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Another Moral Dilemma! ... You've Been Warne ...d!

Tue, 3 Mar 2009, 04:38 pm

Greg Ross22 posts in thread

S'truth!

Here I am, sitting at home, innocently practising being God (working on the new edition of the ITA Link), when the postman came knocking.

A large envelope appeared amongst the smaller windowed envelopes. Eagerly, I opened it. Fear spread across my dial, it was an invitation to "Shane Warne The Musical."

Of course, I'll go, BUT, to review or not to review? The Trolls will have a field day - "The bastard's been paid!" "He's one of them!" He got tickets for free!"

What to do? I know, I'll think about it during intermission for War of the Roses this evening and reach a conclusion down Margaret River way this weekend, after the Leeuwin concert.

And for those of you who like musicals, or even those who don't think it's cricket, the show's on from the 18th - 31st March at the Regal Theatre in Subi, but it is a little dearer than a night out at any of our wonderful community theatres.

Cheers

Biased Reviewers

Thu, 5 Mar 2009, 02:47 pm

Walter Plinge

The point is that someone who is a paid publicist is even less impartial than a family or cast member who writes an 'objective' review, beating up a show (which, Na agreed earlier, was not acceptable). Our punters rely on the impartiality of our reviews in deciding what to see and what not to. A well-written review can make or break a community theatre show in WA. So if a review is written by a paid professional, they should declare (or disclaim) their bias, as Stinger suggested earlier. The Age and the Comedy Festival in Melbourne is simply not a valid comparison in this context.

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Another Moral Dilemma! ... You've Been Warne ...d!— Greg Ross3 Mar 2009

You must go and tell all— John Grim3 Mar 2009
The trolls are morons then;— Na3 Mar 2009
Duke of Wellington (Publish— Logos4 Mar 2009
I personally think we— karlae4 Mar 2009
- I agree...— Freddie Badgery4 Mar 2009
Don't Get Me Started!— stinger4 Mar 2009
I don't see the point— Na4 Mar 2009
- I agree with Na— Walter Plinge5 Mar 2009
  - What about Paid Publicity?— Walter Plinge5 Mar 2009
    - You mean like every— Na5 Mar 2009
      - ···
        Biased Reviewers— Walter Plinge5 Mar 2009
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        "Our punters rely on the— jeffhansen5 Mar 2009
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        one person's opinion maybe, but...— Walter Plinge7 Mar 2009
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        You are, of course,— jeffhansen7 Mar 2009
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        Agreed— Taurean7 Mar 2009
But is Mr Ross getting— Walter Plinge4 Mar 2009
the point — stinger4 Mar 2009
- Missed op— Labrug4 Mar 2009
Greg's Dilemma— Ray Condy4 Mar 2009
Tribute to Bush Fire Victims everywhere— rayw15 Mar 2009
I have a feeling that if— s rob13 Mar 2009

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