this is why i don't like arty guys
Tuesday, September 26, 2006 |
People can be so drama. No pun intended. It doesn't even really qualify as a pun anyway. I'm tired.
In defence of Xinyi, I thought the JBJ play was really as crap as she made it out to be. Since then I have realised that many people actually liked it. I'm still not very clear on why exactly they did, but it's enough to argue that Xinyi's review may not reflect popular opinion. Then again, what such responsibility does it have? It's rather difficult to define the role of a critic. On one hand you're there to influence public opinion, but if you do your job too well people sure scold you one, especially if you have any taste and/or backbone whatsoever and have no qualms about writing scathing things.
And in the end, if it's true that Xinyi's reviews of TheatreWorks or whatever are all negative, maybe it's simply because those productions suck? Wonder if that's crossed Ong Keng Sen's mind.
posted by zyn ::
9:48 PM ::
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