Honest Feedback wanted

Sat, 13 June 2009, 12:33 pm

After a heated discussion with a theatre colleague about Acorn Theatres reputation in Perth I would like to throw it out there to the Theatre family " What do people really think of Acorn" or If you've never been to the actual theatre "What have you heard about Acorn Theatre". I would be really interested in some honest feedback. Acorn is in danger of closing as our council is no longer going to renew our lease. We have to find new premises (with storage space) or we will fold. We would love to come back stronger and better than before. Lots of feedback please.

One final note. Try and do

Sun, 14 June 2009, 05:34 pm

Walter Plinge

One final note. Try and do more serious quality dramas or comedies that may attract more audiences and members. Don't do musicals because you'll never recoup costs and the theatre is too small. Try and put on productions from playwrights that have been dead for more than 50 years. You won't have to pay for copyright royalties saving you about a thousand bucks per season. There are plenty of quality playwrights to choose from (Ibsen, Strindberg, Pirandello, O'Neill, Shakepeare, Wilde to name but a few). When you return a healthy profit, you can start putting on more recent plays. Then promote the hell out of it! Do that and you can't go wrong.

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Honest Feedback wanted— Sharon Mobilia13 June 2009

Whilst I haven't been to— jeffhansen13 June 2009
Acorn— Kimberley13 June 2009
Isn't Acorn Theatre in the— Walter Plinge13 June 2009
- No it WAS the World's— Walter Plinge14 June 2009
  - Is this the theatre you— Walter Plinge14 June 2009
    - That the one! The— Walter Plinge14 June 2009
Your website doesn't appear— Walter Plinge13 June 2009
Out of interest, what was— Walter Plinge14 June 2009
Acorn Theatre— Sharon Mobilia14 June 2009
- What you got to start doing— Walter Plinge14 June 2009
What sort of things do you— Walter Plinge14 June 2009
- What publicity!!— Sharon Mobilia14 June 2009
  - If you've got a show on in— Walter Plinge14 June 2009
  - The only publicity you've— Walter Plinge14 June 2009
  - Running a theatre is— Walter Plinge14 June 2009
- What sort of things do you— Norma14 June 2009
Acorn Thetre Blog— Sharon Mobilia14 June 2009
- One final note. Try and do— Walter Plinge14 June 2009
  - Actually the period of— Walter Plinge14 June 2009
    - Translation— jeffhansen15 June 2009
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        In those cases you pay— Kimberley15 June 2009
    - Australian Copyright Duration— Paul Treasure15 June 2009
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        Public Domain works— Sharon Mobilia15 June 2009
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        You could also try new— Walter Plinge15 June 2009
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        No don't do that! You never— Walter Plinge15 June 2009
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        Review— Labrug15 June 2009
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        Or Acorn Theatre could— Walter Plinge15 June 2009
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        One place to look...— Labrug15 June 2009
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        Gutenberg Project— Logos15 June 2009
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        Cut and Paste— Labrug15 June 2009
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        Public Domain authors— Paul Treasure16 June 2009
I was told by someone— JustSuse14 June 2009
I was told by someone— JustSuse14 June 2009
- So exciting in fact that— Walter Plinge15 June 2009
Honest view from up the hill— Paul Treasure15 June 2009
Royalties are killing us— Sharon Mobilia15 June 2009
I can understand your— Logos15 June 2009
- Thanks for the troll bit— Walter Plinge15 June 2009
  - Thanks— Logos15 June 2009
    - Which publisher did you— Walter Plinge16 June 2009
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        I am with a UK publisher— Logos16 June 2009
    - Junk— Sharon Mobilia16 June 2009
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        Thankyou— Logos16 June 2009
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        If you're looking for West— Walter Plinge16 June 2009
Don't all playwrights have— Walter Plinge15 June 2009

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