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Post by zahidf on Sept 12, 2018 13:40:39 GMT
Had a look at the twitter feed of the OurTricycle campaign, I think if a lot of people were really that bothered about the name change they would have more than 108 followers. Storm in a tea cup |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 13, 2018 16:21:11 GMT
^Hopefully a plastic one, not fired clay placed in an oven. Not a clay one fired in a kiln? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2018 9:04:52 GMT
I think the protestors should back off now. They had some legitimate points but sadly gender and race cards have now been played and challenging those will just get toxic. Rubasingham has gone down a bit in my estimation because she seems to have allowed this to become a war between two factions. I am guessing that there has been some tension between the old and new guard but there were some serious issues about heritage at stake here and they have not been properly addressed because people have seen this as merely a fight about a name change. All Rubasingham had to do was state how she was going to preserve the Tricycle archives so that they do not disappear into the dustbin of history. It’s a bit like the way that womens’ histories disappear when they get married and change their names. It is important to preserve the cultural heritage of the communities served by the Tricycle but Rubasingham’s comments about “fossilisation” suggest that she is chasing the new and doesn’t understand the importance of history to those vulnerable constituencies.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2018 9:15:47 GMT
Looks like some positive moves are being made on both sides - the campaign has said they will not be holding further demos and tweeted this -
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Post by Jon on Sept 14, 2018 10:02:06 GMT
May end up with the Tricycle Theatre at the Kiln Centre or something. I can't see them dropping the Kiln name after an expensive rebrand, they'll probably just rename the foyer. |
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Post by crowblack on Sept 14, 2018 10:15:56 GMT
Or the miniature submarine
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Post by oxfordsimon on Sept 14, 2018 10:20:23 GMT
Perhaps a solution would be to retain Tricycle as the Production Company name - so it would be a Tricylce (Theatre) Production of *insert play title here* at the Kiln Theatre
That would aid the transition as both old and new would be represented.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2018 10:36:18 GMT
Or the Tricycle Bar. Or keep the cinema as the Tricycle. Or something.
Glad they're talking at any rate. Reminds me of the Southbank Centre vs Skateboarders thing which eventually had a happy ending.
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Post by learfan on Sept 14, 2018 11:21:38 GMT
Perhaps a solution would be to retain Tricycle as the Production Company name - so it would be a Tricylce (Theatre) Production of *insert play title here* at the Kiln Theatre That would aid the transition as both old and new would be represented. This has been a complete clusterf*ck and badly handled by the AD. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Sept 14, 2018 11:48:09 GMT
Perhaps a solution would be to retain Tricycle as the Production Company name - so it would be a Tricylce (Theatre) Production of *insert play title here* at the Kiln Theatre That would aid the transition as both old and new would be represented. This has been a complete clusterf*ck and badly handled by the AD. No denying that But I can't see them backing down over the naming of the building now. Their position is too entrenched and all of the luvvie supporters have come out in support of a change that offers so little and denies so much heritage. |
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Post by learfan on Sept 14, 2018 12:45:27 GMT
This has been a complete clusterf*ck and badly handled by the AD. No denying that But I can't see them backing down over the naming of the building now. Their position is too entrenched and all of the luvvie supporters have come out in support of a change that offers so little and denies so much heritage. Sadly i think you are right. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2018 13:53:19 GMT
Luvvies can sometimes be so stupid: all jumping onto a bandwagon because it sounds right on. Remember the whole Brasseye “cake” debacle? Well, i’m as right on as they come and bringing race and gender into this made for an easy win. I thought Rubasingham was exceptionally bright because her brilliant work as a director suggests it. But looking at the way she handled this and the last controversy shows her inexperience - nothing wrong with that but it has to be acknowledged.
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Post by drmaplewood on Nov 5, 2018 22:25:24 GMT
When will this stop?
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Post by Someone in a tree on Nov 6, 2018 6:27:28 GMT
So far the Kiln’s productions haven’t gone down too well which I guess is only furling the protests
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2018 6:47:34 GMT
They are as I understand it still in talks with the theatre.
FFS
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Post by zahidf on Nov 6, 2018 7:04:44 GMT
They are as I understand it still in talks with the theatre. FFS Most of the press reaction to the protest seems contempt and 'don't they have something better to do?' |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2018 9:01:39 GMT
Given they are apparently in talks with the theatre, and also there is a new Executive Director which would be a good opportunity to reach a compromise I would think, it seems counterproductive and a good way to lose any goodwill they may have built up. And a candlelit vigil seems tasteless to me - it's what you do after a death not because you don't like the name of a theatre.
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Post by lynette on Nov 6, 2018 17:17:37 GMT
Hmm, lighting a candle totally inappropriate.
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Post by partytentdown on Nov 6, 2018 18:30:53 GMT
Is there another White Teeth press night? Can't see any reviews yet
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Post by lonlad on Nov 6, 2018 18:31:50 GMT
yes. last night was press night followed by tonight's "guest night" -- reviews to follow from late tonight
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2018 16:31:16 GMT
Ken Livingstone turned up for the protest the other night
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2018 16:58:22 GMT
I wonder what Hitler would have thought about changing the name...
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Post by peelee on Nov 8, 2018 0:56:36 GMT
He was just another luvee who gave up his real name, 'Schicklgruber', for the celebrity name 'Hitler' he became better known by. Come to think of it, he might have avoided the term 'kiln' for the more frequently used word 'oven'. I can't help thinking that the worse that could have happened with a tricycle would be suffering a couple of punctures. What probably went against Tricycle was the spelling of it for those who find such tasks require mild effort, whereas the modern US corporate habit is to opt for the recently crept-in 'pick' where once we learned to spell and use 'selection'.
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Post by partytentdown on Nov 8, 2018 8:08:44 GMT
Ken Livingstone turned up for the protest the other night . I've just realised who they remind me of! goo.gl/images/dqmhbD |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2018 8:13:32 GMT
I'm reminded of a tip I read on the internet once to tell if you've in love or if it's just a crush: imagine they've had a haircut, and see if that changes how you feel about them. If the idea of a basic material change repulses you, then it's not really love.
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