Dear List
If the Theatre Museum really wish to gather messages
of well-wishing they should increase the profile of
the page - move it to the front - and make it open
access - no registration.
I sympathise fully with the justness of their cause,
but see little reason for my ever visiting their site
again.
Gordon Urquhart
--- GEM automatic digest system
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
---------------------------------
GEM Digest - 18 Mar 2006 to 19 Mar 2006 (#2006-74)GEM
Digest - 18 Mar 2006 to 19 Mar 2006 (#2006-74)
Table of contents:
GEM Training Day at The Theatre Museum and the
future of The Theatre Museum
GEM Training Day at The Theatre Museum and the
future of The Theatre Museum
GEM Training Day at The Theatre Museum and the
future of The Theatre Museum (03/19)
From: Sun Jester <[log in to unmask]>
---------------------------------
Browse the GEM online archives.> Date: Sun, 19 Mar
2006 14:42:11 -0000
> From: Sun Jester <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: GEM Training Day at The Theatre Museum and
> the future of The Theatre Museum
>
> I want to take this opportunity to congratulate
> Adrian Deakes of The Theatre Museum and Carolyn
> Chinn of The Museum of Childhood for organising a
> really spectacular training day for those of us
> lucky enough to be there.
>
> Anyone who saw Phil Beadle on TV - whether or not
> they liked his tactics - could not have failed but
> to be impressed by his charisma and the effects he
> had on some of his 'unteachable' students. To have
> the opportunity to share some of his vision and
> tactics was a brilliant opportunity to absorb ideas
> that can only reflect positively on personal
> practice.
>
> Thanks Adrian and Carolyn for having the courage and
> initiative to do something totally different and for
> injecting some vitality into the potential for
> museum learning. I am sure I speak for other
> participants when I commend this sort of day to
> anyone contemplating innovative training
> opportunities.
>
> On a serious note I would also like to ask all
> colleagues to consider registering their concern
> that The Trustees of the V&A apparently do not see a
> valid future for The Theatre Museum.
>
> There is more to culture than decorative and fine
> arts. The rejection of the HLF capital bid should
> not take away from the fact that The Theatre Museum
> provides an essential vital, dynamic resource for
> anyone who sees the value of the performing arts in
> all aspects of our culture, right in the heart of
> theatreland. The fact that The Theatre Museum also
> has a working studio theatre space is also important
> to all small London theatre companies and fringe
> organisations.
>
> If the bid was worth putting in for in the first
> place, then the concept is valid and should not be
> discarded a matter of weeks later. A more
> constructive approach would to be to seek proper
> consultation amongst performing arts specialists and
> to seek new and innovative partnerships with other
> performing arts related organisations. It is also
> obvious that the staff themselves have some valid
> ideas - they should also be given the opportunity to
> take part in a proper consultation process.
>
> Can I ask you to consider putting your messages of
> support on the news and views forum of The Theatre
> Museum and to pass this on to friends and
> colleagues. They deserve our support.
>
> Go to http://theatremuseum.org/news_and_views
> and be prepared to spend a little time navigating
> the system to give your support.
>
> Thanks
> Towse and Bronwen Harrison
> SUN JESTER
> Consultants for Lifelong Learning
> Historical Interpreters
> Community Artists
> 12 Ascott Road, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 1HX
> Tel: 01296 423118
> "Anyone who tries to make a distinction between
> education and entertainment doesn't know the first
> thing about either". - Herbert Marshall McLuhan
1911-1980
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
http://mail.yahoo.com
