Don't think you are grasping my point here jancat ... the Amateurs have always requested a report on their shows, for the obvious reasons of publicity. Sure we have not got the funding or the professional players to warrant a professional crit., (and don't always get it, as per my remarks in#15) however, for some reason we do ask to be treated as such!! double standards maybe. No point in saying to the Observer, well you can have tickets to the show, but only if we have lovely things said about us, which may not be the case. A theatre crit. is just such, subject to criticism or adulation. It is what makes us improve in the future. Although just a hobby .. good to get better don't you think ?
Like you say, 'tis not going to make much difference 2 days before closing, in fact, our crit for Touched was 2 weeks later !!
The help the Amateurs need is people to help with backstage duties, make-up, lighting, even performers are thin on the ground these days 'cause the courses offered in arts at Colleges these days are numerous, and they are not encouraged to partake in Amateur performances.
Thank you for for your support anyway
