Pub Shorts
Tue, 6 Apr 2004, 09:28 amLeah Maher16 posts in thread
Pub Shorts
Tue, 6 Apr 2004, 09:28 amWhat; Skimpy Theatre's "Pub Shorts"
When; Monday, 5th Apri 2004
Where; The Railway Hotel, 44 Tydeman St, North Fremantle
Well, I haven't felt that out of place for a long time. I had arranged to meet my crowd at The Railway Hotel at 6:45ish so we could indulge in a beer and a counter meal before that show (which starts at 8:30, I was under the erroneous impression it started at 8). This meant I caught the last 15 mins of the skimpys. I had no idea Skimpy Theatre were going to take the idea that far, although it may just have been a coinidence. And either counter meals have changed a lot since I was at uni, or I have. Probably the later. Still, a sausage in a bun with all the trimmings, and chips and gravey for $3 is not to be sniffed at. Really.
Skimpys notwithstanding though, it really was a very entertaining night. I don't know if you can feel nostalgic about the "return" of pub theatre, because I don't know if it was ever that big (unless you count local post-grand-final football teams in drag or Working Class Man karaoke). And I can understand why; there are limitations to the venue, the stage is small, there is probably no backstage to speak of, I think of counted all of four lights and no real desk.
The trick is to pick the right plays, and thats what Skimy did. They where short so the audience didn't get restless out of their usual dark theatre comfort zone, they were very very funny and sometimes quite touching and performed by actors who are immediatley engaging to an audience and gained their trust the minute they walked out on stage. They were also incredibly simple (the plays, not the actors). The first show needed nothing but some pretty amazing sound (which was handled beautifully), the second needed a mattress and the third a table and two chairs.
The first play was the longest and featured all three of the actors (Damon Lockwood, Claire Hooper and Mike Frencham), it was funny and well paced, and with a few in jokes about "crappy co-op" that the theatre-ies in the audience really appreciated. At times, when an actor was on the floor, it was a little difficult to see what was going on because of the setup of the tables and chairs for the audience. And I thought some of the "I don't remember what has just happened" changes could have been a bit sharper. But it had us laugh'n.
The second show was probably my favourite. It's been a little while since I personally have seen Claire Hooper and especially Damon Lockwood do anything that wasn't at least mostly wacky. Which is great because they're both so good at it, but we always love to see the extent of our talent here in Perth (and to see our talent extend themselves) and this was a different little show for them. Just two people post-coitally talking about their "relationship". Something about it was so familar, which I think was a function of both the writing and the completely natural performances. I was reminded of when I saw Cat Commander and Liam Ryan directed by Tony Petani at the Blue Room in "Monogamy". You just felt like you knew these peope and what they were feeling. The direction was perfect, understated but not ever uncomfortable despite the small stage and all the getting up and down from a mattress on the floor, and grappling (!) to contend with. I was there with a director I consider to be a bit of an expert and she was blown away by the direction. The show was just great.
The third show, Dave Ryding's "Chat" was just plain funny. Mike Frencham has degrees of slow realisation I didn't know existed. I think most of us have about four degrees from "Hang on..." to "...Oh bugger.", he has about twelve. And the way the show was written and directed, you could just tell from the beginning, before you got the punchline, that something was wrong. I don't want to give the show away by saying more. It was subtle but it made the show. There was one moment, a "first-physical-contact-between-two-people-and-even though-it's-really-innocent-it's-still-a-big-deal" moment that just broke my heart but was absolutely hilarious at the same time.
I had a great time. I think it's only on for a few more nights but get down to Freo and give it a look if you can. We need more theatre like this; three actors, three writers, two directors, a stage, some lights, a truely amazing sound guy, simple costumes and off you go. And beer. Lots of beer.
(Apologies, as ever, for the inevitable spelling mistakes. If you could email the corrctions directly to me this time, instead of posting them on this board, I'm sure the other readers would appreciate it.)
Leah
When; Monday, 5th Apri 2004
Where; The Railway Hotel, 44 Tydeman St, North Fremantle
Well, I haven't felt that out of place for a long time. I had arranged to meet my crowd at The Railway Hotel at 6:45ish so we could indulge in a beer and a counter meal before that show (which starts at 8:30, I was under the erroneous impression it started at 8). This meant I caught the last 15 mins of the skimpys. I had no idea Skimpy Theatre were going to take the idea that far, although it may just have been a coinidence. And either counter meals have changed a lot since I was at uni, or I have. Probably the later. Still, a sausage in a bun with all the trimmings, and chips and gravey for $3 is not to be sniffed at. Really.
Skimpys notwithstanding though, it really was a very entertaining night. I don't know if you can feel nostalgic about the "return" of pub theatre, because I don't know if it was ever that big (unless you count local post-grand-final football teams in drag or Working Class Man karaoke). And I can understand why; there are limitations to the venue, the stage is small, there is probably no backstage to speak of, I think of counted all of four lights and no real desk.
The trick is to pick the right plays, and thats what Skimy did. They where short so the audience didn't get restless out of their usual dark theatre comfort zone, they were very very funny and sometimes quite touching and performed by actors who are immediatley engaging to an audience and gained their trust the minute they walked out on stage. They were also incredibly simple (the plays, not the actors). The first show needed nothing but some pretty amazing sound (which was handled beautifully), the second needed a mattress and the third a table and two chairs.
The first play was the longest and featured all three of the actors (Damon Lockwood, Claire Hooper and Mike Frencham), it was funny and well paced, and with a few in jokes about "crappy co-op" that the theatre-ies in the audience really appreciated. At times, when an actor was on the floor, it was a little difficult to see what was going on because of the setup of the tables and chairs for the audience. And I thought some of the "I don't remember what has just happened" changes could have been a bit sharper. But it had us laugh'n.
The second show was probably my favourite. It's been a little while since I personally have seen Claire Hooper and especially Damon Lockwood do anything that wasn't at least mostly wacky. Which is great because they're both so good at it, but we always love to see the extent of our talent here in Perth (and to see our talent extend themselves) and this was a different little show for them. Just two people post-coitally talking about their "relationship". Something about it was so familar, which I think was a function of both the writing and the completely natural performances. I was reminded of when I saw Cat Commander and Liam Ryan directed by Tony Petani at the Blue Room in "Monogamy". You just felt like you knew these peope and what they were feeling. The direction was perfect, understated but not ever uncomfortable despite the small stage and all the getting up and down from a mattress on the floor, and grappling (!) to contend with. I was there with a director I consider to be a bit of an expert and she was blown away by the direction. The show was just great.
The third show, Dave Ryding's "Chat" was just plain funny. Mike Frencham has degrees of slow realisation I didn't know existed. I think most of us have about four degrees from "Hang on..." to "...Oh bugger.", he has about twelve. And the way the show was written and directed, you could just tell from the beginning, before you got the punchline, that something was wrong. I don't want to give the show away by saying more. It was subtle but it made the show. There was one moment, a "first-physical-contact-between-two-people-and-even though-it's-really-innocent-it's-still-a-big-deal" moment that just broke my heart but was absolutely hilarious at the same time.
I had a great time. I think it's only on for a few more nights but get down to Freo and give it a look if you can. We need more theatre like this; three actors, three writers, two directors, a stage, some lights, a truely amazing sound guy, simple costumes and off you go. And beer. Lots of beer.
(Apologies, as ever, for the inevitable spelling mistakes. If you could email the corrctions directly to me this time, instead of posting them on this board, I'm sure the other readers would appreciate it.)
Leah
Leah MaherTue, 6 Apr 2004, 09:28 am
What; Skimpy Theatre's "Pub Shorts"
When; Monday, 5th Apri 2004
Where; The Railway Hotel, 44 Tydeman St, North Fremantle
Well, I haven't felt that out of place for a long time. I had arranged to meet my crowd at The Railway Hotel at 6:45ish so we could indulge in a beer and a counter meal before that show (which starts at 8:30, I was under the erroneous impression it started at 8). This meant I caught the last 15 mins of the skimpys. I had no idea Skimpy Theatre were going to take the idea that far, although it may just have been a coinidence. And either counter meals have changed a lot since I was at uni, or I have. Probably the later. Still, a sausage in a bun with all the trimmings, and chips and gravey for $3 is not to be sniffed at. Really.
Skimpys notwithstanding though, it really was a very entertaining night. I don't know if you can feel nostalgic about the "return" of pub theatre, because I don't know if it was ever that big (unless you count local post-grand-final football teams in drag or Working Class Man karaoke). And I can understand why; there are limitations to the venue, the stage is small, there is probably no backstage to speak of, I think of counted all of four lights and no real desk.
The trick is to pick the right plays, and thats what Skimy did. They where short so the audience didn't get restless out of their usual dark theatre comfort zone, they were very very funny and sometimes quite touching and performed by actors who are immediatley engaging to an audience and gained their trust the minute they walked out on stage. They were also incredibly simple (the plays, not the actors). The first show needed nothing but some pretty amazing sound (which was handled beautifully), the second needed a mattress and the third a table and two chairs.
The first play was the longest and featured all three of the actors (Damon Lockwood, Claire Hooper and Mike Frencham), it was funny and well paced, and with a few in jokes about "crappy co-op" that the theatre-ies in the audience really appreciated. At times, when an actor was on the floor, it was a little difficult to see what was going on because of the setup of the tables and chairs for the audience. And I thought some of the "I don't remember what has just happened" changes could have been a bit sharper. But it had us laugh'n.
The second show was probably my favourite. It's been a little while since I personally have seen Claire Hooper and especially Damon Lockwood do anything that wasn't at least mostly wacky. Which is great because they're both so good at it, but we always love to see the extent of our talent here in Perth (and to see our talent extend themselves) and this was a different little show for them. Just two people post-coitally talking about their "relationship". Something about it was so familar, which I think was a function of both the writing and the completely natural performances. I was reminded of when I saw Cat Commander and Liam Ryan directed by Tony Petani at the Blue Room in "Monogamy". You just felt like you knew these peope and what they were feeling. The direction was perfect, understated but not ever uncomfortable despite the small stage and all the getting up and down from a mattress on the floor, and grappling (!) to contend with. I was there with a director I consider to be a bit of an expert and she was blown away by the direction. The show was just great.
The third show, Dave Ryding's "Chat" was just plain funny. Mike Frencham has degrees of slow realisation I didn't know existed. I think most of us have about four degrees from "Hang on..." to "...Oh bugger.", he has about twelve. And the way the show was written and directed, you could just tell from the beginning, before you got the punchline, that something was wrong. I don't want to give the show away by saying more. It was subtle but it made the show. There was one moment, a "first-physical-contact-between-two-people-and-even though-it's-really-innocent-it's-still-a-big-deal" moment that just broke my heart but was absolutely hilarious at the same time.
I had a great time. I think it's only on for a few more nights but get down to Freo and give it a look if you can. We need more theatre like this; three actors, three writers, two directors, a stage, some lights, a truely amazing sound guy, simple costumes and off you go. And beer. Lots of beer.
(Apologies, as ever, for the inevitable spelling mistakes. If you could email the corrctions directly to me this time, instead of posting them on this board, I'm sure the other readers would appreciate it.)
Leah
When; Monday, 5th Apri 2004
Where; The Railway Hotel, 44 Tydeman St, North Fremantle
Well, I haven't felt that out of place for a long time. I had arranged to meet my crowd at The Railway Hotel at 6:45ish so we could indulge in a beer and a counter meal before that show (which starts at 8:30, I was under the erroneous impression it started at 8). This meant I caught the last 15 mins of the skimpys. I had no idea Skimpy Theatre were going to take the idea that far, although it may just have been a coinidence. And either counter meals have changed a lot since I was at uni, or I have. Probably the later. Still, a sausage in a bun with all the trimmings, and chips and gravey for $3 is not to be sniffed at. Really.
Skimpys notwithstanding though, it really was a very entertaining night. I don't know if you can feel nostalgic about the "return" of pub theatre, because I don't know if it was ever that big (unless you count local post-grand-final football teams in drag or Working Class Man karaoke). And I can understand why; there are limitations to the venue, the stage is small, there is probably no backstage to speak of, I think of counted all of four lights and no real desk.
The trick is to pick the right plays, and thats what Skimy did. They where short so the audience didn't get restless out of their usual dark theatre comfort zone, they were very very funny and sometimes quite touching and performed by actors who are immediatley engaging to an audience and gained their trust the minute they walked out on stage. They were also incredibly simple (the plays, not the actors). The first show needed nothing but some pretty amazing sound (which was handled beautifully), the second needed a mattress and the third a table and two chairs.
The first play was the longest and featured all three of the actors (Damon Lockwood, Claire Hooper and Mike Frencham), it was funny and well paced, and with a few in jokes about "crappy co-op" that the theatre-ies in the audience really appreciated. At times, when an actor was on the floor, it was a little difficult to see what was going on because of the setup of the tables and chairs for the audience. And I thought some of the "I don't remember what has just happened" changes could have been a bit sharper. But it had us laugh'n.
The second show was probably my favourite. It's been a little while since I personally have seen Claire Hooper and especially Damon Lockwood do anything that wasn't at least mostly wacky. Which is great because they're both so good at it, but we always love to see the extent of our talent here in Perth (and to see our talent extend themselves) and this was a different little show for them. Just two people post-coitally talking about their "relationship". Something about it was so familar, which I think was a function of both the writing and the completely natural performances. I was reminded of when I saw Cat Commander and Liam Ryan directed by Tony Petani at the Blue Room in "Monogamy". You just felt like you knew these peope and what they were feeling. The direction was perfect, understated but not ever uncomfortable despite the small stage and all the getting up and down from a mattress on the floor, and grappling (!) to contend with. I was there with a director I consider to be a bit of an expert and she was blown away by the direction. The show was just great.
The third show, Dave Ryding's "Chat" was just plain funny. Mike Frencham has degrees of slow realisation I didn't know existed. I think most of us have about four degrees from "Hang on..." to "...Oh bugger.", he has about twelve. And the way the show was written and directed, you could just tell from the beginning, before you got the punchline, that something was wrong. I don't want to give the show away by saying more. It was subtle but it made the show. There was one moment, a "first-physical-contact-between-two-people-and-even though-it's-really-innocent-it's-still-a-big-deal" moment that just broke my heart but was absolutely hilarious at the same time.
I had a great time. I think it's only on for a few more nights but get down to Freo and give it a look if you can. We need more theatre like this; three actors, three writers, two directors, a stage, some lights, a truely amazing sound guy, simple costumes and off you go. And beer. Lots of beer.
(Apologies, as ever, for the inevitable spelling mistakes. If you could email the corrctions directly to me this time, instead of posting them on this board, I'm sure the other readers would appreciate it.)
Leah
TomTue, 6 Apr 2004, 09:42 am
Re: Pub Shorts
Well you spelled corrections (corrctions) wrong for a start.
Walter PlingeTue, 6 Apr 2004, 01:20 pm
Spell this!
corrctions or corrections....
OH come on!!! That's obviously just a typo!!! SO she is a busy woman, who obviously doesn't have as much time on her hands as you.... BIG DEAL!!!
I'm here for you Leah....
OH come on!!! That's obviously just a typo!!! SO she is a busy woman, who obviously doesn't have as much time on her hands as you.... BIG DEAL!!!
I'm here for you Leah....
SteveHWed, 7 Apr 2004, 12:18 am
Re: Pub Shorts
Thanks Leah!
Regards
Steve
(the sound guy)
and this is for all those who care too much about spelling..............
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azmanig huh?
Mroe lkie evreynoe's a fcuknig Etsniien....
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Regards
Steve
(the sound guy)
and this is for all those who care too much about spelling..............
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azmanig huh?
Mroe lkie evreynoe's a fcuknig Etsniien....
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Lauren SteenholdtWed, 7 Apr 2004, 01:35 am
Re: Pub Shorts
Dear Leah,
This evening I was handed a copy of your review of 'Pub Shorts' by my co-director Aaron Beach.
Sincere thanks for the positive feedback. It gave all of us at Skimpy Theatre a lovely little boost to the collective ego!
Thanks again,
Lauren Steenholdt
DIRECTOR
SKIMPY THEATRE
skimpytheatre@hotmail.com
This evening I was handed a copy of your review of 'Pub Shorts' by my co-director Aaron Beach.
Sincere thanks for the positive feedback. It gave all of us at Skimpy Theatre a lovely little boost to the collective ego!
Thanks again,
Lauren Steenholdt
DIRECTOR
SKIMPY THEATRE
skimpytheatre@hotmail.com
Walter PlingeWed, 7 Apr 2004, 12:52 pm
Re: Pub Shorts
I agree with most of what Leah M said, although I found it hard to regard this show as serious theatre. More like a very good skit show really. I was not surprised to read in the program that two of the three actors had standup comedy backgrounds and were obviously used to reacting to audience responses (or vice versa).
Nevertheless, I thoroughly enjoyed the show and wish there was more of this sort of thing happening, especially at a pub within walking distance of my home. I was talking to the publican afterwards (about why he jacked up the price of a pint from $4.80 to $7.00 once the show started). He was very supportive but didn't think Pub Theatre would ever replace the real skimpy shows because we "theatre-ies" just don't drink as much as the wharfies. If we did, perhaps the pub would pay the actors and we could get rid of the $16.00 cover charge?
Thou spleeny onion-eyed flax-wench!
Nevertheless, I thoroughly enjoyed the show and wish there was more of this sort of thing happening, especially at a pub within walking distance of my home. I was talking to the publican afterwards (about why he jacked up the price of a pint from $4.80 to $7.00 once the show started). He was very supportive but didn't think Pub Theatre would ever replace the real skimpy shows because we "theatre-ies" just don't drink as much as the wharfies. If we did, perhaps the pub would pay the actors and we could get rid of the $16.00 cover charge?
Thou spleeny onion-eyed flax-wench!
crgwllmsWed, 7 Apr 2004, 05:38 pm
Re: Word play
Thanks Steve
see this post from last year...
http://theatre.asn.au/read.php?f=19&i=6226&t=6226
Mine's worded slightly differently, maybe it came from somewhere other than Cmabrigde?
Cheers,
Craig
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see this post from last year...
http://theatre.asn.au/read.php?f=19&i=6226&t=6226
Mine's worded slightly differently, maybe it came from somewhere other than Cmabrigde?
Cheers,
Craig
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crgwllmsThu, 8 Apr 2004, 01:45 am
Re: Pub Shorts & Random Theatre Testing
Pub Shorts
Mike Frencham, Claire Hooper, Damon Lockwood
Dir Aaron Beach/Lauren Steenholdt
First time I’ve made it to the Railway Hotel – the venue has really good potential and was utilised well with this show. I concur with and endorse everything in Leah’s review, it was all very entertaining, and several times I was shown things I was not expecting. Considering how well I know and love the ‘wacky’ comic work I’ve seen by all three performers, it was great to see much of the night grounded in some solid realism which still didn’t detract from the comedy.
But I think because I was not expecting ‘loony’ I was a bit thrown by ‘The 5th at Randwick’. I was enjoying it, but not quite piecing it together at the start…is this taking the piss, or am I the only one here not quite getting it, (or sometimes, am I the only one here getting it) ?
When I finally twigged how this was deliberately frigging with my head and realised no, there’s no ‘trick’ to it, it’s simply an absurdist premise…then I was comfortable with it from then on, and enjoyed how it kept getting bigger.
Both ‘Morning On A Rainy Day’ and ‘Chat’ were terrific pieces because they were totally character driven. The humour was well observed and thoroughly grounded in reality…painful humour sometimes, because each play reminded me of similar situations we’ve probably all been through (I have) when it didn’t seem so funny at the time. Watching from the audience though, was very funny.
‘Chat’ was quite a simple story, the humour was mainly in the characters and delivery; ‘Morning…’ was much more complex and required the actors to really establish a strong relationship and confront a pretty wide range of intimate emotions. Both pieces were neatly presented and satisfying in their production.
Stinger said:
>I found it hard to regard this show as serious theatre. More like a very good skit show really.
Perhaps it wasn’t that serious, but it was definitely good theatre. Only the first piece came across anything like an extended skit stylistically; all three pieces had a lot more depth. Maybe because the last two scripts had ‘punchline’ endings they appeared that way, but the content of each scene prior to those end moments made them more than just good skits.
> I was talking to the publican afterwards Â…He was very supportive but didn't think Pub Theatre would ever replace the real skimpy shows because we "theatre-ies" just don't drink as much as the wharfies. If we did, perhaps the pub would pay the actors and we could get rid of the $16.00 cover charge?
How many people go to a pub only to see the skimpies? In my experience, when there have been skimpy barmaids I notice most of the regular clientele virtually ignore them. So IÂ’m not sure that they really pull a crowd who wouldnÂ’t ordinarily be going out for a drink anyway. Whereas theatre or comedy shows have the potential to bring an entirely new crowd into a pub (the Big Hoo Haa at the Freo, for example, boosts the pubÂ’s takings by a considerable amount each week, throughout the year).
The idea of paying for your entertainment by drinking more is an interesting thought…I can imagine the RBT boys asking me on the way home, “have you indulged in any theatre tonight, sir?” If you're the nominated skipper, does that mean you're only allowed to see one act, and have to have a 'spacer' like watching 'Murder She Wrote' on a TV in another room, before you can drive...?
If the Railway is anything like the Freo Hotel, they donÂ’t actually have anything to do with producing the show, theyÂ’re just a venue for hire. And most likely they are allowing the theatre company cheap or no rent for the venue, in return for making their money off the beer sales. So the theatre company still charges their ticket price to get by, and hopefully afford their actors something at the end; and if the publican wants to make it worthwhile by charging more for his drinks, good luck to him. IÂ’m sure if the pub was paying the actors and covering the door charge youÂ’d be paying a hell of a lot more for that pint.
One more night for Pub Shorts.
Worth the effort.
Cheers,
Craig
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Mike Frencham, Claire Hooper, Damon Lockwood
Dir Aaron Beach/Lauren Steenholdt
First time I’ve made it to the Railway Hotel – the venue has really good potential and was utilised well with this show. I concur with and endorse everything in Leah’s review, it was all very entertaining, and several times I was shown things I was not expecting. Considering how well I know and love the ‘wacky’ comic work I’ve seen by all three performers, it was great to see much of the night grounded in some solid realism which still didn’t detract from the comedy.
But I think because I was not expecting ‘loony’ I was a bit thrown by ‘The 5th at Randwick’. I was enjoying it, but not quite piecing it together at the start…is this taking the piss, or am I the only one here not quite getting it, (or sometimes, am I the only one here getting it) ?
When I finally twigged how this was deliberately frigging with my head and realised no, there’s no ‘trick’ to it, it’s simply an absurdist premise…then I was comfortable with it from then on, and enjoyed how it kept getting bigger.
Both ‘Morning On A Rainy Day’ and ‘Chat’ were terrific pieces because they were totally character driven. The humour was well observed and thoroughly grounded in reality…painful humour sometimes, because each play reminded me of similar situations we’ve probably all been through (I have) when it didn’t seem so funny at the time. Watching from the audience though, was very funny.
‘Chat’ was quite a simple story, the humour was mainly in the characters and delivery; ‘Morning…’ was much more complex and required the actors to really establish a strong relationship and confront a pretty wide range of intimate emotions. Both pieces were neatly presented and satisfying in their production.
Stinger said:
>I found it hard to regard this show as serious theatre. More like a very good skit show really.
Perhaps it wasn’t that serious, but it was definitely good theatre. Only the first piece came across anything like an extended skit stylistically; all three pieces had a lot more depth. Maybe because the last two scripts had ‘punchline’ endings they appeared that way, but the content of each scene prior to those end moments made them more than just good skits.
> I was talking to the publican afterwards Â…He was very supportive but didn't think Pub Theatre would ever replace the real skimpy shows because we "theatre-ies" just don't drink as much as the wharfies. If we did, perhaps the pub would pay the actors and we could get rid of the $16.00 cover charge?
How many people go to a pub only to see the skimpies? In my experience, when there have been skimpy barmaids I notice most of the regular clientele virtually ignore them. So IÂ’m not sure that they really pull a crowd who wouldnÂ’t ordinarily be going out for a drink anyway. Whereas theatre or comedy shows have the potential to bring an entirely new crowd into a pub (the Big Hoo Haa at the Freo, for example, boosts the pubÂ’s takings by a considerable amount each week, throughout the year).
The idea of paying for your entertainment by drinking more is an interesting thought…I can imagine the RBT boys asking me on the way home, “have you indulged in any theatre tonight, sir?” If you're the nominated skipper, does that mean you're only allowed to see one act, and have to have a 'spacer' like watching 'Murder She Wrote' on a TV in another room, before you can drive...?
If the Railway is anything like the Freo Hotel, they donÂ’t actually have anything to do with producing the show, theyÂ’re just a venue for hire. And most likely they are allowing the theatre company cheap or no rent for the venue, in return for making their money off the beer sales. So the theatre company still charges their ticket price to get by, and hopefully afford their actors something at the end; and if the publican wants to make it worthwhile by charging more for his drinks, good luck to him. IÂ’m sure if the pub was paying the actors and covering the door charge youÂ’d be paying a hell of a lot more for that pint.
One more night for Pub Shorts.
Worth the effort.
Cheers,
Craig
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Walter PlingeThu, 8 Apr 2004, 01:58 pm
Re: Pub Shorts & Random Theatre Testing
i think you would still be paying the door charge and more for the pint if the pub paid the actors.
so craig if you were on light theatre would you be only allowed to see three one act comedies in a night before being over .05 and would your imported shows be a higher strength.
hic! well orficer i had an ackbourn, followed by a pinter and a shakespeare but it was the dryden that must of put me over!
so craig if you were on light theatre would you be only allowed to see three one act comedies in a night before being over .05 and would your imported shows be a higher strength.
hic! well orficer i had an ackbourn, followed by a pinter and a shakespeare but it was the dryden that must of put me over!
crgwllmsThu, 8 Apr 2004, 03:18 pm
Re: Random Theatre Testing
walter plinge wrote:
>
> so craig if you were on light theatre would you be only
> allowed to see three one act comedies in a night before being
> over .05 and would your imported shows be a higher strength.
>
> hic! well orficer i had an ackbourn, followed by a pinter and
> a shakespeare but it was the dryden that must of put me over!
Half a Pinter is okay. I prefer Scotch and Dryden.
But I hate coming home reeking of Chekov, and too many Williamsons gives me a hangover.
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> so craig if you were on light theatre would you be only
> allowed to see three one act comedies in a night before being
> over .05 and would your imported shows be a higher strength.
>
> hic! well orficer i had an ackbourn, followed by a pinter and
> a shakespeare but it was the dryden that must of put me over!
Half a Pinter is okay. I prefer Scotch and Dryden.
But I hate coming home reeking of Chekov, and too many Williamsons gives me a hangover.
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Walter PlingeThu, 8 Apr 2004, 04:24 pm
Pub Shorts & Random Reality Testing
As I understand it, the pub pays the (real) skimpies and there is no cover charge. The profit on beer and bourbon sales covers the lot!
Some funny ideas there though. Can I use them?
Thou bootless swag-bellied clack-dish!
Some funny ideas there though. Can I use them?
Thou bootless swag-bellied clack-dish!
crgwllmsThu, 8 Apr 2004, 07:23 pm
Re:
stinger wrote:
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> As I understand it, the pub pays the (real) skimpies and
> there is no cover charge. The profit on beer and bourbon
> sales covers the lot!
Aha ... that's your answer. The skimpy performers don't have the overhead of costumes to worry about.
Cheers,
Craig
>
> As I understand it, the pub pays the (real) skimpies and
> there is no cover charge. The profit on beer and bourbon
> sales covers the lot!
Aha ... that's your answer. The skimpy performers don't have the overhead of costumes to worry about.
Cheers,
Craig
crgwllmsThu, 8 Apr 2004, 07:24 pm
Re: "No cover" charge
stinger wrote:
>
> As I understand it, the pub pays the (real) skimpies and
> there is no cover charge. The profit on beer and bourbon
> sales covers the lot!
Aha ... that's your answer. The skimpy performers don't have the overhead of costumes to worry about.
Cheers,
Craig
>
> As I understand it, the pub pays the (real) skimpies and
> there is no cover charge. The profit on beer and bourbon
> sales covers the lot!
Aha ... that's your answer. The skimpy performers don't have the overhead of costumes to worry about.
Cheers,
Craig
SteveHFri, 9 Apr 2004, 07:34 pm
Re: Pub Shorts & Random Reality Testing
Cheers Craigo,
I got that one off a site a few months back and have been looking for something to do with it other than just emailing it to everyone with the whole...
"...Hey everyone, read this, haha, lol, rotflol lol, lol, even more "lol"-ing, brb, l8tr!!!! Hehe ;-) 8)) smiley smiley go kill yaself ! JK!!!!!!..."
..nuttery that has become all too commonplace in my Inbox. I swear if one more person sends me anything in this vein i may throw the keyboard through the screen.
But i digress. Didn't realise you'd posted this one up already. Oops!
And thanks everyone for the kind words about "THE" show. Ooooooooh nelly. Damon understands....................
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I got that one off a site a few months back and have been looking for something to do with it other than just emailing it to everyone with the whole...
"...Hey everyone, read this, haha, lol, rotflol lol, lol, even more "lol"-ing, brb, l8tr!!!! Hehe ;-) 8)) smiley smiley go kill yaself ! JK!!!!!!..."
..nuttery that has become all too commonplace in my Inbox. I swear if one more person sends me anything in this vein i may throw the keyboard through the screen.
But i digress. Didn't realise you'd posted this one up already. Oops!
And thanks everyone for the kind words about "THE" show. Ooooooooh nelly. Damon understands....................
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crgwllmsFri, 9 Apr 2004, 08:26 pm
Re: Pub Short to Pub long gig
No wrreois, Steve!
Wouldn't like to see you throw the keyboard through the screen of that nifty little Powerbook you were using the other night to gain such praise for your sound effects. Great show.
Hey, are you able/willing to do a few Fridays at the Hoo Haa over the next 8 weeks?
Cheers,
Craig
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Tony PWed, 14 Apr 2004, 10:13 pm
Re: Pub Shorts
Tom wrote:
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> Well you spelled corrections (corrctions) wrong for a start.
Um... "spelled corrections (corrections) wrongly, for a start", perhaps?
Thou puny fen-sucked gudgeon!
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> Well you spelled corrections (corrctions) wrong for a start.
Um... "spelled corrections (corrections) wrongly, for a start", perhaps?
Thou puny fen-sucked gudgeon!