Rumours of yet ANOTHER cancelled production
Mon, 15 Feb 1999, 12:29 amKimberley20 posts in thread
Rumours of yet ANOTHER cancelled production
Mon, 15 Feb 1999, 12:29 amI heard on the grapevine this morning that GRADS production of CORALIE LANSDOWN SAYS NO has been cancelled due to the director pulling out.Can anyone confirm this ?Why Jason ???? If this is true then this is the second production you have pulled out of in less than twelve months.I have a friend in the cast who is bitterly disappointed. She has poured heart and soul into this show ( my interpretation, not hers ) and has been EXTREMELY stressed by various problems associated with the show. Despite this she was really looking forward to the production.This actress ( and it was a very talented cast across the board ) has turned down opportunities to appear in very good roles in at least two productions that I know of.The director, Jason Seperic has always struck me as being a very decent ( as well as talented ) guy. I can't understand why a director would pull out of a show.Further to that.......Why are productions "pulled" when directors quit ? Would a theatre group cancel a show if a director was seriously ill ? Lead actors throw tantrums in the final weeks and are sacked.........surely a directorless show with a few weeks to go would be salvagable...........Kim( Who is hoping someone can answer my question and is wondering why shows always DIE just after the 10th of the month, which is the Stage Whispers deadline )
Re: Rumours of yet ANOTHER cancelled production
Thu, 18 Feb 1999, 01:36 pmI type this in the not-so-vain hope that someone's actually watching the site. I am intrigued and impressed that one production (or lack thereof) can provoke such civilised bitchery. This wouldn't occur at a party- it'd be claws at 20 paces all round."CLSN" would have been a knockout production, I've no doubt. (Then again I am biased; Jason being a good friend 'n all...). I do wonder why a cancellation/postponement would cause such extravagant responses from all concerned. Is this due to the attraction of Buzo's play? I doubt it, based on the number of "fee-a-tah" patrons that stayed away in droves from "A Barrel of Buzo".Is it, then, due to the committee and membership of GRADS rising up in anguish at the junking of a season? Maybe. (Hands up if you carry your GRADS membership card in the streets). This level of reaction is unprecedented for a recent production. I vote Jason puts "CLSN" on as soon as possible to capitalise on the publicity surrounding the show's demise.Oh, and one other point. "ANOTHER cancelled production"?? Please provide a comprehensive list of shows cancelled in the last six months, and the reasons for cancellation. I'm sure we'd all like to know...Til then, swing wildly from the rafters and write home in crayon,Eliot McCann
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