The Great Unwashed
Wed, 10 Apr 2002, 09:48 pmWalter Plinge15 posts in thread
The Great Unwashed
Wed, 10 Apr 2002, 09:48 pmWhen Cav Gallagher writes or presents a play, you know that you are in for a good comedy with an original theme and plenty of new ideas - The Great Unwashed was certainly that!
The story is of the revenge by a group of 'Trekkie-types' led by Myra (Michelle Baginski - who just seems to get better with every play that she is in, a great talent) on the popular TV host Fenny (Angelique Malcolm - what a fabulous sense of humour).
Myra is aided by Roy (Jez Obern) who hasn't two brain cells to rub together and Jane (Olivia Hogan) the sane one - even though she wears weird make-up, beautifully done by David Hogan.
The three girls acting was superb, just the right amount of comic presentation without being over the top. Jez got the most out of his part, raising many laughs, yet if there was a weakness in the play it was possibly the script for his part. Having said that, the play was VERY well received by the audience, with many loud bursts of laughter. Opening nights an be a little difficult, but this will refine very quickly.
This play is worth seeing.
Welcome to the Blue Room staff Christina Critch, but don't give up your acting.
The story is of the revenge by a group of 'Trekkie-types' led by Myra (Michelle Baginski - who just seems to get better with every play that she is in, a great talent) on the popular TV host Fenny (Angelique Malcolm - what a fabulous sense of humour).
Myra is aided by Roy (Jez Obern) who hasn't two brain cells to rub together and Jane (Olivia Hogan) the sane one - even though she wears weird make-up, beautifully done by David Hogan.
The three girls acting was superb, just the right amount of comic presentation without being over the top. Jez got the most out of his part, raising many laughs, yet if there was a weakness in the play it was possibly the script for his part. Having said that, the play was VERY well received by the audience, with many loud bursts of laughter. Opening nights an be a little difficult, but this will refine very quickly.
This play is worth seeing.
Welcome to the Blue Room staff Christina Critch, but don't give up your acting.
Re: The Great Unwashed
Sun, 28 Apr 2002, 12:10 amWalter Plinge
This is why I really, truly love the internet...
Ty, please allow me to explain myself (And I think go some way towards explaining Amanda & Angelique's posts). You were perfectly in your rights to not be taken by our play, and I would never have bothered putting the script in at the Blue Room if I was unprepared for some people not liking it - it's all horses for courses in this business. Likewise, your opinions on the performances are your own and you have every right to them. However - and this is a big, capital-letters HOWEVER - there is a big difference between expressing these opinions privately with those around you and putting them up on a public forum.
Again, if the criticisms are constructive and well-reasoned that's great, but 'Hammy Smurf'? That's just immature and insensitive; did it ever occur to you that Liv (The 'smurf' in question) might have wound up reading that? I'm glad to say she didn't, but the point remains. Liv is one of the most talented people I've ever worked with; I gave her the most difficult role in the play, and she gave me the exact same character I had in mind when I was writing the play and did it completely naturally, with barely any interference from me (And that, as any writer/director will attest, is a very, very rare thing).
You didn't like her performance? Fine. And when you're with your 'group', you can bandy about all the names you want, but don't think you can throw this stuff around in public and not be held accountable. And when you are, please don't try and hide behind the old 'I am the audience' argument. You're not only showing your own arrogance, you're insulting us and the many people who offered me their feedback (Both positive and negative) during the show's run... and to my face. Oh, as well as the many other audience members who came to see the show.
Phew. Sorry about the length of this post everyone, but I felt something had to be done: as most of you know, accepting criticism is an essential part of the game but I know a lot of you feel, as I do, that so much hard work and dedication goes into what we do (And I can safely say that on 'Unwashed' I had the most dedicated cast & crew I have ever had the honour to work with) we can reserve the right to retort every now and again. Constructive criticism? Lovely. But that doesn't mean we'll put up with any old pile of shite. Please people, think before you post!!
So whatddya say we agree to disagree, announce a ceasefire and get back to what this board's really about... the reviews?
Cav
Ty, please allow me to explain myself (And I think go some way towards explaining Amanda & Angelique's posts). You were perfectly in your rights to not be taken by our play, and I would never have bothered putting the script in at the Blue Room if I was unprepared for some people not liking it - it's all horses for courses in this business. Likewise, your opinions on the performances are your own and you have every right to them. However - and this is a big, capital-letters HOWEVER - there is a big difference between expressing these opinions privately with those around you and putting them up on a public forum.
Again, if the criticisms are constructive and well-reasoned that's great, but 'Hammy Smurf'? That's just immature and insensitive; did it ever occur to you that Liv (The 'smurf' in question) might have wound up reading that? I'm glad to say she didn't, but the point remains. Liv is one of the most talented people I've ever worked with; I gave her the most difficult role in the play, and she gave me the exact same character I had in mind when I was writing the play and did it completely naturally, with barely any interference from me (And that, as any writer/director will attest, is a very, very rare thing).
You didn't like her performance? Fine. And when you're with your 'group', you can bandy about all the names you want, but don't think you can throw this stuff around in public and not be held accountable. And when you are, please don't try and hide behind the old 'I am the audience' argument. You're not only showing your own arrogance, you're insulting us and the many people who offered me their feedback (Both positive and negative) during the show's run... and to my face. Oh, as well as the many other audience members who came to see the show.
Phew. Sorry about the length of this post everyone, but I felt something had to be done: as most of you know, accepting criticism is an essential part of the game but I know a lot of you feel, as I do, that so much hard work and dedication goes into what we do (And I can safely say that on 'Unwashed' I had the most dedicated cast & crew I have ever had the honour to work with) we can reserve the right to retort every now and again. Constructive criticism? Lovely. But that doesn't mean we'll put up with any old pile of shite. Please people, think before you post!!
So whatddya say we agree to disagree, announce a ceasefire and get back to what this board's really about... the reviews?
Cav
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