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I don't like John Partridge anymore |
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I don't think anyone whose name was made playing a cat and who acts a third line role in Eastenders has that much claim to offer massive wisdom.
They also have an enormous problem as they judge completely against what they would do. Sheila rambles on about what the song is about - oblivious to what it might be about or even how the best people have actually played it. She likes some performances that are so subtle they may not exist and misses others that don't fit her pre-conception. John Partridge marks on the basis of who does it as he would. But he tends towards show off, panto, OTT acting which I would pay to go miles to avoid. He misses anything subtle (except in Danielle where its magnified) and confuses acting big with having a big impact. There are big pantos and all singing all dancing shows in the Westend but there are a lot of understated, precision, acting performances that work brilliantly too. Neither of them have mastered either the other point that the viewers are judging what works down a TV screen. Thats what a sane Dorothy should be doing well - being less subtle was Helena's problem. Its a far more complex question whether who can do it well down a TV screen is going to command a Westend stage - experience suggest many people who can act well can do both better. Charlotte at least knows how to work a variety of audiences and a TV camera and she knows that there's a range of ways to interpret a song. |
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