tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post458538349175873361..comments2024-02-18T19:36:43.844+11:00Comments on theatre notes: Review: Queen LearAlison Croggonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-38910437111327833852012-07-29T01:50:55.136+10:002012-07-29T01:50:55.136+10:00Anne-Marie - apologies for using the word "gu...Anne-Marie - apologies for using the word "guys". That was silly of me.Richard Pettiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916298496154973547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-87188743198722315132012-07-27T15:47:28.781+10:002012-07-27T15:47:28.781+10:00And now for the Sydney blogger's opinions...Di...And now for the Sydney blogger's opinions...Diana Simmonds at Stage Noise has written a very good piece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-81931797854394838982012-07-26T11:12:32.138+10:002012-07-26T11:12:32.138+10:00Insomnia led me to a 4am catch up read. Thank you ...Insomnia led me to a 4am catch up read. Thank you everyone. I had a good laugh, rolled my eyes and cheered, then drifted back to sleep knowing that people really do care about another ho-hum show at the MTC, but are far more interested in what a mob of theatre-going writers (and folk who know better than theatre-going writers) have to say about it.<br /><br />Highlights:<br /><br /> "You Anne-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08072294851883222846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-80373923376296148252012-07-25T19:01:45.196+10:002012-07-25T19:01:45.196+10:00Worked for me from my laptop again just now.Worked for me from my laptop again just now.Geoffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409350618909242278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-78272369803789437362012-07-25T18:50:00.000+10:002012-07-25T18:50:00.000+10:00@G not any more (maybe from mobile devide)@G not any more (maybe from mobile devide)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-80712507291593533602012-07-25T18:44:57.269+10:002012-07-25T18:44:57.269+10:00Google will get you past the pesky paywall Anon – ...Google will get you past the pesky paywall Anon – which is why Rupert wanted to remove News Ltd content from Google all those months ago.Geoffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409350618909242278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-45905769037663604762012-07-25T18:28:56.407+10:002012-07-25T18:28:56.407+10:00Julian Meyrick is the media equivalent of a vexati...Julian Meyrick is the media equivalent of a vexatious litigant. :DChris Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18215203610745043810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-64266471163547960522012-07-25T18:25:03.756+10:002012-07-25T18:25:03.756+10:00paywall grrpaywall grrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-72741304303220630212012-07-25T17:50:16.560+10:002012-07-25T17:50:16.560+10:00Thanks, John and Unknown. Yes, what is really cruc...Thanks, John and Unknown. Yes, what is really crucial is a range of responses - no one is "right", you can just make more or less interesting arguments. I remember, with a shudder, when the most a production could hope for was about three reviews. And as a long shot, if you disagreed, a Letter to the Editor, which was very seldom published. That wasn't healthy at ALL, although from Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-4014027166659128622012-07-25T17:34:24.638+10:002012-07-25T17:34:24.638+10:00Let the debate continue indeed! Especially from th...Let the debate continue indeed! Especially from those who have bothered to see the play...was at this afternoon's matinee, full house, rapt attention, cheers at the curtain call, the full bit. Am still reeling a bit from Ms Nevin's power and skill. Best I've ever seen, in my untrained opinion. And just when I thought most blog/critics agreed about the production, I stumble across thisUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01400137401500268708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-57914234712762163362012-07-25T16:25:10.896+10:002012-07-25T16:25:10.896+10:00Alison, I whole-heartedly agreed with your respons...Alison, I whole-heartedly agreed with your response to Julian Meyrick's whine in The Australian http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/opinion/queen-lear-reaction-a-perfect-storm/story-fn9n9z9n-1226434620224<br /><br />I think Meyrick has now become the go to whinger for the arts sector to the point where his number must be on speed dial for journalists wanting to beef up an ooh-aah arts story.John Withersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-76085764628320874222012-07-24T12:59:36.625+10:002012-07-24T12:59:36.625+10:00I personally suspect "ooo, shiny things!"...I personally suspect "ooo, shiny things!" syndrome. But that's because the design made no sense to me.Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-19189178496428843192012-07-24T12:04:18.530+10:002012-07-24T12:04:18.530+10:00I would agree that the analogy is pretty sledgeham...I would agree that the analogy is pretty sledgehammer, if its there.<br /><br />On the other hand, the analogy between one of history's most shocking theatre scenes and the recent terrorist counterparts is interesting.<br /><br />Possible that's all it was, and I just misread it?Richard Pettiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916298496154973547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-25917250555349686312012-07-24T09:04:05.009+10:002012-07-24T09:04:05.009+10:00Glad you went to see it, Richard. Just one comment...Glad you went to see it, Richard. Just one comment: "The middle-eastern thing was unusual and I think came from an analogy of the gore of the Gloucester-gouge = Al-Queada decapitation videos, ok its a bit unusual but not a crazy link as the stereotype is that middle-eastern societies = women oppressed."<br /><br />Nobody who knows anything about what's going on in Egypt or anywhere Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-51202752102315966382012-07-24T05:23:31.744+10:002012-07-24T05:23:31.744+10:00I will grant that it falls short of its full argum...I will grant that it falls short of its full argument, and I wonder if it did need something completely insane like a giant flashing dildo on stage the whole time or something maybe Kosky or Andrews do that. Just to ram the point home. It was probably lacking a big f*ck-you like that to bring the audience together in shock. If you're gonna attack the dominant structure, force is a neccessary Richard Pettiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916298496154973547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-73884866405000472122012-07-24T05:23:05.254+10:002012-07-24T05:23:05.254+10:00Dear Alison,
Saw that play. Audience were making ...Dear Alison,<br /><br />Saw that play. Audience were making plenty of noise in the foyer. Big clap at the end.<br /><br />Gonna try to avoid waffle here. soz<br /><br />Reckon you guys misread the design... couple of elements of cabaret and burlesque in the costumes tapped into that performance tradition and its gender baggage, continuing on from some of RM's opera work to my understanding. Richard Pettiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916298496154973547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-68943197997051972622012-07-21T15:55:34.439+10:002012-07-21T15:55:34.439+10:00Ha! Thanks for redirecting trolls to my blog, Alis...Ha! Thanks for redirecting trolls to my blog, Alison.<br />*refuels flame thrower* <br />*arms acid grenades*Cameron Woodheadhttp://cameronwoodhead.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-3904531615636499032012-07-21T10:05:31.946+10:002012-07-21T10:05:31.946+10:00How right you are, Geoffrey! (Puts on Dame Slap co...How right you are, Geoffrey! (Puts on Dame Slap costume). Perhaps Cameron and Anon can take their argument to Cameron's blog. Meanwhile, let's avoid ad hominems etc, because they generate more heat than light.Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-26207510875715290492012-07-21T09:34:16.015+10:002012-07-21T09:34:16.015+10:00Great Anon! Now you're going to get us all rem...Great Anon! Now you're going to get us all reminded about the Comments Policy!Geoffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409350618909242278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-91241059366936963572012-07-21T05:06:07.857+10:002012-07-21T05:06:07.857+10:00CW... do you have to be so pompous. You're lik...CW... do you have to be so pompous. You're like a character from a bad English play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-68629599812592802922012-07-20T23:39:57.340+10:002012-07-20T23:39:57.340+10:00One of the distinctive qualities we love about the...One of the distinctive qualities we love about theatre.<br /><br />Don't believe you Anon. However, I make no apologies for the way I write. A critic must write what they think and feel without reservation. Artists have *plenty* of people willing to be diplomatic about their endeavours.<br /><br />I note that artists almost never complain if a critic's rhetorical and literary gifts are Cameron Woodheadhttp://cameronwoodhead.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-79338229475161086172012-07-20T19:40:18.121+10:002012-07-20T19:40:18.121+10:00Good to hear, Unknown. A lot can change from openi...Good to hear, Unknown. A lot can change from opening night.Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-68794640085273656082012-07-20T19:33:54.434+10:002012-07-20T19:33:54.434+10:00Saw this last night and loved it. Well, loved the ...Saw this last night and loved it. Well, loved the acting from almost all. My guess is there has been a lot of coaching backstage from one Great Actress to the ones who got panned in the reviews. Everyone was on their game, despite the weird set and the strange direction. Anyway, my two cents worth!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01400137401500268708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-53472032424218472922012-07-20T18:38:14.588+10:002012-07-20T18:38:14.588+10:00No, Cameron, you have never reviewed my work. I...No, Cameron, you have never reviewed my work. I'm not part of the theatre world, but very much a friend and admirer of what it struggles to achieve. My personal feelings about you did not intrude on my opinion of the quality of your writing. It isn't your opions I find distressing, it is HOW you choose to express them. As you say - it's all about the art.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-12146957373141982632012-07-20T17:51:24.934+10:002012-07-20T17:51:24.934+10:00Oops. their x2. sorry.Oops. their x2. sorry.Samsaranoreply@blogger.com