Les Miserables... just for something different :)
Tue, 2 Oct 2001, 07:26 pmWalter Plinge35 posts in thread
Les Miserables... just for something different :)
Tue, 2 Oct 2001, 07:26 pmJust a quick reminder that Les Miserables previews at the Regal Theatre on Wednesday October 10th then opens officially on Thursday.
Come to enjoy, come to review, come to have a bitch, just come!
For more info. check out the new website: >http://imagine.unlimited.com.au/lesmis<
Come to enjoy, come to review, come to have a bitch, just come!
For more info. check out the new website: >http://imagine.unlimited.com.au/lesmis<
RE: Leah's comments.
Sat, 6 Oct 2001, 11:04 amHi Amanda
> All we can expect is a little solidarity from our peers.
Who were probably expecting a little from theirs.
If i had the time, i'd audition for an amateur production of Les Mis tomorrow. But i wouldn't perform in a show financially structured like this because i believe it devalues the work of the performers and is depriving professional performing artists of a legitimate chance to make income - i include deserving members of the cast of Les Mis amongst this number.
If a few more people refused to support such practices, maybe the people operating in these areas would start to pay? Do you think the orchestra would be paid if the producers thought there was a ready supply of musos willing to do it for free?
But more than this, i won't support or attend a production that i consider a callous exercise in capitalising on the energy, ambitions, drive and determination of a talented company that deserve more opportunities to strut their stuff.
A profit for this production provides no guarantee of future opportunities. The cast has no say in what happens wth the profits.
Incorporated associations (the same structure used by our professional and amateur companies) are required by law to guarantee that all profits will be used to provide further opportunities in the performing arts. If they can't, they have to hand all their money over to a similar organisation that will. Check the "wind-up" section in any constitution.
What happened to profits from Omnibus' productions? This cannot happen with incorporated associations. What will happen with profits from Les Mis?
> If we
> don't even get that, why are we doing it? And why does that
> make you guys saying you won't come on principal any better
> than those people making the money? At least they'll be
> supporting us by applauding at the end of the night and buying
> us a drink at the cast party.
How does this cynical attempt at emotional blackmail differ from the approach to performers undertaken by the producers of Les Mis?
Amanda, you know i love your work - how many more time do i have to cast you to prove it? Gill, i'd give my right arm to see you perform again. And Anthony and all the other people whose work i know and love. You know i'm there, whether i sit and watch or not.
But i won't give my soul.
Cheers
Grant
Thou paunchy tardy-gaited lout!
> All we can expect is a little solidarity from our peers.
Who were probably expecting a little from theirs.
If i had the time, i'd audition for an amateur production of Les Mis tomorrow. But i wouldn't perform in a show financially structured like this because i believe it devalues the work of the performers and is depriving professional performing artists of a legitimate chance to make income - i include deserving members of the cast of Les Mis amongst this number.
If a few more people refused to support such practices, maybe the people operating in these areas would start to pay? Do you think the orchestra would be paid if the producers thought there was a ready supply of musos willing to do it for free?
But more than this, i won't support or attend a production that i consider a callous exercise in capitalising on the energy, ambitions, drive and determination of a talented company that deserve more opportunities to strut their stuff.
A profit for this production provides no guarantee of future opportunities. The cast has no say in what happens wth the profits.
Incorporated associations (the same structure used by our professional and amateur companies) are required by law to guarantee that all profits will be used to provide further opportunities in the performing arts. If they can't, they have to hand all their money over to a similar organisation that will. Check the "wind-up" section in any constitution.
What happened to profits from Omnibus' productions? This cannot happen with incorporated associations. What will happen with profits from Les Mis?
> If we
> don't even get that, why are we doing it? And why does that
> make you guys saying you won't come on principal any better
> than those people making the money? At least they'll be
> supporting us by applauding at the end of the night and buying
> us a drink at the cast party.
How does this cynical attempt at emotional blackmail differ from the approach to performers undertaken by the producers of Les Mis?
Amanda, you know i love your work - how many more time do i have to cast you to prove it? Gill, i'd give my right arm to see you perform again. And Anthony and all the other people whose work i know and love. You know i'm there, whether i sit and watch or not.
But i won't give my soul.
Cheers
Grant
Thou paunchy tardy-gaited lout!
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