Playlovers do it again

Sun, 19 Aug 2007, 12:43 pm

Johnny Grim8 posts in thread

I can't for one minute pretend that I'm qualified in any way to review theatre productions, however, what I can say, is that the most recent productions from Playlovers ('Eurobeat') and the current production of 'The Vagina Monologues'are a credit to the Playlovers team. I'd heard a bit about the Monoluges before now, but here I was seeing it for the first time. I went along expecting a comedy, in the style of 'Menopause the musical', of course, this play has much more. One minute funny, the next sombre, and thought provoking (especially for we mere-males). The cast were superb, in delivering, what in truth, is a potentially difficult subject matter (ha!)Great performance ladies. Be proud! The healthy audiences are richly deserved. cheers Johnny Grim A lad in sane productions

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Johnny GrimSun, 19 Aug 2007, 12:43 pm

evelynSun, 19 Aug 2007, 01:48 pm

Vagina Monologues

SOLD OUT. HOW OFTEN DOES THIS HAPPEN AND THE PRODUCTION HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN. TONIGHT, SUN 19TH IS THE ONLY CHANCE TO SEE THIS SHOW WHERE THERE ARE QUITE A NUMBER OF TICKETS AVAILABLE. THE REST OF THE RUN HAS LIMITED SINGLE SEATS AVAILABLE. CALL PLAYLOVERS ON 0415 777 173 OR PAY AT THE DOOR.

Tari-XalyrMon, 20 Aug 2007, 01:04 pm

Loved it

As to the above notice - I had major trouble getting tickets for this show but something luckily popped up on the opening night -Friday - so myself and three friends went along. We had a great time. I myself have read these monologues several tiems over - it was a close consideration for my TEE piece alst year - so am quite familiar with them. Still it was a delight to see them actually performed. I must give congrats to the girls because it is for many people a confronting and uncomfortable subject matter - for men and women alike. But my two favourites remain my two favourites - Moaning and The Angry Vagina. For my friends this was their introduction to community theatre and i'm sure they'll be out for more now. thanks again for a the great entertainment. ~ Tari The Writer is a child forever listening at the keyhole of the adult world.

RichardLOZTue, 21 Aug 2007, 08:29 am

I am in fact registered to

I am in fact registered to the site, hence my user name appearing at the top of my post. The negative and pointless comments that so many people seem to post on this site does nothing to unite the community, but rather divide it. I personally know of many many people who just dont bother to come here and post anymore for this exact reason. Have a look for yourself through the posts and it is the same small group of people who are posting all of the time. What does this tell you. I dont want to get into an argument over all of this, its just my opinion at the end of the day and an observation I have made. I thought the whole idea of this site was to promote theatre both pro and community, yet there seems to be so much slagging going on that it just drives people away. if that is the way that the admin wants it, then fine, that is his / her choice, but personally I would have thought that they would do everything possible to make this site informative and collaborative so that ultimately everyone benefits. Just my humble opinion. Richard

NaTue, 21 Aug 2007, 01:23 pm

Richard, I didn't know you

Richard, I didn't know you were a member. At the time of my posting, I looked at your post, and thought it wasn't a registered person. My apologies. Yes, there is only a number of people who regularly post; but you will find that it is extremely difficult to encourage participation on any web site, no matter how popular or informative it is. The idea of this site is to promote theatre, and if you do not like the slagging on the site, then do what nobody else is doing: participate and moderate the posts. If you want to have more informative posts, then lead by example. I agree with you entirely, but as you may have seen of late, the admin has had his hands full just trying to keep the site going. He probably doesn't have time to moderate every single thread and post himself. It's up to us to encourage better participation from the community. Sticky Apple Legs www.freewebs.com/stickyapplelegs Puppets in Melbourne www.thepromptcopy.com/pip

Grant MalcolmTue, 21 Aug 2007, 09:00 pm

Ownership

Thanks for the sentiments - which are taken in the constructive, if exasperated, tone in which I think they were intended.

Firstly, as Na has suggested, and as was discussed at last night's ITA committee meeting, ownership of this site is very much more complex than many would believe. The ITA doesn't own this site, I don't own it. The site is made up of countless contributions which remain the copyright of the people that have contributed to it over the past nine years. It is a rich, diverse communal space afflicted by all the classic problems associated with the tragedy of the commons.

I'm aware that some people seek to mis-characterise the discussions on the site as being predominantly negative. Certainly the occasional difference of opinion or heated exchange attracts disproportionate attention. I'm sure too that we have our share of ambulance chasers amongst the readership who occasionally visit, rarely contribute, but are here in an instant if they hear that there's an argument taking place. Small wonder they think heated debate dominates the discussion, they rarely contribute themselves and seldom bother visiting or reading the thousands of other constructive and worthwhile contributions.

I'm afraid I regard the notion that the site is dividing the community that it purports to support as nonsense. Any divisions are apparent in both the real and virtual communities. I suspect that instead the site accurately reflects most facets of the theatre community in their passionate diversity. If the site isn't adequately reflecting the facets some consider admirable or worthy, then I suspect that at least in some measure these people have only their own lack of participation to blame. I'd also argue that the site has brought about a sense of the broader theatre community, warts and all, than was ever apparent before.

While I'm occasionally disappointed at the lack of tolerance for diversity displayed by some of those that I'm aware frequent the site only to sit in judgement over those that do have the courage of their convictions to contribute, I'm far more often delighted at the honest, constructive, robust contributions that demonstrate we're a resilient and tolerant community that cares deeply about our common passion.

Any discussion exploring ways to encourage more positive contributions on the site is very welcome but contrary to the expectations of some, registration offers absolutely no protection from abuse and is only a barrier to participation. Some of the worst serial abusers on the site have been registered users - try a search for vixen for a particularly unpleasant stream of bile from a registered user.

The ITA committee spent some time on Monday night considering how best to guide and direct the future development of the site. I've encouraged them to look at establishing a steering committee with broad, national representation. Perhaps you'd like to participate?

Cheers
Grant

--
Director, actor and administrator of this website

NaTue, 21 Aug 2007, 10:00 pm

Thanks Grant for your

Thanks Grant for your comments, they hold so true. And I would like to put my hand up for helping on the future developments of the site. Sticky Apple Legs www.freewebs.com/stickyapplelegs Puppets in Melbourne www.thepromptcopy.com/pip

LabrugWed, 22 Aug 2007, 10:55 am

I also

I also raise my hand. I'll help out as I can...

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