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== The Island of Doctor Moron ==
Hi Gaff. Thanks you for your attention to my entry on the above. This is my first attempt at entering an article although I am a keen user of Wiki. A few points: 1. Yes there is an apparent COI – I am the creator of the musical. 2. However – I have attempted to provide only factual information – names, dates, places etc. 3. My motivation is simply to provide an archive for future reference by others. 4. I do not need the self-promotion aspect as we have already attracted enormous positive attention from the industry people who count. Our aim has always been to take this show to another level and we are well on the way to achieving this. 5. As to the reviews you mentioned: Unfortunately, I was on a steep learning curve in how I should deal with the media. I was naive in allowing them into our rehearsals; I believed they were there merely to initially look and that reviews would happen at a later date based on actual shows. This was not the case: both reviews were based on early tech rehearsals where we were dealing with some major issues. Neither reviewer saw the actual show in full-scale performance before paying audiences. Most significantly, neither saw the packed houses (we sat 250 people) toward the end of our season when word-of-mouth ‘reviews’ drew audiences in and many back for 2 to 7 viewings of the show. The show underwent significant script and blocking revisions in the period between the visits by those two reviewers and the actual end of season. Unlike other musicals that have had to actually close down for major script revisions (Strictly Ballroom, An Officer and a Gentleman etc), we were able to accommodate refinements during our season. One of the reviews (not the SMH) is by a person who should not receive any credibility from Wiki – he is a self-appointed theatre blogger whose very demeanour caused me serious concern from the moment he attended our theatre. He will attempt to attach himself to this article for self-promotion only. Again, we received very strong unsolicited reviews from people such as Giles Hardy both as a feature article in Time Out Sydney - November and on ABC Radio National (Tony Delroy) and by Alan Jones on 2GB. Overall the press, TV and media coverage was quite extensive and overwhelmingly positive. 6. Our re-opening of the Palace Academy Twin Cinema building is also historically significant. A search of the records will reveal that it was an iconic cinema in Sydney and prior to that, the building was one of the two great theatres in Sydney in the early twentieth century. I renamed the theatre “The New Olympia” in deference to its name in 1919. If I can be of any further assistance, please contact me. Thank you once again for your interest and attention. Chris Dockrill — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chris Dockrill ( talk • contribs) 22:28, 16 January 2015 (UTC) Gaff ( talk) 22:58, 16 January 2015 (UTC)
Guys, if you think I'm self-promoting - you're wrong but I don't care. I'll gladly delete the article. I thought I was actually doing a service to the Wiki community. Actually think it's a useful forum. Guess I was wrong. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chris Dockrill ( talk • contribs) 11:33, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
Thanks guys. ``` — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chris Dockrill ( talk • contribs) 21:23, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
I just noticed on the edited page that the cast for the original production is listed but not the cast for the actual world premiere in Sydney last year (which is probably the most significant aspect) and details - singers, musicians etc of the CD. Is there a reason for this? Sorry, but as you can see, I am on a learning curve. Hope I've got the signature thing right this time. ~~~~