tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post6556917691559821022..comments2024-02-27T13:06:28.163+01:00Comments on love german books: The Show's the Thingkjdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16236984779717127341noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-89446408775843208102015-02-25T18:09:01.442+01:002015-02-25T18:09:01.442+01:00Last time I saw a Pollesch production, no one sued...Last time I saw a Pollesch production, no one sued him for dragging in fat chunks of unsourced Marx Brothers dialogue. (I don't think most of the young audience even noticed it.)<br /><br />And then, who should get sued when the actors flub, or otherwise ad-lib? How can the director prove they were not following instructions? Etc. etc. I agree with what you say about letting go -- but haven&#Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-29123222280257602862015-02-25T09:48:50.374+01:002015-02-25T09:48:50.374+01:00Back to the Brecht Case: Brecht's reputation i...Back to the Brecht Case: Brecht's reputation isn't at stake, that's write, but what about the audience? If there are people who don't know Castorf or his style of directing (there are more than you would think), they might expect to see the play of Bert Brecht and be confused or disappointed. It would be more honest (and maybe this would be a solution to the copyright problem, tooChris Kurbjuhnhttp://www.chris-kurbjuhn.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-82103516664581385532015-02-24T19:02:07.641+01:002015-02-24T19:02:07.641+01:00Oh dear.
But the Brecht case at least is differe...Oh dear. <br /><br />But the Brecht case at least is different. He's dead and his reputation isn't riding on it one little bit.kjdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236984779717127341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-82239134919637078002015-02-24T11:27:55.422+01:002015-02-24T11:27:55.422+01:00Please keep in mind that german theatre is heavily...Please keep in mind that german theatre is heavily subsided. Each and every person earns hsi or her salary from the money the state or the cities provide, except one: the writer. The writer's royalties are paid from the tickets of the paying audience. Shouldn't the writer be at least a little bit in control, which part of his work is presented on stage and how?<br />It happened to me moreChris Kurbjuhnhttp://www.chris-kurbjuhn.denoreply@blogger.com