tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481691725314537521.post6102237211015110316..comments2023-09-20T14:34:21.102+02:00Comments on Postcards from the Gods: Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat - Paines Plough @ Hampstead TheatreAndrew Haydonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05568061302451610140noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481691725314537521.post-68547359665354633672007-09-13T15:41:00.000+02:002007-09-13T15:41:00.000+02:00and give me a part.and give me a part.dear the interwebs,https://www.blogger.com/profile/09006965835845607772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481691725314537521.post-20780156935032651352007-09-13T12:34:00.000+02:002007-09-13T12:34:00.000+02:00I would actually spend stupid amounts of money to ...I would actually spend stupid amounts of money to see your production of either Victory or the Europeans in Kabul. Do it. Actually, do both in rep.Andrew Haydonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568061302451610140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481691725314537521.post-76878604711003373022007-09-13T12:12:00.000+02:002007-09-13T12:12:00.000+02:00Oh and to complete the circle - I was actually fir...Oh and to complete the circle - I was actually first turned on to Barker (and recommended Victory particularly) by Mark Ravenhill in the bar at NSDF about 6 years ago... lovely man that he is.Andrew Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837535447180621963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481691725314537521.post-1318688608138401032007-09-13T12:11:00.000+02:002007-09-13T12:11:00.000+02:00Deadly serious about that job offer which is why i...Deadly serious about that job offer which is why it was so funny that you mentioned it. <BR/><BR/>I still think Victory deserves an airing almost as much as the Europeans - it may not be as politically relevant but its a better play (and I have a soft spot for it having directed it at university...)Andrew Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837535447180621963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481691725314537521.post-87099367239291749222007-09-13T11:07:00.000+02:002007-09-13T11:07:00.000+02:00I should clarify that it is "of course" risble, gi...I should clarify that it is "of course" risble, given the presentation it receives here. I'm sure neither I nor Ravenhill would actually disparage real work done by actual people in the field - Ravenhill's point is far more an attack on Arts Council 'speak' than on worthwhile initiatives. <BR/><BR/>Are you serious about that job offer, or was it a joke? It's actually rather hard to tell. I suppose part of Ravenhill's point is also drawn from the periodic despair felt by all writers/artists that they are just pissing in the wind when it comes to solving the world's problems. It is perhaps all the more savage because it is partly self abuse.<BR/><BR/>And yes, I should go back to Barker far more often than I do. I re-read most of the Europeans the other day and it really does need to be staged again. I saw No End of Blame at Lamda a couple of years back, and it really is great. My memory is that they fudged that first scene slightly - although the later nude model in the life class they totally went for and it was quite amazing.Andrew Haydonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568061302451610140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481691725314537521.post-55616074272753849552007-09-13T10:44:00.000+02:002007-09-13T10:44:00.000+02:00"Of course it is risible, and then, it is increasi..."Of course it is risible, and then, it is increasingly sinister."<BR/><BR/>I was recently offered a job as a dramaturg/drama therapist working out of Kabul...<BR/><BR/>Speaking of which there's a beautiful scene at the start of Barker's <I>No End of Blame</I> in which a fleeing woman is forced to stand naked at gunpoint so that a soldier/artist can draw her. It's a great play - worth going back to.Andrew Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837535447180621963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481691725314537521.post-86979116720685332692007-09-12T18:43:00.000+02:002007-09-12T18:43:00.000+02:00Blimey, it looks loads bigger than that. I nearly ...Blimey, it looks loads bigger than that. I nearly phoned to check, and then guessed instead. That'll teach me...Andrew Haydonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568061302451610140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481691725314537521.post-62127360732363171312007-09-12T18:21:00.000+02:002007-09-12T18:21:00.000+02:00Not wanting to downplay the success of an amazing ...Not wanting to downplay the success of an amazing event but Traverse 1 is only 256 seats, not 400. <BR/><BR/>Andy, Marketing Manager, Traverse TheatreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com