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Post by Phantom of London on Mar 7, 2018 20:14:18 GMT
I believe Phil Willmott is a fringe producer?
However there are some weasel words in there, such as “The London fringe is the only place where most people can hone their craft and build a CV that just might get them into the audition room”. so I read this to get a chance of getting to that elusive carrot on a stick, it is fine if we exploit you in the meantime.
He also points out examples of people in theatre who have made a success, these people would have been a success whatever because quality always shines through and the commercial theatre will always need great artists and creatives to remain vibrant and necessary . Not sure why Nica Burns is on the list?
Also the venues made a business management decision to have a small venue and it is shameful the operator built such a venue in knowledge that their employees will not get a salary. The fringe equity agreement isn’t a lot of money and you couldn’t survive on it in London or any other British city, it will barely pay for your travelling money and food.
I know an actor who couldn’t afford to pay his tuition fees back, so declared himself bankrupt.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Mar 7, 2018 21:05:36 GMT
I would wager that he knows a lot more about the realities of running fringe productions than Shenton.
Nothing I have heard of his work would indicate that he exploits anyone for his productions. He works within the budgets he can afford. As do the vast majority of those on the fringe.
Yes, there are rogue producers but they are not the norm.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2018 21:52:47 GMT
Phil Willmott isn't a name I'd pick on here, he's always been very transparent about how he operates.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jul 26, 2018 12:45:12 GMT
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Post by lynette on Jul 26, 2018 13:10:23 GMT
What a cheapskate.
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