The West Australian

Never mind about reviews - when was the last time you saw a MENTION of community theatre in the West, or the Sunday Times for that matter????????And yes most of us (we) publicity officers ARE tired of banging our heads against a brick wall, it hurts after a while!!Community papers are a bit beter, we (Melville ) have had a good run recently - keeps fingers crossed - but even then it does depend on an interested reporter and how many of the cast come from the paper's 'catchment area'And to think that the Adjudicator for this years SDF is the Sunday Times Arts editor.Suggestion: both Alison Farmer and Ron Banks have e-mail addresses. Why don't we ALL bombard them with complaints/suggestions/ideas?I've done so but being a voice in the wildernes ain't enough, it needs lots of us, and I mean lots (and no I didn't get an answer)SO GET OUT THERE AND START.

> I hope I've started something but rmember that it's only by constant> pressure/niggling away/nagging or>What about ITA and/or each production do their own press release or they become the reviewer. Which must be better than what you get from the local 'rag-bag'. Even there, they will use releases as fillers or suffer the 'LOCAL' sending anyone who is the wrong place .. ...! - who has to get directions to find the foyer, never mind the venue. When the only live performance they seen was on video - how fortunate we are!.But I don't suggest just the normal 'show dates at such and such a place...' they will always print one that has an angle or hook, "warm prop bites .....", as long as it gets attention - feed it, press the button and see what bells'n'whistles go off?This is probably under the wrong heading of "Westaustralian" but on the bases of "United we sta.." - have a seminar, get together and invite editors,repoters & reveiwers to sprout (they are performers too - we are all part of the same union Arts Media Alliance), let them know you plight - you would be suprised!?!.At least you get some coverage in the Sunday Times and 'Have A Go'(with Willfred Pickles, Mable at the table and Harry Hudson at the piano..... sorry!!!!). Which the country clubs have not quite dicovered or 'Billy Cotton Band Show-ed' - yet!With "there are diamonds in your own back yard" attitude and if all who spar together become players - you never know what will come out of it, even a lot of coffee stains and a sink full of cups, must be better than running being in the dark with flat batteries.Individually we are a pimple - collectivly we might graduate to a 'b-union' or at least for every 'act' there is an equal and/or 'oppo-site' 're-act-or' - "I know them so - well....".JMc

Re: The West Australian

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