They said, 'We don’t want a tough guy.' I said, 'Excuse me, I am an actor.'
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Asides

Dear Reader …

by Editor 15 February 2012

I wanted to share an email I wrote to a reader a while back in response to an inquiry that related to the Groundling Awards’ eligibility criteria. My correspondent had asked how Greenroom differentiated between ‘professional and independent, and community/amateur, and student theatre.’ I was a little surprised by the question – my fault, I [...]

2011 Groundlings: the winners!

by Editor 14 February 2012

Here’s Greenroom’s annual touch of love on Valentine’s Day.

Warmest congratulations to the following winners of the 2011 Groundling Awards for Queensland Theatre.

Thank you to all those who nominated and those who voted in the second year of the state’s people’s choice awards.

Athough there are no shiny trophies, certificates, or galas where you can applaud and [...]

World Theatre Festival: the first of the year for Brisbane

by Editor 8 February 2012

Brisbane’s World Theatre Festival is 3 years old this year. It’s back bigger than ever at the city’s (arguably) coolest arts venue, the Brisbane Powerhouse on the river at New Farm.
The earlier, cheekier acronym WTF! has gone, but the change of name is probably a good thing. The Festival has a different feel this year. [...]

Greenroom’s Top Posts in 2011

by Editor 29 December 2011
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This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series Facts & Figures

If ever we were in doubt – and we’re not – that reviews are the hottest posts here, the stats for the most-read articles on Greenroom in the past 12 months prove the case.
Apart from the home page – which would have included reviews plus latest posts – here are the  top 5 individual post-reads [...]

Who’s Who on Greenroom?

by Editor 28 December 2011

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Greenroom exists to curate and converse on professional theatre in Queensland. As part of our curating ‘service’ we list companies, organisations and other theatre agencies on our Companies and other groups page.
Some groups have asked to be listed here. Others are just there because we think it’s a good thing to have a [...]

2011 Groundlings: categories sorted …

by Editor 21 December 2011
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Firstly, thanks to those who wrote, tweeted or talked about the categories for the 2011 Groundling Awards and sent in their suggestions.
If you’re a regular here you will recall that we asked for suggestions for 2011. As a result, we have tweaked one existing category, added 5 and lost 3. There are now 14 categories [...]