How the Other Half Loves

Thank you Robtag and Smiley - the two most worthwhile comments on this entire thread. Theatre is entertainment - if you are an actor/writer/playwright, and you read a bad review and that destroys you, then perhaps you should choose another industry... People will always have their opinions on a show, whether good or bad. Wouldn't it be worse if you were a performer and had nothing but people inflating your ego and telling you how wonderful it was?? When perhaps there genuinely were some failures and faults in your performance?? I've been around the performing arts long enough to know that sometimes, on some days, it just doesn't work. Everyone has off-days, thats the way it is. And fair enough, Jonathon presented quite a scathing review of the show - but as a paying member of the audience, he had a right to. And perhaps, from the sounds of other people who have seen the show and commented on this thread, maybe he did just see one of the worse shows put on during this particular show run. Big deal. Good on you Jonathon, for speaking your mind and writing a clearly-written, albeit unhappy, review of the show. Forums like this, and of course the entire theatre/performing arts industry in general, need less cliquey 'yes-men' and more people willing to tell it like it is. David Dalton Digital Media Coordinator Arts Hub Australia dave@artshub.com.au Visit the Arts Hub Forums for discussion and commentary on all things going on in the Australian Arts scene