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Rock Apocalypse - Perth

Mon, 11 Feb 2008, 05:03 pm
Amelia Forte59 posts in thread
I was just wondering if anyone saw Rock Apocalypse in Padbury which has just finished I think. I really wanted to go and see it but couldn't make it and wanted to know what it was like! Can someone put a review up of it? Thanks! Am

Thank you

Wed, 13 Feb 2008, 01:03 pm
Walter Plinge
Thank you very much. I played the role of Ash and it's good to see some positive feedback in amonst it all. There are a few things that I would like to clarify... 1. The director was not on stage to show up the other characters. The original actor set to play the role pulled out of the show with just over a month to go. The show was potentially going to be cancelled, however I am the one that suggested that Tim took the role of Ricky on, as he knew the lines and we'd come too far to pull the show... and with all the high energy action sequences, i wouldn't have been more comfortable up there with anyone else. 2. The show was actually shortened, as it's meant to run longer than 3 hours, however due to licencing issues, we were unable to shorten any more. Sorry about that. We're just as annoyed as every one else. 3. Props must definately go to the band. Amongst the problems that occured, we didn't receive all materials from the producer until very close to curtain up. Several music scores didn't arrive until 2 weeks before the show. We're not asking for pity, we know that the show didn't turn out the way we wanted it to. But at least you know that we did our best. We aren't professionals. We don't do it for money. We do it for the love of the industry and for experience and learning. Also, deal with the heat people. We had no control over it. Try being in there under spotlights as well :) Ben Robinson

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