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Amateur/Professional

Sat, 15 May 1999, 01:29 pm
Norma10 posts in thread
Throwing small spanner in works.Theatre is Theatre or is it?Dominie, ie Frenchs 'rules' say that all amateur productions must have the appropriate wording to say so in all paid advertising and programmes.

Re: Amateur/Professional

Wed, 19 May 1999, 11:57 am
Walter Plinge
"is that there have actually been cases where members of the genetal public (sic - thanks Kristine!)"No I actually meant the dicks in the audience, paticularly the ones who are more concerned as to wether the actors etc. are "waged" and not if they are good at what they do.Kristine "I really have to get a life" Lockwood>> Geez, spend a weekend helping to build a set (for Blak Yak's> "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress" - opens this Wednesday!)> and I'm behind on all the gossip!> The way it was explained to me (and please, someone correct me> if I'm wrong) is that there have actually been cases where members> of the genetal public (sic - thanks Kristine!) have tried to sue theatres> and/or agents after innocently attending a performance only to discover,> shock! horror! that it wasn't a professional production! The 'disclaimer',> "This is an amateur production," is, in legal jargon, an> arse-coverer.> By the way, to all the guys out there, don't go thinking that> "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress" is 'just another chick> play'; there is plenty there for both sexes. Think about it: five> women, one dress - you do the maths...

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