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Name the 5 best am. theatre co.'s in your state

Fri, 3 Dec 2004, 11:41 am
Walter Plinge12 posts in thread
I'm from Melbourne and the top 5 amatuer musical theatre companies in order are:

1): CLOC
2): Ballarat
3): Geelong Lyric
4): Geelong Footlights
5): Catchment

I'd be interested to see your posts as I know people who perform interstate and want to find out the quality theatres in their areas.
Also interested to hear from fellow victorians as to whether they agree with these choices.

Re: 5 best what?

Thu, 9 Dec 2004, 08:35 am
Walter Plinge
That's a bit of an unfair comparison Chas. As a Life member of the GRC I can assure you it costs a lot less to spend 3 Hours at the Rep on a Friday night than Langtrees. The Rep has a standard ticket price whatever the performance but with Langtrees, Ticket prices vary according to what sort of Performance you want! The GRC also spends a lot more on its Costume budget than Langtrees. The Langtrees costumes don't really change from production to production and the Actors there pay a much higher Royalty fee to the managment. We both attack our performances with gusto and the Method style is used by both. Langtrees Shows involve mainly poorly scripted Role Play and Improvisation scenarios where the GRC include Rythym and a more diverse array of Props. I have noticed that the GRC members are also far less likely to scream " Oh God,,Oh God" during the performance. Both Groups have tackled Greek tradgedys , but this show will cost a lot more at Langtrees. The local Community in Kalgoorlie Boulder has also recognised the superior ability of the GRC, Langtrees have been banned from performing Street Theatre conversly the Rep members are much in demand for Public performances. It is also much wiser when you get Home late on a Friday night to tell your wife that you have been at the Rep rather than Langtrees. I suppose in the end the GRC has a dedicated group of Amateurs and Langtrees relys more on seasoned old Pro's who may have become a bit laid- back in their Roles. An indication of this is at the end of a Langtrees performance the Audience can be quite Limp and I have never heard a langtrees performer get a standing ovation at the end of the night.
Cheers

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