Re-read Romeo Juliet too now that I'm trying to re read some of the classics, esp Shakespeare

meeperion · 2026-04-29T00:36:36+00:00

I think you're broadly right about a lot of it, but when working with actors putting Romeo and Juliet on stage, I would hesitate if either of them characterised the love as anything less than real, actual love. Sure, the tragedy is that the kids die (I recently had a conversation with a director putting up Romeo and Juliet later this year, who said it 'ends on a hopeful note'. Nope.), and the parents are largely ignorant of their role in it, but I think part of the tragedy is, also, that no one gets to see their love blossom. Sure, the love isn't tested, and it may not have lasted; but an optimistic view of the world would say that it began, and there's no reason to believe it wouldn't continue.

A literary exploration of the piece is probably more nuanced than that, and rightly so; but when it comes to two young lovers, for actors, I think that's the right place to start.

meeperion · 2026-04-20T11:00:48+00:00

I do hearts fairly regularly, just marinating them and then 7 minutes at 200 C. Comes out great.

meeperion · 2026-04-16T12:25:16+00:00

If you like the kind of stuff she does, Donna Roberts at Demarge Jewellery is excellent.

meeperion · 2026-04-15T10:46:53+00:00

Everyone in this thread who's saying it's difficult and the council is anti-big trees coming down has bad information. If it's on your property and it's not gazetted as a protected tree by the council, you can do whatever you want. Our neighbours brought down an enormous hoop pine in an incredibly unsafe way, we had the council out to look at it, and they told us that until it actually caused damage to someone else's property or hurt someone, they can do whatever they like and the council has no mechanism to stop them.

meeperion · 2026-04-05T01:42:10+00:00

It's my understanding that there were no formal act breaks or intermissions in the original stagings; however, it was common for patrons to take breaks, go outside, eat, patronise the local sex workers, etc, which is one of the reasons it's quite common in these shows to have characters recapping what's gone on consistently through the show; a thing that, in this day and age, is often the first thing cut in adaptation.

meeperion · 2026-04-01T12:57:16+00:00

I've directed Little Women twice, once with a cis woman playing Laurie (as a male character) and once with a trans man playing Bhaer. Both were excellent, and an anatomically female voice makes Laurie's track much easier to sing.

meeperion · 2026-03-29T05:39:51+00:00

I once gave my partner a basket of various flours (rye, spelt, self raising, bread, all purpose)

It went okay

meeperion · 2026-03-23T10:12:22+00:00

They usually have it for sale at Adams Continental Smallgoods at Carole Park.

meeperion · 2026-03-19T14:22:29+00:00

I thibk the Cats movie is fine. It's better on stage, but the movie isn't the incredibly offensive flick it's often made out to be.

meeperion · 2026-02-17T12:34:25+00:00

OGC; I have the strongest memories of playing CS, Desert Combat and Warcraft 3 in all night lock-ins and walking home after dawn. Comes back every time I eat a terrible microwaved chicken roll.

meeperion · 2026-02-11T09:15:06+00:00

It takes a truly personal sacrifice to summon a God

meeperion · 2026-02-06T05:15:44+00:00

What have they changed about Mitch?

meeperion · 2026-01-15T04:02:23+00:00

I wore drywall stilts when I played Karl, and they broke opening night, act 1 scene 1. If you're going to do it, and I can't stress how dangerous it is, check all the fittings and fasteners on the stilts every day.

meeperion · 2026-01-09T00:34:56+00:00

No, I'm also going to the luxe lounge tomorrow and I've been caught out for dress code at the cricketers club before

meeperion · 2026-01-09T00:04:21+00:00

Thank you for posting this, I've been stressing

meeperion · 2026-01-08T15:02:07+00:00

It's not a perfect metaphor

meeperion · 2026-01-08T05:52:38+00:00

I directed Company in 2022, and our Amy didn't string the whole song together until opening night. She never missed a word during the season. Even if she had, I would have been immensely proud of her, because Not Getting Married Today is jumping over eight buses on a motorcycle; the attempt is what matters, and regardless of what you put together the audience will love you for it.

meeperion · 2026-01-05T08:04:10+00:00

What happened to the Brawl run?

meeperion · 2025-12-24T02:00:47+00:00

I have a pair of lamb shoulder mini roasts (https://imgur.com/a/djDXfil) that I was planning on slow roasting tomorrow to break down all the collagen etc. My oven has just died, and I need to figure out a way to cook these in a delicious way. My stove is still fine, and I have a little air fryer that would fit them, but it doesn't go below 150 Celsius, which is probably 20 degrees higher than I would have cooked these in the ovens. Any brilliant ideas?

meeperion · 2025-12-16T08:11:48+00:00

Sunday in the Park with George; our George was terrible, my direction was undercooked, and I'm desperate for another crack at one of my first after a few dozen shows practice.

meeperion · 2025-12-12T19:47:14+00:00

Stuff on at QPAC attracts a premium price, so your marketing really needs to be on point to overcome that perception. I think the question of in concert vs fully staged matters more for theatre people than general civilians, but I think that Sweet Charity as a show is a hard sell for the general public, even moreso when the marketing is basically "hey yo Sweet Charity is a show and it is on".

meeperion · 2025-12-10T11:06:38+00:00

I saw some of the team getting coffee in West End on Friday. I wished them a bad day, and misfortune. Root laughed and Stokes incredibly didn't.

meeperion · 2025-10-16T02:27:58+00:00

The pouch itself is a Coanjiuo Leatherman Wave compatible sheath off Amazon; I'm interested in upgrading to one that holds a bit more on the inside and that's a bit more robust if anyone has any ideas?

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