New Poll - Theatre Ratings
Thu, 22 Jan 2004, 07:38 amcrgwllms13 posts in thread
New Poll - Theatre Ratings
Thu, 22 Jan 2004, 07:38 amLatest new poll - should there be a ratings classification for theatre, like there is for films?
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Re: I - rated?
Wed, 4 Feb 2004, 01:49 pmJason Seperic wrote:
>
> Question: How would you know it was incest?
I imagine once a play or film footage establishes character relationships, it's not too hard to then demonstrate incestual behaviour...even without the benefit of speaking English.
> 2. QUOTE: "Yesterday, the Australian Office of Film and
> Literature Classification granted an R-rating to XXX's 20
> minutes of pre-recorded explicit footage. However, an
> announcement before the show, explaining that the footage had
> been modified to achieve the rating, drew boos from the
> audience."
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> COMMENT: This is where I vote a resounding NO to any sort of
> 'regulation' of the content of Theatre productions. The
> audiences clearly don't want it, the 'impact' of this show
> (it could be argued) was 'lessened' by the submission to
> censorship.
I agree it all seems a bit extreme to get irate over the content, when you can't give a much clearer warning than naming your show "XXX". I'm sure the audience all had a reasonable idea that they weren't going in to see a Disney movie.
This is all I'd ask of a 'censorship' rating...not that the content is modified, but simply that I am given ample warning of the type of content to expect. I can then make my own decision whether or not to attend.
Cheers
Craig
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>
> Question: How would you know it was incest?
I imagine once a play or film footage establishes character relationships, it's not too hard to then demonstrate incestual behaviour...even without the benefit of speaking English.
> 2. QUOTE: "Yesterday, the Australian Office of Film and
> Literature Classification granted an R-rating to XXX's 20
> minutes of pre-recorded explicit footage. However, an
> announcement before the show, explaining that the footage had
> been modified to achieve the rating, drew boos from the
> audience."
>
> COMMENT: This is where I vote a resounding NO to any sort of
> 'regulation' of the content of Theatre productions. The
> audiences clearly don't want it, the 'impact' of this show
> (it could be argued) was 'lessened' by the submission to
> censorship.
I agree it all seems a bit extreme to get irate over the content, when you can't give a much clearer warning than naming your show "XXX". I'm sure the audience all had a reasonable idea that they weren't going in to see a Disney movie.
This is all I'd ask of a 'censorship' rating...not that the content is modified, but simply that I am given ample warning of the type of content to expect. I can then make my own decision whether or not to attend.
Cheers
Craig
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