tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27237171.post2749100292097160249..comments2024-01-09T11:35:24.550-08:00Comments on Interval Drinks: "Dead White Men"Interval Drinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380228642344199084noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27237171.post-44211183020218247352007-05-26T07:51:00.000-07:002007-05-26T07:51:00.000-07:00I think there was a nugget of truth in what Hytner...I think there was a nugget of truth in what Hytner said but it was buried in the middle of a very muddled rant.<BR/><BR/>And while one person's opinion is just one person's opinion, if there's an overwhelmingly negative critical response to something then, yes, it would probably influence me to stay away from that particular production.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27237171.post-4830660771690527932007-05-23T12:58:00.000-07:002007-05-23T12:58:00.000-07:00I completely agree. I certainly don't decide what ...I completely agree. I certainly don't decide what to go and see based on critical opinion. Indeed I think I would have gone to make up my own mind on A Matter Of Life And Death regardless of the critucal response - but surely a greater range of view points is a desirable thing.Interval Drinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380228642344199084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27237171.post-50180858757652982862007-05-23T07:43:00.000-07:002007-05-23T07:43:00.000-07:00The clue is in the name guys... Critic(al).. We ...The clue is in the name guys... Critic(al).. We can take or leave what they say, and I for one would not go or not go to see a play on the strength of one persons opinion... whether he or she went to Cambridge or not!Thor Holthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04565031807511839594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27237171.post-27869716566098014672007-05-17T06:42:00.000-07:002007-05-17T06:42:00.000-07:00The last couple of things I've seen at the nationa...The last couple of things I've seen at the national have been pretty dodgy - The Rose Tattoo, the Royal Hunt For The Sun, Market Boy. Maybe Hytner needs to sort his own house out before he starts having a go at the critics. They're only sharing their opinions after all, it's the shows that count.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27237171.post-16726105803082625802007-05-17T05:38:00.000-07:002007-05-17T05:38:00.000-07:00This whole debate is pretty silly. Hytner came off...This whole debate is pretty silly. Hytner came off like a stroppy child, especially when so many recent NT productions have been so mediocre.<BR/><BR/>Michael Billington might not be one for physical theatre, but Lyn Gardner regularly champions more experimental work, so there's a decent balance of views around. Same goes for most other papers. Typical media over-reaction to a non-story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27237171.post-45513909915367760352007-05-16T03:11:00.000-07:002007-05-16T03:11:00.000-07:00Good point. Very good point.Good point. Very good point.Interval Drinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380228642344199084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27237171.post-22769902611782735122007-05-16T02:28:00.000-07:002007-05-16T02:28:00.000-07:00Hytner does indeed have a valid point, but he come...Hytner does indeed have a valid point, but he comes out of this appearing stroppy simply because he got a few bad reviews. Anyway, though not exactly glowing, Billington gave the play a quite good write up if I remember correctly.<BR/><BR/>There are a number of prominent female theatre critics around but no major black or Asian critics that I can think of; Hytner should have talked about that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com