I am curious.....

How did people like the change of venue ??Also how accurate were everyone's predictions ?I was pretty well in agreeance with the adjudicators except that I thought SNOOPY would be second or third placed musical rather than SOUND OF MUSIC. ( I predicted Snoopy 2nd Me & My Girl 3rd ).I also thought that GARDEN PARTY, DEQ AND KADS' LIPSTICK DREAMS would be in the top 20.In fact I had Lipstick Dreams picked in the top 10. ( So I was way out there ).Am I totally out on a limb here or do I have a special fondness for KADS and Blak Yak ? ( I'm a member of both clubs.....but had nothing to do with any of these shows ). Even critics find it difficult distancing themselves from their home club , I freely admit this.These comments are in no way a criticism of the adjudicators, who do a great job. I'm just interested in sparking a discussion. I was going to try and organise a preFinleys live chat, but couldn't find the time.Kim

Dear NormaThanks for your kind response. It's never very pleasant when the very hard work done by a dedicated team is picked over by a relative outsider. But i'm delighted that you've accepted my personal comments in the light they were intended - as opening remarks in a constructive debate.There has always been and doubtless will continue to be rumbling about the overall "best" awards but i'm sure there are very few people that think we may be better off dropping them altogether and keeping only the adjudicators' certificates - i'm almost alone on that one, i suspect :)The Finley Award, as such, provides an important focus for (is this a recent renaming?) the ITA Night. I'm just delighted to see the broadening of scope to highlight the contributions of member clubs and the inclusion of a swag of thoughful and well considered adjudicators' certificates.I do hope we manage to get some debate going on this issue. Newcomers, outsiders and stalwarts alike. (How about it, DC?) I'm sure we can rely on Norma and others who read this message board to forward constructive suggestions to the adjudicators meeting in January."Complacency" is scarcely something the ITA could be accused of! The ITA must be one of the most forward-thinking and progressive community organisations in the state and is or should be the envy of community theatres throughout Australia.CheersGrant

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