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Just a thought...

Sat, 11 Sept 1999, 02:29 pm
Walter Plinge24 posts in thread
EMAILNOTICES>noHas anyone actually thought that the reason Effie Crump closed and is not being bailed out is because their productions are not all that good? Every so often one works but the rest... they might be employing actors and local scripts but if the production is up to shite, then why bother?

Re: Just a thought... think again

Wed, 15 Sept 1999, 05:44 pm
Walter Plinge
EMAILNOTICES>noRe: As they reviewed the show before opening night...is it a fair review ? - KimYou have to take into account a couple of factors: whether the theatre in question agreed to a review based on that performance and whether that was the only night a reviewer could attend. A poorer result might have been no review at all if that was the case.Anyway, from past experience, professional previews have never seemed much different to opening nights. By the time they get to the so-called opening night, they have already done a couple of so-called previews and can already succumb to "second-night blues".If the general public are paying money to see previews, then surely it's good enough for a reviewer to see? If the public are getting sub-standard fare, then they're being ripped off.

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