Rock Apocalypse - Perth

I've been reading this thread over the past couple of days - it's not pretty. Note to the Director: If we are asking people to pay for the privelege of seeing our show, we should be man enough to accept it being criticised. Not all reviews are written the way we'd like them. We're more than willing to use the excuse that we're not professional performers when we deliver a show that doesn't meet expectations. Well, I doubt any of the people that commented on this thread are professional reviewers. You can't necessarily expect every comment to be constructive. I didn't see this show, but it sounds as though the feedback is pretty unanimous. People paid money to see it, they took time out of their schedule to be entertained. The play doesn't appear to have delivered - they've every right to say so. I've been on the receiving end of negative criticism. Maybe not quite as harsh as you've received, but pretty close. It hurts, but you need to respect it. Some of the comments in your response are simply awful. Firstly, you say that "the script is a turd". How can you blame your audiences for being angry if you yourself hated the play? Why on earth did you perform it in the first place? Secondly, you blame your performers. "The cast was the best that could be done with those that auditioned". I'd be more than a bit miffed if I was one of them. Thirdly, you accuse reviewers of "borderline libelous attacks on your cast". I'm no lawyer, but the only borderline libelous attacks appeared to me to come in your responses. You really need to be a bit more careful! Fourthly, you hurl insults here there and everywhere. Apart from the rudeness factor, it's not very smart. Do you honestly think that it's not going to hurt your box offices in the future? I hate to say this, but I think you need to grow up very fast if you want to survive as a Director.