Just a thought...

EMAILNOTICES>no> I should point to the many bad reviews Effie had over the years,> from a variety of critics. Yes, there were some good ones. Even I> admit there were some good shows. But there was a greater amount of> bad ones. And if the bad outweighs the good, what's the point in continuing?Just reading through posts again, and something comes to mind.Firstly, I'd like to point out that I am not supporting the Closure of ANY WA Theatrical company. I'm dead against such a thing.However, if Effie had been producing Shows that the majority of the public wanted to see, would they have still been in the predicament that they ended up in? Maybe Effie brought in on themselves by sticking to their guns and doing what THEY wanted as opposed to what would bring the profits? I will not even pretend to guess what Effie's policies regarding this were but if a Profession Theatre company is producing shows that people come to watch, and therefore are doing well business-wise, would they need the support of government funding?I still think it is a sad loss and that maybe the government could have helped out a little bit at the very least, but they didn't. What we need to do know is get over taking it out on the Minister (there'll be plenty of oppertunity for that I'm sure) and look at WHY Effie felt it needed the funding support in the first place.Jeff "Devil's Advocate" Watkins