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I love this play, I played Adelle in 1998. Funny q...

2018-02-01T02:23:36.859+11:00

I love this play, I played Adelle in 1998. Funny quirky brilliant piece of theatre. I'm sad to realize the author died so young.

Ha, yes! :-) - Chris

2016-02-20T04:35:56.553+11:00

Ha, yes! :-)

- Chris

Thanks for that, Chris. Why, it's almost like ...

2016-02-19T09:50:15.458+11:00

Thanks for that, Chris. Why, it's almost like old times...

Lorca touches on the mathematics and emotion of Ba...

2016-02-17T16:14:51.586+11:00

Lorca touches on the mathematics and emotion of Bach in a long and fascinating letter to poet Jorge Guillén in the mid 1920s. So, maybe Epistolario would be a good place to start.

Sorry Alex, it's so long ago I can't remem...

2016-02-15T10:12:08.120+11:00

Sorry Alex, it's so long ago I can't remember where. Maybe try his essays?

Any chance you have a source for that comment Lorc...

2016-02-12T11:26:58.434+11:00

Any chance you have a source for that comment Lorca made about Bach? writing a paper and would love to see that.

Vale Phìl. Even my missus thought you were cool an...

2015-11-28T19:16:02.844+11:00

Vale Phìl. Even my missus thought you were cool and those who know her will see that for the compliment it is.

Thanks for your comment, Iain, and I wish I could ...

2015-07-28T14:34:09.070+10:00

Thanks for your comment, Iain, and I wish I could see Saul for myself!

This production came to the Edinburgh Internationa...

2015-07-25T20:08:14.372+10:00

This production came to the Edinburgh International Festival and I well remember the reactions of the audience, indeed I well remember my own reactions. We had absolutely no idea what to expect then this ravishing music started and the drama unfolded. We-all of us-were spellbound. Fast forward to the interval where everyone was discussing this amazing event.Back for the second half which had us

Hi Gil - thanks for your comment. Roadside Picnic ...

2014-05-06T06:47:15.179+10:00

Hi Gil - thanks for your comment. Roadside Picnic is an amazing novel, but an entirely different work of art to Tarkovsky's! His adaptations were free, to say the least, although you can see the outline of the original story in what he did in the film. If I recall rightly, the writer and the scientist and the Stalker couldn't enter the room for different reasons: the Stalker because it

Hi Gil - thanks for your comment. Roadside Picnic ...

2014-05-06T06:47:13.123+10:00

I enjoyed reading your very comprehensive and enli...

2014-05-05T20:27:30.052+10:00

I enjoyed reading your very comprehensive and enlightening comments on Stalker. I was lucky enough to see it again recently, and was surprised to find the theatre completly full: indeed, this brilliant man is more recognised than I had thought. Each time I watch Stalker, I find things I hadn't seen or perceived before, as in any more profound artwork. I think one of the important questions is

It's really inspiring to see once again how Ms...

2013-11-17T02:11:41.297+11:00

It's really inspiring to see once again how Ms. Croggon deployed political and aesthetic analysis and
generated discussion among her readers. How sad that the past tense I used is necessary.

I saw this production recently In New York and was very excited by it. To the review and the comments here, I'll add only one thing. The anti-collectivist aspect of Thomas Stockmann&#

Hi Alison, Thank you so much for your insightful...

2013-07-02T17:25:32.479+10:00

Hi Alison,

Thank you so much for your insightful and informed reviews. I'm off to see persona now.

Alison, thank you so much for your reviews over th...

2013-04-23T21:50:40.883+10:00

Alison, thank you so much for your reviews over the years: I always found them insightful and already miss reading your blog. Good luck for your other writing endeavours.

Thanks Anon (and everyone else). Oddly, those vist...

2013-03-21T13:40:09.866+11:00

Thanks Anon (and everyone else). Oddly, those vistas of time seem to have filled in retty quick smart, but hey. That's life!

Alison, Congratulations on maintaining an excepti...

2013-03-20T17:22:20.857+11:00

Alison,

Congratulations on maintaining an exceptional theatre blog for 8 years. I have always found your comments to be thoughtful and insightful, as an audience member, theatre maker and drama educator. I will miss your reviews but wish you much creative energy as you devote yourself to your other writing and your family.

Thanks!

Hi That Guy - yes, it's hopeless. I can't ...

2013-03-07T09:06:19.204+11:00

Hi That Guy - yes, it's hopeless. I can't even find them once they fall into the past... But a groovy redesign is imminent which will make all that much easier. Good idea on posting links though, and might do that on the weekend.

Because comments aren't available on the post ...

2013-03-07T07:59:03.438+11:00

Because comments aren't available on the post above ... is there any possibility of posting links to the ABC Arts reviews here? ABC Arts Online is a lovely site, but it isn't spectacularly searchable for "just the Croggon"

just saw the show for the first time in geelong. e...

2013-03-06T22:51:59.752+11:00

just saw the show for the first time in geelong. extraordinary, obviously. won't wax lyrical about it here as i'm not sure anyone's still around to hear me (*voice echoes in the empty online chamber*) - but if there is, who are you "Bill"? Is is Bill Zappa? his response was one of the most articulate expressions of the Kantian beautiful I've ever read...!

ben

Thanks so much for the comments, one and all! They...

2013-01-19T10:59:13.686+11:00

Thanks so much for the comments, one and all! They are deeply appreciated. As there have been a couple of later comments, just FYI: the blog comments are open, but moderated to prevent spam. So there will be a delay before they appear.

Alison, I found your blog while doing research for...

2013-01-19T09:00:21.972+11:00

Alison, I found your blog while doing research for a Victoria BC production of That Face.

Thank you for your devotion to a much-loved art form, and for setting a high standard that other theatre bloggers can aspire to.

All the best with your further endeavours and adventures.

Warm regards from Canada.

Will be missed. Thanks for everything.

2013-01-18T01:39:42.343+11:00

Will be missed. Thanks for everything.

Terrific review. The play's opening here in L...

2013-01-09T05:58:15.459+11:00

Terrific review. The play's opening here in LA this month, but I think I'll pass. Thanks for the heads up and thoughtful criticism.

luke watts should be in a follow up series of this...

2013-01-05T20:46:57.356+11:00

luke watts should be in a follow up series of this great production as he is potentially an excellent ambassador for the very large deaf community in melbourne luke has greatness in drama and expression on and off the stage and it would be a black mark on this great theatres reputation should he be overlooked for any further productions in this genre tribes should be considered for a sequel as