revisit of interval walkouts

A good friend of mine has directed "Trainspotting" in Brisbane at the New Farm Nash (Balfour st) and has received some great reviews. (it's still running til Sep 1 if you're anywhere near)

However it's not a pleasant play, nor an entertaining one - rather it's very much on the side of shocking, taking you out of the comfort zone , etc.

Here's a snippet from an email that Cam sent me (reproduced with permission)

"Trainspotting has been the most awesome experience. My best play so far, by a long way. I have never witnessed audiences so absorbed & silent. Never a movement from them. Even when the lights go up at interval they are stuck, stunned for a few minutes before anyone talks. Most performances one or 2 walk out at interval, obviously not their scene, or just too close to the bone, which is a good thing. It's not meant to be a happy diversion, it's meant to be confronting. If people can't handle it, seeya later. Everyone else raves about it."

thought it was so appropriate to the old kerfuffle that i had to include it. COMMENTS?

Linda