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Post by partytentdown on Jan 23, 2019 23:46:21 GMT
I'm genuinely interested to hear from any actors... Or really anyone involved... Who have been part of a critically mauled show.
How does it feel? How do you get up the energy and passion to go out there every night, week after week, knowing you've received terrible reviews and can't do anything about it?
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Post by learfan on Jan 24, 2019 7:01:34 GMT
Write to the AD's office at the National Theatre.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2019 11:42:51 GMT
It depends. Mostly on the feeling in the company as to whether the reviews were fair or not. I know someone who was involved in a complete disaster and he knew it was totally deserved. It was a job, however, and you do your level best to do it well. When criticism is seen as unfair it can pull the cast and creatives together, though. Many’s the time when you hear of them going above and beyond to try and keep it running.
The worst would be when there are divisions in the company but there are a thousand and one reasons for that, not just reviews.
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Jan 25, 2019 11:04:02 GMT
It's horrible. It's always horrible. If you know there are problems it's hard to overcome the resentment and keep going, and if you think it's a good show that's been unfairly slammed it's just hurtful and upsetting.
Having said that my last show did okay with the press but got slammed on here which is fine but really weird to read.
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Post by karloscar on Jan 25, 2019 12:07:35 GMT
Critical mauling doesn't mean your show is a flop. Critics hated Les Miz when it opened, but the audience knew better. And there's the glad to be in paid acting work, rather than waiting tables argument. It's a job like any other, won't be sunshine and roses every day.
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Post by SamB (was badoerfan) on Jan 26, 2019 15:14:09 GMT
I always think it must be worse to look out at a half-empty theatre.
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Post by Backdrifter on Jan 26, 2019 17:32:50 GMT
Excellent question. This is why I couldn't be a professional reviewer, I'd hate to be the, or an, Official Voice saying "this is no good." I feel for the company in flops, even if they feel the poor notices are deserved.
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Post by Mr Snow on Jan 28, 2019 9:22:26 GMT
I always think it must be worse to look out at a half-empty theatre. ...one justificatin for papering. |
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