tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post4756761624328736775..comments2024-03-17T11:17:53.826+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Adventures in Theatreland by Sandra HornKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-39657039190121764002016-09-24T15:07:44.898+01:002016-09-24T15:07:44.898+01:00Great post, Sandra. One that's got me thinking...Great post, Sandra. One that's got me thinking: the last I was in a theater was a life and a country ago--yes, in Canada. Not that I didn't enjoy it...but I drifted. You've rekindled an old spark. I think I may return at last when...the stage version of Magic Mike comes around?glitter noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728649916344336118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-27344122254026297562016-09-22T12:25:54.661+01:002016-09-22T12:25:54.661+01:00I'm a bit worried by the 'no pay, no expen...I'm a bit worried by the 'no pay, no expenses' thing. I suppose it's OK when nobody at all is being paid, and even the premises are given for free, but I trust the RSC paid the going rate for the ten minute curtain raiser! I've had one appalling director who put me off professional theatre for years. He bullied everyone, cast, theatre staff, me. I still meet actors who were in that production and we reminisce about huddling in the loo, weeping.(I was very young. Wouldn't put up with it now.) But at least we were getting paid. Most new writing theatres insist on the writer being there for a good part of the time and won't make changes without them - which is as it should be. I've had one director who wanted me there for the whole rehearsal period. I learned a lot, and got paid something for attendance, but it was a huge commitment. Most directors want you there beginning, middle and end but are happy if you leave them to it for some of the time. I don't do theatre these days, mostly because of the lack of cash, sadly.Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-47473718305061875002016-09-20T12:58:53.442+01:002016-09-20T12:58:53.442+01:00Excellent post, Sandra (although you've antici...Excellent post, Sandra (although you've anticipated some of what I'd planned to say for my next 'writing for performance' blog). I couldn't agree more with you, writing for the stage is everything from embarrassing to exhilarating and when it works, there's no other feeling like it. I've done plenty of directing and acting as well as writing, and each has its own, very different, satisfactions. And they all work best when everyone acknowledges that the way forward is through teamwork. A dictatorial director, ego-heavy actor or precious writer can undermine precisely what's most valuable about the whole experience.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-59245352826821176512016-09-20T10:21:39.200+01:002016-09-20T10:21:39.200+01:00What fun! Great post. You've whet my appetite ...What fun! Great post. You've whet my appetite to try same stateside. Many thanks!Umberto Tosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939504157464234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-86130043621897026442016-09-20T09:48:15.648+01:002016-09-20T09:48:15.648+01:00Well done Sandra - this must have been so exciting...Well done Sandra - this must have been so exciting!!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.com