tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post1030047806045763689..comments2024-02-18T19:36:43.844+11:00Comments on theatre notes: Review: Poor BoyAlison Croggonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-50620342756311948512010-06-27T16:26:43.423+10:002010-06-27T16:26:43.423+10:00Antipodean envy. Finn is one of the best songwrite...Antipodean envy. Finn is one of the best songwriters of his generation internationally, and Cameron is a fantastic writer. Why do people feel the urge to pull things to pieces unless they are in it/written it themselves? Tall poppy syndrome. Envy is odious. Get over it. Write your own show if you think you are so fabulous. Or perhaps you have, and nobody wanted it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-39349922825621509482009-03-24T18:01:00.000+11:002009-03-24T18:01:00.000+11:00I thoroughly enjoyed Poor Boy. I felt Cameron's in...I thoroughly enjoyed Poor Boy. I felt Cameron's interesting and at times witty script and Finn's pensive songs worked well together. The acting was superb. Well done to Cameron, Finn, Phillips and all those involved - you delivered a most enjoyable piece, which has inpired me and I'm sure many others to check out more theatre at the Sumner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-12472484161074733572009-03-02T17:45:00.000+11:002009-03-02T17:45:00.000+11:00Anon, you are perfectly entitled to your view. If ...Anon, you are perfectly entitled to your view. If you actually check out this blog, you will see that differing opinions are very welcome. However, name-calling isn't, and ad hominem abuse is no substitute for argument. It hardly seems worth pointing out that, just because you disagree with someone, it doesn't mean that he or she is a "wanker". <BR/><BR/>In any case, you seem to be saying that Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-77519675637997018402009-03-02T17:27:00.000+11:002009-03-02T17:27:00.000+11:00Is everyone posted here including the reviewer abo...Is everyone posted here including the reviewer above the age of 60.Read your comments back to yourselves. What a load of wordy bullshit You all sound like wankers. I don't think this play was levelled at wankers. It is not surprising the MTC usually chooses such safe, mundane and repetious plays for audiences such as yourselves. I thought it was the best MTC production since Pillowman. For BorneoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-55753615366095115432009-02-16T09:51:00.000+11:002009-02-16T09:51:00.000+11:00As usual my feeble attempts to verbalise my own re...As usual my feeble attempts to verbalise my own review are rendered lame in comparison to your effort.<BR/><BR/>Agree almost word for word with your take on Poor Boy.<BR/><BR/>And I wanted to like it more. I really tried to enjoy it more.<BR/><BR/>Especially since my girlfriend had arranged this Valentine's Day event weeks ago, thus denying me the pleasure of witnessing Melbourne Victory's 4-0 Craig D. Ising Esqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363285490625190858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-42992593282649436052009-02-02T10:04:00.000+11:002009-02-02T10:04:00.000+11:00I expect there's something in that, Helena. Though...I expect there's something in that, Helena. Though the rocky transition from theory to practice is always the risk of new work.<BR/><BR/>As for ovations - I only stand up if my legs do it by themselves. That doesn't happen very often. So I was very much sitting down. It's a good rule of thumb anyway not to trust ovations on opening nights.Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-73534064437064870342009-02-02T09:20:00.000+11:002009-02-02T09:20:00.000+11:00I wonder if this was one of those "it sounded good...I wonder if this was one of those "it sounded good in the programming meeting" shows that never lived up to its pedigree. I notice it is also part of the STC's season, and that Andrew Upton and Matt Cameron worked together last year on "Ruby Moon," so could that have been the genesis? I was there opening night as well, and will never trust a standing ovation again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-72268513921503748942009-01-31T11:41:00.000+11:002009-01-31T11:41:00.000+11:00I'm totally with you on Woyzeck. Really loooking f...I'm totally with you on Woyzeck. Really loooking forward to that. And I agree that we are basically singing from the same song sheet on Poor Boy. I felt that at moments it had the potential to get some grit and edge into it, and right then the band started up with a Kenny and Dolly-style duet as if someone had just turned on the worst easy-listening radio station. Finn is obviously a successful Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-46420007520792096172009-01-31T09:01:00.000+11:002009-01-31T09:01:00.000+11:00Was I really that kind, Borneo? I agree with every...Was I really that kind, Borneo? I agree with everything you say. I even wrote criticisms that are very close to what you say here. Have another read...<BR/><BR/>But no, I didn't hate it, and I thought there were aspects of the production that were far from mediocre. Tragically, they didn't include the play and the music.<BR/><BR/>Though I think Finn's songs are rather better than you say, even ifAlison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-72045680545044822252009-01-31T08:36:00.000+11:002009-01-31T08:36:00.000+11:00Ms TN, you've been much too kind to this little mu...Ms TN, you've been much too kind to this little musical fluff-ball. The music would do nicely as elevator music and is totally devoid of any dramatic potential. The choice of composer is driven by celebrity names. None of the creatives seem to have asked themselves if the type of music Timm Finn writes - feel-good melody-pops ideally suited to life as a stocking-filler at Christmas or the $3.99 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com