Banks Needs Eye Test
Sat, 17 Feb 2001, 04:39 pmGrant Malcolm12 posts in thread
Banks Needs Eye Test
Sat, 17 Feb 2001, 04:39 pmOkay, so perhaps this heading is not news for some people, but if you were after additional proof, you need look no further than Banks' recent review for Barking Gecko's Mice.
A great write up for Gillian Alexy, the young actor beginning to make her way in her chosen profession. Great to see such encouragement! But how unfortunate that Banks could find only one wholly inaccurate word to describe Tracy Woolrych - "newcomer".
Newcomer? Doubtless this was a talented cast, it features Barking Gecko stalwart, Craig Williams, "a veteran performer with Barking Gecko". But to summarise a performer of Tracy's experience as "newcomer" portrays a profound lack of any idea of what is going on around this town. Tracy possibly has more breadth of experience than any other actor in the company - including Craig Williams!
But then if you will only attend funded theatre productions and turn a blind eye to the existence of the other unfunded 90% of the industry, i guess we can only expect to see further displays of ignorance.
Time you got that one eye tested, Ron, before it goes bad too.
Cheers
Grant Malcolm
PS. In case George Dent happens to be reading...
i've written to Banks on a number of occasions over the past year, have never received a response and never appeared in print. A letter to the editor similarly disappeared without trace.
If you print trash here, someone will post and tell you and everone else so. At The West it clearly aint so easy to be heard.
A great write up for Gillian Alexy, the young actor beginning to make her way in her chosen profession. Great to see such encouragement! But how unfortunate that Banks could find only one wholly inaccurate word to describe Tracy Woolrych - "newcomer".
Newcomer? Doubtless this was a talented cast, it features Barking Gecko stalwart, Craig Williams, "a veteran performer with Barking Gecko". But to summarise a performer of Tracy's experience as "newcomer" portrays a profound lack of any idea of what is going on around this town. Tracy possibly has more breadth of experience than any other actor in the company - including Craig Williams!
But then if you will only attend funded theatre productions and turn a blind eye to the existence of the other unfunded 90% of the industry, i guess we can only expect to see further displays of ignorance.
Time you got that one eye tested, Ron, before it goes bad too.
Cheers
Grant Malcolm
PS. In case George Dent happens to be reading...
i've written to Banks on a number of occasions over the past year, have never received a response and never appeared in print. A letter to the editor similarly disappeared without trace.
If you print trash here, someone will post and tell you and everone else so. At The West it clearly aint so easy to be heard.
RE: Myth of the Great Divide
Thu, 22 Feb 2001, 01:25 amWalter Plinge
Gill wrote:
> Some of us amateurs successfully graduated from the same
> institutions as some of the most employed professional actors.
> In many instances we have as much talent - possibly just not
> as much drive and certainly not as much luck.
You're right of course, Gill. You and I both attended the same drama school as Hugh Jackman, Frances O'Connor, Lisa McCune, and Marcus Graham. The sheer jag that enabled them to have the careers they currently have is just that - sheer jag.
Determination is one thing, but being in the right place at the right time is crucial, and this - alas - is in the lap of the gods.
If you're hungry enough, you tough it out... and if the gods are feeling generous, they'll come through for you. Otherwise, you stick to the better amateur stuff, get pro work when and where you can, and hope that the people with an attitude about "amateur" theatre don't marginalise you too much.
Ability is ability. How we choose to distribute it - and the legitmacy of the chosen platform - is no-one's call but ours and our audience's.
> Some of us amateurs successfully graduated from the same
> institutions as some of the most employed professional actors.
> In many instances we have as much talent - possibly just not
> as much drive and certainly not as much luck.
You're right of course, Gill. You and I both attended the same drama school as Hugh Jackman, Frances O'Connor, Lisa McCune, and Marcus Graham. The sheer jag that enabled them to have the careers they currently have is just that - sheer jag.
Determination is one thing, but being in the right place at the right time is crucial, and this - alas - is in the lap of the gods.
If you're hungry enough, you tough it out... and if the gods are feeling generous, they'll come through for you. Otherwise, you stick to the better amateur stuff, get pro work when and where you can, and hope that the people with an attitude about "amateur" theatre don't marginalise you too much.
Ability is ability. How we choose to distribute it - and the legitmacy of the chosen platform - is no-one's call but ours and our audience's.
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