Butler - an apology

As director of "What the Butler saw" I would like to apologise to anyone who has been irritated by the ridiculous in-jokery of the "Jo Orton pseudonym" threads.

I should point out that, contrary to many implications, I have had no hand in this idiotically far fetched attempt to advertise our play. In my honest belief, this website should be reserved for genuine expressions of opinion or reviews.

I do think it is abusing the principles on which Theatre Australia operates to use it for thinly disguised publicity drives for our production, playing at the Dolphin Theatre tonight and then next Wednesday to Saturday at 8.00 pm.

Even when the play in question is "an excellent production, you can really see the cast feeding off each others' and the audience's energy" (Alicia Smith) it does not excuse this kind of cheap advertising ploy.

Stephen Lee