Hiatus

My dearest loyal subscribers, I am taking a month's sabbatical: to rest my brain and recharge my passion for THEATRE. I have been moved, occasionally overwhelmingly so, by your silent support for what I have to say.

As Sammy Beckett (now in his hundredth glorious year) said when he received his 1962 Oliver Award for Shortest Masterpiece:

Aaaarghhh!!

Aaaaaaarrrgghh!!!!! And aaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrggghhhh!!!

And on top of that aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrggghhhhh!!!

I call on Sir Jeremy Irons and his great mate, Sir David Poirot, and also Sir Lord King Bendhisley, to join me in a mass picket of Culture Secretary Sir Tessa Jowels, this Friday!!!

NO MORE UNFAIR CRITICISM!!! WE ARE ARTISTES (plus one MFA)!!! WE CANNOT BE SILENCED!!!!

Whatsonstage.com

I have recently been contributing to that fine website, whatsonstage.com You always get a properly intellectuous debate (important for an intelligent & committed theatre practitionist and MFA, I'm sure you'll agree). Recently, there has been a particularly illuminous discussion about noisy theatregoers (who I cannot stand, by the way - there, cards on the table).

A "June" recently contributed this post (click on link) to this discussion. You can view the whole thread here.

What do you think? Should four course meals be compulsory in the West End? Would Ibsen be better served if you had a Big Mac between acts? Please add your comments below. After all, if theatre isn't about anything what are we all doing with our lives?!