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Recent Links Tagged With "animate" - JabberTags — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:00:45 +0000

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Comment on Goodbye Mr Pinter by Pause … Silence …Curtain — Groundling

Pause … Silence …Curtain — Groundling — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 07:57:43 +0000

[…] Eglinton has written a lovely and very personal reflection on Pinter over at London Theatre Blog. I do recommend it. You’ll also find the transcript of […]

Comment on Georgia Series: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Jens

Jens — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:49:01 +0000

First of all thanks for your interest. To answer your questions:
Yes, I was invited to attend the festival as the assistant to the Soho Theatre’s International Associate. The Soho is certainly interested in a cooperation, but we are still in the first stages of implenting this to say anything about upcoming Georgia-related events. But I for one have my hopes up! You might be interested in two events, if you don´t know about them already: The Arcola is showing a cooperation between the Marjanishvili and the London-based Caravanserai company, Hilda, on the 30th and 31st of December, followed by the Marjanishvili’s La Ronde on 2-4 January. And next year, the Marjanisvhili will host anInternational Theatre Festival in Tbilisi.
The second event I visited was a performance by Fingers Theatre, and will be the next review in this series. There are six reviews altogether, since I was lucky enough to catch 2 shows over the 3 nights I was in Georgia.

Comment on Clockheart Boy by Stephe Harrop

Stephe Harrop — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:27:12 +0000

Yes, the set-up, if not the overall tone, is extremely like - although while Dumbshow explicitly cite Tim Burton as an influence (and Clockheart Boy himself is intensely Burton-esque), Blade Runner doesn’t get a mention. Still, both sources seem to me to be important in pointing back to the traditional Pinocchio Theme - the melancholy of a created being who aspires to full humanity.

Comment on Clockheart Boy by TheatreGoer69

TheatreGoer69 — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:13:36 +0000

The scenario you describe here reminds me of the toymaker scene in Blade Runner. Incredibly evocative and disturbing at the same time: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yDtOE3o7lIM

Do you find any correlation at all?

Comment on Georgia Series: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by TheatreGoer69

TheatreGoer69 — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:06:49 +0000

I’m really enjoying this Georgia series. Kudos to you for covering this event. Not many people in the UK were/are aware of it I should imagine.

Being nosey here, but there are a couple of thoughts that came to mind in reading this piece. First of all since you were attending the event under the ageis of the Soho Theatre, is the Soho planning a Georgia related season of some sort?

Secondly, what was the show you opted to see after the interval and will it be part of this series?

Thanks.

Comment on State of Emergency by Rob Taylor

Rob Taylor — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:14:26 +0000

It was dull, oh so very dull. Set was good, but everything else, cast, script an’ all was god awful

Comment on State of Emergency by Dale Andersen

Dale Andersen — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:36:35 +0000

Sounds deadly dull. Snoozers.

Comment on Brickbats in Cyberspace by Andy Roberts

Andy Roberts — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:54:29 +0000

Last week I was wondering about the critics and social media and in particular why the newly opened London musical “Imagine This” press critics reviews are so diametrically opposed to the comments being left by members of the public who have seen the show since. It still leaves open the question as to whose opinion any potential ticket buyer might trust, if any.

Comment on Brickbats in Cyberspace by Matt Boothman

Matt Boothman — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:46:12 +0000

@Theatre Breaks Blogger: It isn’t a case of needing the incumbents’ permission to move along, it’s more that they are the highest profile, best respected critics in the industry and if they aren’t embracing the technology - or are actively opposed to it - then blogging, tweeting, etc. are denied any mainstream legitimacy.

Perhaps we don’t want mainstream legitimacy for these outlets, perhaps we want them to remain an underground, guerilla form of reviewing, but that would be a bit like (slightly strained simile incoming) discovering a spring and just using it to splash the grown-ups, instead of letting people drink the water or using it to power waterwheels and things.

Of course we’re going to use these services to review things whether the incumbents like it or not, but until they get with the programme the public face of criticism is still outdated and technophobic, and so that’s how criticism as a profession will continue to be viewed.