Apocalypse Perth - Northbridge

I was just wondering if anyone saw Apocalypse Perth in Northbridge which has just started I think. I really wanted to go and see it but can't make it and wanted to know what it was like! Can someone put a review up of it? Thanks! Em

Hi Em, I did see it last night but it was actually a preview show the short man standing by the ticket counter downstairs told me so I suppose that is why they did not have any scenery ready yet or even proper costumes but nevertheless whilst I am not really a theatre goer or even aything to do with that world and not one to criticise if you do want my two cents worth I did think the girl who came out at the beginning to tell us about the play and turn our phones off was very entertaining and also the four people who were auditioning did a really good job especially considering there didn't appear to be a proper script or anything at this stage but I am not sure about the singing section and perhaps there was no need for that young actress girl who was obviously upset and crying for some reason to take her clothes off as there were young children there and if she must do that then her top and bottoms should probably match better like they do in that Burlesque show I saw recently but that's probably because there is a strict budget which is probably also why there were none of those small vegetarian pizzas or platters of sliced carrots and cucumber with avocado dip that Sally sometimes organises before shows and why there was no free cordial afterwards and why we had to pay for all that red wine as well which we drank a lot of but that's OK I suppose as it's all for a very good cause as the woman serving behind the bar so rightly said and who apparently also wants to be an actor or is it an actress and so overall when the play is finished I will be very happy to recommend it to other people as its such a brilliant idea and production by that Rice lady and her husband and should do well on the stage.

Is there any punctuation in that? Free halloween shadow puppet pattern at Puppets in Melbourne

Ther's a capital letter at the start, a full stop at the end, and a couple of apostrophes. I think I detect a hint of irony, or possibly sarcasm - I can never tell the difference. www.meltheco.org.au

I wouldn't take any of this thread seriously seeing as I detect a slight similarity between this and the post that started the whole Rock Apocalypse debate off...... 'I was just wondering if anyone saw Rock Apocalypse in Padbury which has just finished I think. I really wanted to go and see it but couldn't make it and wanted to know what it was like! Can someone put a review up of it? Thanks! Am'

Author Shame Shame on you all.... I went hoping to get a copy of the the first edition of S**tslingers Weekly and all I got was an engaging, very funny, highly thought provoking piece of theatre.

Apocryphal Perth (A review from the inside) I saw the audience on opening night, and the first thing I have to say is, shame! You all claimed to be a full house, but I saw three empty seats from people who obviously RSVP’d to their invitations but didn’t show up – there were people waiting on a shortlist who might’ve gotten to see it if you’d only called the Blue Room in time and cancelled! How can we claim that the opening night was any sort of success if we had 3 empty seats glaring back at us? It’s just not fair. Also, the fact that people were laughing and enjoying themselves is misleading. I noticed that almost all of you were people who LIKE to go to the theatre, and so you were obviously biased. I’m sure if there had been just one or two people there who HATE going to the theatre, then we might've had some people disliking the show, which would have been a more balanced result. I particularly liked some of the characters I recognised in the audience. Sarah Borg was there, who I have worked with several times before, and I thought she was particularly attentive. I thought Ingle Knight was quite recognisable by the sound of his laugh. I liked the way Andrew Lewis didn’t flinch when I looked him directly in the eye. Adam Mitchell got there very early, and seemed to enjoy himself right from the start. And I saw Sarah McNeil up the back. It'll be interesting to read what she writes in her review for the Subi Post, particularly with her husband in the cast. Special mention should go to Kerri Hilton who, even though she remained against the far wall for the entire show, was always watchable in her role of the respected theatregoer. Apparently she went straight from seeing our show to seeing the 8pm performance of ‘Dying City’…a true trooper! The rest of you – too many to mention - were very responsive, although it threw our timing a bit when you laughed and applauded at spontaneous moments throughout our performance. When it came to the one or two poignant and emotional moments in the show, I’m pleased to say that most of you looked deeply moved, and none of you chatted or seemed to fall asleep. I thought it was a bit pretentious of Kate Rice to sit right in the middle. Who does she think she is? The writer? It must have made it hard for the actress playing ‘Kate Rice’ to say her lines, with the real Kate looking back at her like that. On the other hand, I saw a few people in the audience who (as I discovered later in the bar) were actual contributors to the forum, and were the real people from the original production, who I was playing as my characters! It was interesting to hear what they thought about the whole process - that they thought it was a good night out at the theatre, and were going to recommend it to their friends. Particular praise should go to the director Jeremy Rice, who at the last minute stepped in to take on the role of operating the sound and the lights. He got almost all of the cues right, and the volume knob was very well handled. My only complaint was the lighting design. I found most of the time the lights were shining directly at me, which made it difficult to see everyone in the audience. (Apologies to those of you I’ve left out of this review, because of this.) Also, I’m not sure about my multi-tracked voice playing on the CD during the curtain call. If there was a way of being able to sing 4 part harmony by myself, I’d rather have done it live. All in all, I really enjoyed performing in this show, and will definitely be back again later in the season. Cheers, Craig ~<8>-/====\---------

Well Craig, I must say that is the first time I've read a review of the audience rather then of the cast and crew on this site. See you nxt Tuesday night. . . ~ Tari The Writer is a child forever listening at the keyhole of the adult world.

Thank you for that highly entertaining 'review' Craig. I've been a little too slack this side of June when it comes to attending Blue Room productions, and fully intend to drag a couple of 'theatre-haters' kicking and screaming with me to one of the upcoming performances - that way you'll get your well-balanced audience for observation ;) Ha. But in all honesty, would it help in understanding some of the humour to read the original nasty (but apparently inspiring) thread? Or is it enough to know the usually unpleasant nature of anonymous postings on this site (seeing as the former option may cause me to stab my own eyes repeatedly with forks)?

...it's an awful thing and it's wrong to rubberneck yet it's so compelling, you can't tke your eyes off it. I'm talking about the thread of course - not the play (which I'll see next week). I'm guessing the play probably doesn't need you to read the thread - a lot of the audience probably won't have.

It's not necessary to read the postings to enjoy the show. Everything is self-explanatory within the play. Knowing a bit about theatre probably helps. Knowing the premise, and understanding what it means to post on a web-forum would make things more recognisable as well, although I've had audience members attend with no prior knowledge whatsoever, and they reported that they enjoyed it as a play. A couple of people have expressed interest in reading all the background material. Here are links to all the relevant threads: This is the original thread. It probably contains about half the script: http://www.theatre.asn.au/theatre_reviews/rock_apocalypse_perth An announcement was made of Kate's intention to put on a play. It got slammed: http://www.theatre.asn.au/billboard_bulletins/critics_and_defenders_of_rock_apocalypse Auditions were announced. Some abuse was hurled: http://www.theatre.asn.au/audition/2008/apocalypse_perth This is the thread where the show was advertised, and some personal abuse was dished out: http://www.theatre.asn.au/billboard_bulletins/it_doesnt_sound_like_a_very_interesting_concept_for_a_play Another channel of advertising. Some quite heavy arguments about why people should not go to see it: http://www.theatre.asn.au/production/2008/apocalypse_perth The show was just about to open. More arguing: http://www.theatre.asn.au/green_room_gossip/apocalypse_now Finally the show opened. And we come full circle: http://www.theatre.asn.au/theatre_reviews/apocalypse_perth_northbridge_0 And then at last, some reviews were posted. And some more arguing: http://www.theatre.asn.au/theatre_reviews/apocalypse_perth That's all - so far..! Cheers, Craig ~<8>-/====\---------

I posted an answer here but it got flagged as potential spam! (I think because I included lots of links to other web pages?) It may appear once it gets reviewed by the administrator... Basically, the show stands alone. If you're into theatre it will probably appeal. And if you're aware of the goings-on of website forums it will probably appeal as well. That covers pretty well everybody here. The content of the play is self explanatory, but a lot of people have then been interested to go back and read the backstory. Those were the links I posted, hopefully they'll show up next to this response. Cheers, Craig ~<8>-/====\---------

I'm glad it's not a must-read, seeing as aforementioned impulse to gouge may become too strong to resist.... I get that, with the 'rubbernecking'. (And thank you urbandictionary.com, I learnt a new word! Rubberneck: Slang for a person who has just committed or ready to commit an act of stupidity) However, reading what is referred to as a long and particularly nasty example of why I rarely post on this forum - nu-uh, occasionally I prefer to remain in happy hopeful oblivion.

I saw that definition there too, but I think urbandictionary.com got it wrong. (Urban dictionary is like Wikipedia, it's only definitions posted by its readership, and is prone to errors) The definitions it lists prior to that one are much more accurate: Rubbernecking refers to someone who turns their head to watch while passing something interesting... - a beautiful girl (like in the Elvis Presley song 'Rubberneckin') - slowing down to stare at a car accident (usually holding up other traffic) ...and not watching where they're going. In the case of this website it would refer to bearing witness to other's misfortunes, and not being able to tear yourself away.

I assumed that it was something like that, being unable to tear yourself away - from other's 'committing an act of stupidity.' But thank you for the clarification :)