When theatre people get together.............
Thu, 26 June 2008, 05:36 pmDavid Ashton19 posts in thread
When theatre people get together.............
Thu, 26 June 2008, 05:36 pmWhen theatre people get together we can talk for hours about the venues, old and new, actors, directors, scenery painters, stage managers and all the characters which made the business as fascinating as it is.However it is pretty much an oral tradition and would there be any support for a thread where the characters who founded this industry could be documented?
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A few random memories-In
Fri, 27 June 2008, 08:36 pmA few random memories-In those days there were virtually no full crew in the theatres, they were part-timers and shift workers and shows were actually produced in the theatres, the Maj had a paint floor with a gap along one wall were flats were winched up and down to be painted, when I arrived in 1972 and knocked on the back door my first job was to sort out the new, high tech Strand 60 way lighting system, which had been mis-wired and was literally shocking the crew.
The Nullabor had not been sealed at that time so when the Aus Ballet trucks arrived the whole theatre was filled with red dust, my first ballet had Robert Helpman and a host of stars and while I was a rock'n'roller at the time it had a major impact on me to be back stage in that environment.
And now can others tell us some of their experiences?