tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124858870558544212.post3517295169302026136..comments2023-12-14T21:08:52.235+11:00Comments on SOYP: The People's Theatre Advisor : ENSEMBLE THEATRE'S 'GREAT FALLS' dissected by meAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13465326595602560516noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124858870558544212.post-36924632523847032712013-03-04T21:48:54.514+11:002013-03-04T21:48:54.514+11:00Great Falls - Its excellent. One of the best the...Great Falls - Its excellent. One of the best the Ensemble have done. Brilliantly acted and definitely should not be missed by those who love theatre.<br />Robin Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124858870558544212.post-65839972762977271632013-02-11T12:42:47.654+11:002013-02-11T12:42:47.654+11:00Yes, Ensemble has done some fantastic shows in the...Yes, Ensemble has done some fantastic shows in the past couple of years and has been unfairly maligned at times by the main press critics. 'Red' last year was superb. We should also remember that this company receives no government subsidies, but has continued to draw huge audiences for decades. Given the small size of their actual theatre - around 280 seats and that they continue to run and pay proper professional rates to actors, directors and writers, shows they are definitely doing something right. They have no choice but to have a program balancing of mainstream commercial plays alongside more cutting edge productions. I'm really looking forward to their production of Frankenstein coming up in March at the Opera House.<br />Congrats Jane(SOYP)for your refreshingly honest reviews of the Sydney theatre scene.Yvonne H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124858870558544212.post-6469229912090110132013-02-11T11:04:09.369+11:002013-02-11T11:04:09.369+11:00VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, MARY STUART, RED, SKYLIGHT, ...VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, MARY STUART, RED, SKYLIGHT, CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, BECKY SHAW, HAMLET, WARNING EXPLICIT MATERIAL, THE ACT ... GREAT FALLS, upcoming LIBERTY EQUALITY FRATERNITY... are just some of the great productions on at the Ensemble. Joint artistic directors Sandra Bates & Mark Kilmurry, associate director Anna Crawford...great variety of plays, and with David Williamson, Neil simon and other social comedies - keeps the Ensemble well-balanced and viable, exciting and ... entertaining. Best kept secret your side of the bridge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124858870558544212.post-70034730852164250362013-02-11T10:34:22.561+11:002013-02-11T10:34:22.561+11:00Other things to remember about the older demograph...Other things to remember about the older demographic are: they are broader-minded than many younger people, Y gens having been brainwashed from birth in conservatism and neo-liberalism; they have little entertainment directed at them beyond the execrable murder shows on TV; they have the wages/super to pay the high price of tickets.Larry Buttrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547951540936488599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124858870558544212.post-79343137806532198602013-02-11T09:20:42.536+11:002013-02-11T09:20:42.536+11:00God bless middle-age.
Does theatre ignore the 30...God bless middle-age. <br /><br />Does theatre ignore the 30-60 age category? Is there a movement to try to entice us back? <br /><br />I will be attending all shows from now on with my butterscotch lollies and unwrapping them every time I get bored, just to make a point.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465326595602560516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124858870558544212.post-15879222221827838072013-02-11T05:35:34.466+11:002013-02-11T05:35:34.466+11:00My suspicion is that the Mark Kilmurry era has see...My suspicion is that the Mark Kilmurry era has seen the Ensemble back to doing relevant interesting work again. <br /><br />Also, unlike the STC that has an aging demographic but has a management that is determined to be "young and exciting" (honestly, it's like Andrew Upton is going through a midlife crisis), the Ensemble knows the traditional virtues. Which, dare I say it, seems to be up your alley. Yes, it could be that the great and glorious Play-Shitter may have got old enough to like the Ensemble.That Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04142533016588637476noreply@blogger.com