up!) But we act, they sing and dance and yes- our efforts could become a great unit, but I like the choice of groups and the healthy juxtaposition between the two groups.
Maybe it's just me, but I like KTW, where it is and the stuff we do, and I get a little sad at the possibility of losing our identity if we were to amalgamate.
That's it - it's really just an identity crisis!!
Kerry
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