Bleurghy Wednesday

[bookzombie]

Had a good rehearsal for the autumn concert last night, rather spoiled by the official NODA review of My Fair Lady (for those who don't know NODA stands for 'National Operatic and Dramatic Association' and is the British umbrella organisation for Operatic societies). Good comments on Paul, Carol & John (Higgins, Eliza & Doolittle respectively) but I just got a negative which was roughly 'Chris Hill as Colonel Pickering did not have the gravitas required to carry off the part'.

So three reviews, two didn't mention me at all and the third was negative. Now I had lots of positive comments from other members of the cast and audience (some of them complete strangers!) so I know that I shouldn't take one comment too seriously, but you know how it is. I was quite upset for a while but I've pretty much calmed down now.

Unfortunately I woke up abruptly last night from a dream, went back to sleep and then woke again at about 3:30 and took at least an hour to get back to sleep. This morning as well as tiredness, I'm also starting to feel like I'm just getting the early part of a cold.

Bleurgh.

Comments

NODA review

[slimmeroftheyea.livejournal.com]

Bloody critics!!!! What do they know eh?

Re: NODA review

[bibliofile.livejournal.com]

Ah, beat me to it. And reviewers!

Re: NODA review

[bookzombie.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the support!

In many ways the review was...cruel I suppose is the word. The review was very critical of direction, costuming, sets and orchestration (or lack of it: we have no orchestra pit). We are a very small company with little money and a small theatre with few facilities, but the review didn't seem to take any of this into account.

Anyway, the audience liked it so who cares!

Re: NODA review

[bibliofile.livejournal.com]

The review was very critical of direction, costuming, sets and orchestration . . .

Oh, one of THOSE. Who cares, indeed.

[fuzzygabby.livejournal.com]

Sympathies. I know how 1 negative comment can outweigh all the positive ones.

I hope you manage to ward off the cold!

[bookzombie.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Cold is progressing nicely at the moment. I'm at work today, but I'm seriously thinking of leaving early.

[numbat.livejournal.com]

A favourite line often quoted in our kitchen (in a loud whiney voice) is, "YOU NO MY BOSS! ME NOT WORK FOR YOU!" I think you could adopt it for situations such as this.

[bookzombie.livejournal.com]

A lovely sentiment; I'll keep it in mind!