THE RAGGED LION

AUDIENCE SURVEY

 Three words to describe production:

Brilliant – totally absorbing / interesting, connected, musical / apposite, wordy, great / fascinating, insightful and thought-provoking / simple, powerful, evocative / interesting, lyrical, evocative / ingenious witty pocket-sized production / ingenious, intimate, visceral / atmospheric, touching, humorous / strong, compelling, sympathetic and insightful / entertaining, educational, relaxing / compelling, dark, emotive, convincing, historically accurate yet contemporary / knowledgeable, informative, inspiring / convincing, enthralling / historic but contemporary / evocative / seemed very sad / very well produced / witty, enjoyable, informative / powerful, vulnerability portrayed / excellent, interesting, atmospheric / excellent, wonderful memory / very good indeed / moving, enlightening, relevant / powerful, topical, erudite / very atmospheric / well researched and acted /  effective, dramatic, atmospheric /a gem, superb, wonderfully evocative / professional, concise, informative /  outstanding stage company! / excellent, moving, atmospheric / powerful evocative performance / witty, topical, revealing / marvellous, robust, atmospheric / amusing, emotion / involving, entertaining / musical, compelling, interesting / powerful / moving varied earthed contemporary / professional, enjoyable, fun / interesting, thought-provoking, excellent / polished set-up, acting, music / resigned, reflective, distant / haunting, atmospheric, ingenious / powerful, dramatic, poetic / absorbing, lively, witty / spellbinding, relevant, enthralling / atmospheric, topical, entertaining / different, thought provoking / thought-provoking, authentic, humorous / informative, thought-provoking, atmospheric / profound, entertaining, truthful / interesting, absorbing, informative / interesting , informative, dry humour /  thoughtful, topical, poignant / memorable, atmospheric / picturesome, compact, dreaming, challenging imagination  / creative, enlightening, informative / quality of the acting / original, intelligent, amusinf / fascinating, moving, really enjoyable / relevant, poignant, humorous / haunting, tragic, humorous / intimate, relevant, local /  interesting, intense, powerful / intimate, elegaic, witty, Brechtian / entertaining, varied, evocative /  informative, entertaining, dramatic / thought provoking, pathos, local/pithy. Currently very topical /  entertaining, informative, spellbinding /  enthralling, informative, sympathetic / professional, enthralling, impressive / captivating, enlightening, delightful / acting, script, stage design and effects / thoughtful, relevant, nothing changes / atmospheric, historical, Scottish / powerful absorbing / impressive, informative, artistic / well-paced, lucid, professional / memorable, inventive, intuitive / professional, excellent scenery, good entertainment / absorbing, atmospheric, sad /  topical, entertaining, interesting / well done, informative, evocative / topical, historic, captivating / witty, the pathos, relevance to today / informative, very enjoyable, humour / well-acted, professional, magic / topical, thoughtful, sensitive / excellent acting and storytelling / powerful, edifying, compelling /  well-written , absorbing, entertaining / excellent, entertaining, poignant / strong, brave, informative / unusual, entertaining, moving / witty, thoughtful, deep / excellent, atmospheric, enjoyable / very good / enjoyable, historic, life-like, impressive / excellent, entertaining, enjoyable / fascinating, enjoyable, professional / brilliant dialogue, thought-provoking, interesting / (surprisingly) contemporary, atmospheric, moving /touching, well-constructed set, informative /  good, good, good / very professional production /

What did you enjoy most about the production?

Wonderful delivery of excellent script / several elements / the acting and the words / local value / strength of Sir Walter Scott / the dialogue / the quality of acting / Allan Massie’s wit / the wit / Sir Walter Scott brought to life / strong acting. Insightful in both performance and writing / actor v. good  / the humour / the insight into his life / Scottish history – quirky humour - reflective / acting and special effects /  Crawford Logan was excellent.  Liked too the mind’s eye pictures of the scenes from Scott’s life / interesting information about Walter Scott / the acting and background views / the magic of the actor’s art / his voice! / the whole production / enjoyed all of it / different. set / passion and language / all especially the singing / the actor / wonderful performance / excellent overall / brought Scott to life /  mixture humour and a true story / Crawford Logan’s characterisation / acting/staging effects / music / the performance of Crawford Logan / excellent performance and casting /  his insight of others nature / atmosphere / the insight into the darker side of Scott’s life / the language and use of stage / historical references; parallels with modern financial crisis. Like a personal interview / portrayal and staging /brilliant acting /Crawford Logan / quality of the acting / Crawford Logan’s performance / eye to the big picture. The plaid. versatility. cameos . music. plus ca change / Crawford Logan’s performance / history, union / excellent actor /intimacy of presentation / actor’s warm presence – excellent script / Crawford Logan’s tour de force / exploration of Scott’s thoughts. Back projections / small theatre / excellent acting / total relevance / intimate atmosphere of the production / the quality of the acting and the story and the humour / the skill with which aspects (unknown to me) were pictured and expressed / historical narrative – comparison with modern day financial ills – polished set-up, acting, music / dialogue – or should it be monologue. Lighting excellent /    the music / use of language and pace / the whole thing /  the pace and variety of a one-man show because of the music. Integration of drama and soundscape / his insight into others’ nature /  the rich text, richly delivered / intimacy, wit, poignancy of the character / fine acting / atmosphere and performance / the blend of drama, music, singing / atmosphere and performance /  good acting / Crawford Logan’s accents / the acting / powerful acting / everything / very well-paced / the acting was excellent / everything / all / story / actor – very good / dry humour / acting, followed closely by the script / the atmosphere / the actor’s portrayal / totally absorbing /    everything /apart from the excellent acting, the stage effects / quality of acting / the intimacy / witty dialogue / tour de force performance / good atmosphere and account of Scots life at the time / everything! / performance/presentation / atmosphere / mix of speech and music / acting / quality of acting / set / music / direction learnt more about Scott / the insight into Scott’s life + an excellent production / believable / the language / professionalism of performance / excellent script – topical – very good actor / great way to learn history / good set and lively actor / 

Star rating: ***** 61

                      ****   38

                        ***       4

        Not Completed: 19

As at 10/10/09 –122 forms completed.