Rechabites Hall- what's the story??
Wed, 29 Aug 2001, 12:27 amEliot McCann18 posts in thread
Rechabites Hall- what's the story??
Wed, 29 Aug 2001, 12:27 amJust come in from seeing Wolf Lullaby (yes I know!!! I'll shut up about it now- won't mention it again!!! Read my review) and I have a few questions, which maybe thems in the know can help me with:
Who runs the Rechabites' Hall? Can you please step forward so's we can beat you with strands of linguini?
Speaking as an audience member (never been onstage) This "venue" is DIABOLICAL. Dirty, messy, unkempt, ill eqipped to handle humans- god HELP you if you're on crutches or in a wheelchair! When one of the rats in the building is so disgusted with its abode that it DIES in one of the change rooms, you know the building has problems. It is a disgrace that a performance venue should charge people money to use such a hovel. In fact, when was the last time an officer from Occupational Health and Safety went over it with a fine-tooth comb?
It is hard enough for independant theatre groups to produce their work, without having to resort to "putting up with" conditions that verge on the unsanitary. And HOW DARE YOU expect people to blindly fork over the money to sit in a uncomfortable dust-filled BARN and call it a "nice night out".
It is NOT good enough- it is laughable. The building has cancer. Either funnel some money into it or knock it down.
Must "independant" and "co-op" ALWAYS be synonimous with "ramshackle" and "half-assed"??
Eliot
Who runs the Rechabites' Hall? Can you please step forward so's we can beat you with strands of linguini?
Speaking as an audience member (never been onstage) This "venue" is DIABOLICAL. Dirty, messy, unkempt, ill eqipped to handle humans- god HELP you if you're on crutches or in a wheelchair! When one of the rats in the building is so disgusted with its abode that it DIES in one of the change rooms, you know the building has problems. It is a disgrace that a performance venue should charge people money to use such a hovel. In fact, when was the last time an officer from Occupational Health and Safety went over it with a fine-tooth comb?
It is hard enough for independant theatre groups to produce their work, without having to resort to "putting up with" conditions that verge on the unsanitary. And HOW DARE YOU expect people to blindly fork over the money to sit in a uncomfortable dust-filled BARN and call it a "nice night out".
It is NOT good enough- it is laughable. The building has cancer. Either funnel some money into it or knock it down.
Must "independant" and "co-op" ALWAYS be synonimous with "ramshackle" and "half-assed"??
Eliot
RE: Rechabites Hall- what's the story??
Wed, 29 Aug 2001, 07:55 amOf course Eliot the other argument could be that there IS no money to do it up and no possibility of any, either from government or private enterprise. And we either put up with the Rechabites being gross (I preferr to think of it as atmospheric and quirky) or we lose another inner city venue, leaving just the Blue Room and the Bridge and unhelpful competition for those venues with much of Perths plethora of talented young co-ops not being able to find anywhere to perform.
I don't know the facts however. Maybe the money is sitting around or lining someones pockets but you've been on the Perth theatre scene long enough to know that with the exception of Healthway and the Lottories Comission, there isn't a whole heap of interest at throwing money at struggling young theatre groups, excpecially not to do something as large scale and expensive as doing up the Rechabites.
However, a quick whip round at the next Wolf Lullaby show might pay for a cleaning lady...(or gentleman).....
I don't know the facts however. Maybe the money is sitting around or lining someones pockets but you've been on the Perth theatre scene long enough to know that with the exception of Healthway and the Lottories Comission, there isn't a whole heap of interest at throwing money at struggling young theatre groups, excpecially not to do something as large scale and expensive as doing up the Rechabites.
However, a quick whip round at the next Wolf Lullaby show might pay for a cleaning lady...(or gentleman).....
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