Georgina quits again
Georgina Beyer really does have a problem with perseverance. She announced her resignation from Parliament three times, taking it back twice. And now after announcing she would be returning to life on the stage in the play “Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks” she has pulled out, leading to the show being cancelled.
Her withdrawal was two days before the show was due to open and has led to a loss of up to $30,000 for Dunedin’s Fortune Theatre Trust.
The press release from Fortune doesn’t specify the exact problem, but did say:
Citing, personal and professional performance difficulties, Georgina has found the move from her parliamentary career to that of a professional actor much more demanding than expected.
This is a huge disappointment to Georgina, her co-star Douglas Kamo, director Hilary Norris and everyone involved in the production but a decision had to be taken after it became clear that the performance would not reach the standards expected by everyone involved.
It is hard work being an actor, It requires hard work and dedication to remember your lines when it is a live production.
February 23rd, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Trying hard to give a crap what she does… nup, not working.
A carboard cutout could have done her job.
February 23rd, 2007 at 1:56 pm
…except for legalising prostitution and civil union bill time, then it was all crocodile tears and drama queen antics, high theatre – had no problems with putting on an act then.
February 23rd, 2007 at 2:04 pm
A good gag on the radio this morning said the Health Inspector had closed down the Fortune Theatre and banned Georgina Beyer due to “traces of nuts” being found.
February 23rd, 2007 at 3:14 pm
….I heard they were found under Georgina’s chin.
February 23rd, 2007 at 5:26 pm
I thought the theatre was the one that pulled the plug citing that the rehearsal showed that the show was not of a standard they were willing to show. I heard this somewhere creditable
) no really some public media somewhere
February 23rd, 2007 at 5:50 pm
This is totally unacceptable behavior on her part. Who would take her on for anything. I think she might have stuffed any career in the acting world. So she moves on to the Wellington mayoralty. Fat chance I think.
February 23rd, 2007 at 10:19 pm
the performance would not reach the standards expected by everyone involved
Sorry, I’m confused. Are we talking her attempt at acting? Or her attempt at being an MP?
February 24th, 2007 at 1:34 am
Oh for fucks sake whats the problem?. I have mates who will jump around and try to dance for 10 boxes of Tui. Where do we sign up?
February 24th, 2007 at 10:20 am
So she changes her mind, hey, she’s a woman (kind of)!
February 24th, 2007 at 10:58 am
what else did anyone expect of Beyer? She has failed at everything else she did, so why should she be expected to stop now?
More fool Fortune for committing a slot, money and an actor and director to their “celebrity” experience. I just hope the poor buggers get paid, particularly the actor, the crew and the director who will have worked their asses off just to see this prima donna decide that learning her lines was too hard.
I guess she still has her former “profession” to fall back on, I hear that that clientele are pretty undemanding…
February 24th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Nigel – that last comment is uncalled for.
February 25th, 2007 at 8:04 am
Sorry David, but theatre is something I know very well. Its hard enough to make a decent wage without some primadonna deciding that its too hard. [incidentally, reading the report it looks like Fortune pulled the plug and sacked her because she wasnt pulling her weight].
I also listened to Geoff Robinson interview poor brave Georgina and ooze sympathy at her difficult decision.
Actually she stuffed: a producer, a director, another actor, a lighting and sound engineer (possibly 2 people) a publicist, the Theatre and the crew. All because she found acting a bit hard.
So anyway, thats what led to my comment. If you feel its too harsh, well I apologise – its your blog and you should feel comfortable with the tone of the discourse.