Comments on: Hardcore

By: George S

George S — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:11:33 +0000

People write what people like them want to hear.

The world is funny like that.

By: dirigible

dirigible — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:30:50 +0000

Don’t read the words, just FEEEEL! It’s all CONSUMERISM innit?

Naomi Klein has competition.

By: Tim Almond

Tim Almond — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:43:32 +0000

Bob-B,

“Don’t playwrights produce plays for others to consume? In other words aren’t they involved in production and consumption in the same way as ordinary folk?”

In some parts of the theatre, yes. If you go and see something produced by Cameron Mackintosh, that’s what you get.

In this case, not exactly. Looking at the Traverse Theatre website, they get funding from Edinburgh City Council, Scottish Arts, the Government of Quebec, The Canadian High Commission, the National Lottery and the British Council. Which means that as well as having to serve people who want to buy tickets, they also have to serve other masters with political agendas.

By: Gregg

Gregg — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:18:26 +0000

Never mind Shirley Williams and the Lib Dems - this “porongraphic culture” seems to chime oddly well with Michael Gove’s impending comments about “lads mags”.

By: Hughes Views

Hughes Views — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:57:11 +0000

Unfortunately some luvvies seem to be great influencers. Quite why anyone should be remotely interested in the political opinions, or any opinion, of someone who makes a living out of pretence is a mystery. But it seems that they do…

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:09:40 +0000

What absolute cobblers. They blew people up, because they were murdering, nihilistic, religious nutcases. Oh, add scumbags to that as well. I bet Simon Stephens votes Lib Dem; for he is surely channelling Shirley Williams.

By: Bob-B

Bob-B — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:21:31 +0000

Don’t playwrights produce plays for others to consume? In other words aren’t they involved in production and consumption in the same way as ordinary folk?