tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post2105798823301516371..comments2024-02-18T19:36:43.844+11:00Comments on theatre notes: VCA debateAlison Croggonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-52517574861486413832009-08-24T16:05:29.082+10:002009-08-24T16:05:29.082+10:00I think he meant Craig Goddard, the actor in the W...I think he meant Craig Goddard, the actor in the Workcover TV commercial.Friend or fauxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-54326658621347028872009-08-22T13:19:13.787+10:002009-08-22T13:19:13.787+10:00Why not make it new and sustain older companies to...Why not make it new and sustain older companies too? Just as a thought. No one is arguing that companies funded with public money ought not to undergo scrutiny (I'd say the arts dollar is the most thoroughly scrutinised of practically all public money). Of course they should. And of course new blood and energy is what sustains a lively culture. But a scorched earth policy is hardly going to Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-85709874367641741602009-08-22T12:36:34.733+10:002009-08-22T12:36:34.733+10:00I am a different anonymous, but in some ways I won...I am a different anonymous, but in some ways I wonder how the enormous sums handed to theatre companies (not the major performing arts orgs) such as those that just got defunded in the triennial funding rounds mean all that much for the arts?<br /><br />For instance, not naming names but there is at least one organisation that has a big lump of cash thrown at it each year, doesn't really Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-81287419639332583112009-08-21T13:48:45.195+10:002009-08-21T13:48:45.195+10:00Yeah. Pessimism is too easy. But I don't think...Yeah. Pessimism is too easy. But I don't think our anonymous friend is interested in unstapling his dick from his forehead for long enough to have an actual conversation.Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-14205101208802622182009-08-21T12:46:35.510+10:002009-08-21T12:46:35.510+10:00Besides which, Godard isn't half as pessimisti...Besides which, Godard isn't half as pessimistic as all that.Matthewhttp://www.matthewclayfield.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-40054476639131563442009-08-21T09:22:40.461+10:002009-08-21T09:22:40.461+10:00Your truths, o brave Anon. Which have precious lit...<i>Your</i> truths, o brave Anon. Which have precious little to do with facts. I'll leave your last comment up, although if you read the comments policy you'll find that personal abuse and trolling is out here. Any more, I'll just delete.Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-74562325214736466342009-08-20T23:26:01.237+10:002009-08-20T23:26:01.237+10:00Whose truths is that? The people of course – given...Whose truths is that? The people of course – given the funding theatre companies receive and the audiences that attend. Give me a break! What do the bourgeoisie do? Mock the lowly workers about their spelling. Gee, write a poem about an organic fruit shop in Elwood - you dork - you faux fantasy writer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-35001490821483231222009-08-20T22:27:45.942+10:002009-08-20T22:27:45.942+10:00Whose truths are that? (And do you mean Godard?)Whose truths are that? (And do you mean Godard?)Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-31855640880968555302009-08-20T19:12:55.322+10:002009-08-20T19:12:55.322+10:00The truth is, theatre is like over, its uninterest...The truth is, theatre is like over, its uninteresting – a sham and other stuff. Robert Dessaix is a very lucky guy. Fantasy is also over. The battle has been won as Goddard might say. Better to play tennis or visit a psychiatrist. Or go to stephen cummings show at the butterfly club.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com