tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post115091589938113211..comments2024-02-27T16:59:54.089-05:00Comments on (The New) Theatre Ideas: Point of Intersection: Time, Energy, and R & DUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post-1151020433381876162006-06-22T19:53:00.000-04:002006-06-22T19:53:00.000-04:00Knock me over with a feather! ;-)Knock me over with a feather! ;-)Scott Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177922467901223790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post-1150939976005742052006-06-21T21:32:00.000-04:002006-06-21T21:32:00.000-04:00It picks up independent productions which have cau...It picks up independent productions which have caused a buzz and programs them in its main seasons - there have been maybe half a dozen of these, and more on the way. It commissions collaborative teams (like Stuck Pigs Squealing, who are on their way to Ontological-Hysteric Theatre this very month) to make new works. And it also employs theatre artists from independent theatre in its own in-house productions. Just smart, I think: it's plugging into a younger audience as well as building up a bigger audience for this theatre. And doing some great work on the way. It's an obvious thing to do - Playbox, its predecessor, did the same thing, but not to the same extent.Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post-1150938001504363722006-06-21T21:00:00.000-04:002006-06-21T21:00:00.000-04:00Interesting, Alison. Is it taking companies under...Interesting, Alison. Is it taking companies under its wing, or single productions?Scott Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177922467901223790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post-1150920035626453062006-06-21T16:00:00.000-04:002006-06-21T16:00:00.000-04:00Hi Scott - take a look at the Malthouse Theatre, ...Hi Scott - take a look at the <A HREF="http://www.malthousetheatre.com.au" REL="nofollow">Malthouse Theatre</A>, which is doing exactly that - picking up the interesting independent companies and artists around Melbourne and both remounting successful productions with resources and commissioning new ones. While continuing its own work. It's being very successful and having a knock on effect on theatre culture in Melbourne.Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.com