Why was the play not performed in Melbourne, do you think? I can understand, given what you have said, why it might not be performed in New York. Not knowing much about he cultural and political atmosphere in Melbourne I am curious what factors have kept the play from being produced there. Regards, Wei >Subject: Re: Pound banned? > > > > "In fact, I don't know of a single country in which Pound has actually >been > > banned. Does anyone?" > > > > I don't know of any countries which have banned Pound, but I do know my >own > > experience with my play about Pound - SIXTEEN WORDS FOR WATER - has met >with > > powerful opposition from some quarters in the US and elsewhere. For >example, > > I was paid a hefty advance by the Melbourne Theatre Company in 1993 so >that > > it could produce the play in 1994. To this day, the play has NEVER been > > produced by that company, despite an advance payment to me in the >thousands > > of dollars. I must be the only Australian playwright in that country's > > history that has been paid NOT to have my play produced, And this from a > > major, government subsidised company. > > > > A similar thing happened in 1991, when a NYC producer was extremely keen >to > > produce the play in NYC, then at the behest of five friends (not all of >them > > Jewish) pulled the plug on the project owing largely to his fears >(fueled >by > > these same friends) that the play would be boycotted and that >prospective > > audience members wouldn't be able to penetrate the picket lines, etc. >So >is > > Pound banned? You tell me. > > > > Billy Marshall Stoneking > > http://ezrapound.cjb.net ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com