Rechabites Hall- what's the story??
Wed, 29 Aug 2001, 12:27 amEliot McCann18 posts in thread
Rechabites Hall- what's the story??
Wed, 29 Aug 2001, 12:27 amJust come in from seeing Wolf Lullaby (yes I know!!! I'll shut up about it now- won't mention it again!!! Read my review) and I have a few questions, which maybe thems in the know can help me with:
Who runs the Rechabites' Hall? Can you please step forward so's we can beat you with strands of linguini?
Speaking as an audience member (never been onstage) This "venue" is DIABOLICAL. Dirty, messy, unkempt, ill eqipped to handle humans- god HELP you if you're on crutches or in a wheelchair! When one of the rats in the building is so disgusted with its abode that it DIES in one of the change rooms, you know the building has problems. It is a disgrace that a performance venue should charge people money to use such a hovel. In fact, when was the last time an officer from Occupational Health and Safety went over it with a fine-tooth comb?
It is hard enough for independant theatre groups to produce their work, without having to resort to "putting up with" conditions that verge on the unsanitary. And HOW DARE YOU expect people to blindly fork over the money to sit in a uncomfortable dust-filled BARN and call it a "nice night out".
It is NOT good enough- it is laughable. The building has cancer. Either funnel some money into it or knock it down.
Must "independant" and "co-op" ALWAYS be synonimous with "ramshackle" and "half-assed"??
Eliot
Who runs the Rechabites' Hall? Can you please step forward so's we can beat you with strands of linguini?
Speaking as an audience member (never been onstage) This "venue" is DIABOLICAL. Dirty, messy, unkempt, ill eqipped to handle humans- god HELP you if you're on crutches or in a wheelchair! When one of the rats in the building is so disgusted with its abode that it DIES in one of the change rooms, you know the building has problems. It is a disgrace that a performance venue should charge people money to use such a hovel. In fact, when was the last time an officer from Occupational Health and Safety went over it with a fine-tooth comb?
It is hard enough for independant theatre groups to produce their work, without having to resort to "putting up with" conditions that verge on the unsanitary. And HOW DARE YOU expect people to blindly fork over the money to sit in a uncomfortable dust-filled BARN and call it a "nice night out".
It is NOT good enough- it is laughable. The building has cancer. Either funnel some money into it or knock it down.
Must "independant" and "co-op" ALWAYS be synonimous with "ramshackle" and "half-assed"??
Eliot
RE: Rechabites Hall- what's the story??
Wed, 29 Aug 2001, 01:09 pmWalter Plinge
From what I gather there has recently been some money alotted to the Rechabite Hall for the improvement of the facilities. Unfortunately no one is going to come up with the hundreds of thousands of dollars required to make it the brilliant venue it has the potential to be. However this could be quite a good thing. No one is going to hand over a million dollar venue to me to do a show in!!
Maybe they should take the tip from a couple of community theatres who have turned ramshakle buildings into wonderful theatres - Kads is one group that springs to mind -
over my fifteen year assosiation with Kads their little theatre has gone from being a falling down leaky church to the showpiece of Kalamunda.
I think time and interest are the key. Keep up the interest and over time the facilities will improve.
Indi
Maybe they should take the tip from a couple of community theatres who have turned ramshakle buildings into wonderful theatres - Kads is one group that springs to mind -
over my fifteen year assosiation with Kads their little theatre has gone from being a falling down leaky church to the showpiece of Kalamunda.
I think time and interest are the key. Keep up the interest and over time the facilities will improve.
Indi
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