Don't Miss Ed - Opens Tonight

EMAILNOTICES>noReviews by their very nature will always be subjective. If Cooke had drooled about the play and how absolutely fabulous it was without going into the details you mentioned, I'm sure no one would have batted an eyelid.Any paying customer will only see the production once and the majority of Joe Public wants to be entertained - that's the bottom line - they're not really interested in references to theatrical technique or design and whether it's worth shelling out their cash. Also consider the reviewer is probably told you have X amount of space to write the review in. Hard to get a good balance if there's only 10 paragraphs available. Then consider a sub-editor may chop it, take out the balancing argument or even change words along the way.(And it would the sub-editor, not the reviewer, who got the caption on the pic wrong. And it should been picked up by either the check sub-editor or someone reading the page proofs.)And why *not* mention the fact the acoustics were terrible? If it's a fact, why should the general public not be made aware of it?This site constantly harps on about community theatre getting a break but when finally it gets a chance to go up there and play with the big boys, it seems no one here can take the heat.[And how do you necessarily know you'll get the same the reviewer for your production? If everyone is so beefed, why not call Cooke or the editor of the section Ron Banks? Why not write a letter? Banks often allows for a right of reply what some people consider a bad review]The bottom line is: a review is merely an opinion. That's all it ever can be. You can have 20 people see the same show and all walk away with different views. So the best thing to do is ignore reviews and wait for word of mouth. If I keep hearing something's good from several people, then I'll know it might be worth a look.