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??
Fri, 31 Aug 2001, 12:47 pmWalter Plinge
Yes, let's not have anyone running off on any "damn fool idealistic crusades" (to quote Star Wars). I certainly don't want my show cancelled because some safety freak says it's too dangerous! We've worked too hard to have in shut down days before it opens!
Please people, be concious of the impact you'll have on others if you try making changes to the Rechabites Hall.
I find it curious, too that people say that the dressing room and backstage areas ARE hideously inadequate. I don't think inadequate is the appropriate word. They exist and can be utilised, surely half the fun is working out how to make use of the space you have.
Cheers
Nath
Toby Malone wrote:
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The first time I worked in the Hall was probably three or four years ago when we used it as a rehearsal venue for a Blue Room show I was doing at the time - at that point, it was in far worse condition than it is today, and I felt that the Hall was sadly bound for an abrupt demise (probably for more bloody luxury apartments which are going up in every corner of Perth wherever something comes down). I then went overseas for a period and on return, was surprised to hear that the Hall had been renovated slightly and turned into a theatre. Intrigued, I went along to see a show there, and was impressed by the work that had been done on it, while noticing several areas which could be improved, for example the lack of an adequate lighting rig in the ceiling. A year later, I worked in the Hall and noted that a rig had been added, as well as several improvements in the foyer. I guess what I am getting at is that the Rechabites Hall has been undergoing a slow transformation over the past few....
Please people, be concious of the impact you'll have on others if you try making changes to the Rechabites Hall.
I find it curious, too that people say that the dressing room and backstage areas ARE hideously inadequate. I don't think inadequate is the appropriate word. They exist and can be utilised, surely half the fun is working out how to make use of the space you have.
Cheers
Nath
Toby Malone wrote:
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The first time I worked in the Hall was probably three or four years ago when we used it as a rehearsal venue for a Blue Room show I was doing at the time - at that point, it was in far worse condition than it is today, and I felt that the Hall was sadly bound for an abrupt demise (probably for more bloody luxury apartments which are going up in every corner of Perth wherever something comes down). I then went overseas for a period and on return, was surprised to hear that the Hall had been renovated slightly and turned into a theatre. Intrigued, I went along to see a show there, and was impressed by the work that had been done on it, while noticing several areas which could be improved, for example the lack of an adequate lighting rig in the ceiling. A year later, I worked in the Hall and noted that a rig had been added, as well as several improvements in the foyer. I guess what I am getting at is that the Rechabites Hall has been undergoing a slow transformation over the past few....
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