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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

Alison, I am sad to hear this, but also very exci...

2012-12-12T00:04:49.053+11:00

Alison,

I am sad to hear this, but also very excited for what comes next with more time and energy for everything else.

Your site has been a mainstay of my browsing for years- especially back in the day when I knew even less than I do now about theatre but was seeing so much of it.

Sorry I missed your last-hoorah at the Malthouse, only heard about it after. Good

Dear Alison, it will be very empty out there witho...

2012-12-10T17:31:53.849+11:00

Dear Alison, it will be very empty out there without Theatrenotes. Your insight, wit, erudition and ability to turn a nifty phrase have been a high bar for other critics to attempt... and they have all failed. I suspect the sophistication of the conversation about theatre and the resulting work that seems to have taken hold in Melbourne's independent theatre scene over the last... well,

Well done on a wonderful eight years, Alison! Th...

2012-12-10T13:15:28.673+11:00

Well done on a wonderful eight years, Alison!

This blog has been a vital source of intelligent, honest and articulate criticism not only for us Melburnians, but also, for the wider Australian theatre community. I have always enjoyed reading your intelligent reviews and well thought out criticisms. I have, more than once, marvelled at the vast quantities of time and energy you must

Dear Alison, Thankyou for your intelligence,passi...

2012-12-05T09:45:14.089+11:00

Dear Alison,

Thankyou for your intelligence,passion,enthusiasm for all forms of theatre and your respect for the artists who strive in the 21st century to create,to mystify,to entertain and to dream.
I never have written to a critic but as you will be,in a short time,no longer a critic,I just wanted you to know that your analysis of Australian theatre has kept me not only

Dear Alison, Thank you so very much for theatrenot...

2012-12-05T06:44:09.730+11:00

Dear Alison, Thank you so very much for theatrenotes. It has been a constant reference point for me: not only to get a fresh perspective on particular shows and deeper understanding about their context, but also as a tool through which to reflect upon and understand more deeply the local, national, international and theoretical context in which I, as an actress and maker, work. I will really miss

Dear Alison, Theatre Notes was my port of call t...

2012-12-04T10:51:40.837+11:00

Dear Alison,

Theatre Notes was my port of call to read about productions and performing artists in Melbourne that I could not see. I always felt a twinge of jealousy upon opening your pages at the cultural wealth your forum evidenced ... in addition to the detailed criticism and broader artistic reflection, there is so much love for artistic practice in your writing, that is lacking

Having worked in independent theatre for a number ...

2012-12-04T10:49:57.780+11:00

Having worked in independent theatre for a number of years, I feel I need to, as I'm sure my colleagues will all agree, thank you for your support and encouragement and appreciation that you've shown towards all our hard work, making it even more worthwhile for us as we toil through our little well-meaning profit-share projects in an effort to create something special. It's always

Dear Alison Yes, hear hear, thank you thank you i...

2012-12-04T10:14:44.650+11:00

Dear Alison

Yes, hear hear, thank you thank you in echo of all the comments before me. Aside from loving the richness of your thoughts and analysis, i have enjoyed being challenged to post a comment or two over the years and engage in the dialogue you so skilfully initiate. Thank you for making this forum for us to share. As a Regional Artist who doesn't get to Melbourne often at

Alison I just wanted to add my voice to the sea of...

2012-12-04T06:36:04.731+11:00

Alison I just wanted to add my voice to the sea of gratitude and farewells posted here - and to wish you all the very best. Lucy Freeman x

Thanks Alison. I arrived in Melbourne last year a...

2012-12-03T14:56:22.158+11:00

Thanks Alison.

I arrived in Melbourne last year and stumbled upon this blog. I read a review you wrote of Clybourne Park and it inspired me to go and see the show, it turned out to be one of the best i have ever seen.

I found theatrenotes the best source of theatre reviews online, checked in regularly and often used it as my gauge as to whether something was worthwhile

Brian Lipson emailed this after blogger ate his...

2012-12-03T09:59:39.538+11:00
Brian Lipson emailed this after blogger ate his post, and asked me to post it here. A

Dear Alison,

What an astounding announcement. Of course it had to happen one day but somehow I never believed it would. The only consolation is that YOU are still very much present Alison even if TN has passed away. (I hate using that phrase about people but it seems apt with

Tears here too from another person who has never m...

2012-12-02T17:22:29.034+11:00
Tears here too from another person who has never met you! Will miss Theatrenotes enormously but looking forward to making new connections in the Melbourne theatre blog world - sounds like so much of this owes a debt to you too. Thanks so much for all your work, your insight and your passionate communication.

It has been a privilege and an inspiration to foll...

2012-12-01T02:56:51.369+11:00
It has been a privilege and an inspiration to follow this blog from the early, desperate times, when its emergence was a kind of miraculous shock, right through the development and flourishing of a ripping and labyrinthine discourse. It has been a remarkable time in theatre, many voices have clamoured around it, and TN was truly a clarion.

Thankyou so very much.

Dear Alison, I'm belatedly joining the choru...

2012-11-30T20:13:18.992+11:00
Dear Alison,

I'm belatedly joining the chorus of people who are very sad to see your wonderful blog go, but also happy that you will be continuing to write your own creative work. You know I enjoy your novels, but I will miss the blog, especially as a Sydneysider whose first port of call for understanding what was going on in Melbourne was what you had to say.

All the