'Bitter' theatre director aims poison pen at critics
July 30th 2009 02:43
Dispirited by lukewarm reviews in The Age and The Australian of his production of Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party, this week, Melbourne theatre director Julian Meyrick, now playing at the Melbourne Theatre Company, bit back at the critics.
Meyrick told The Age yesterday he did not ‘‘hit out in anger’’ but thought for a month before responding.
‘‘I’m a thinking animal and I identified a general issue and things I’d been thinking, and I think others too, about their criticism for some time.’’
Police arrested him on Monday, when he returned to the stable 32 kilometres northeast of Myrtle Beach where owner Barbara Kenley says a camera caught him having sex with her horse earlier this month. This time she was waiting for him with a shotgun and says she thought about shooting him but didn't want to go to prison.
"They were pretty much inseparable," she said.
"After the RSPCA called I rang my daughter and asked her if she was sitting down, then told her."
"She's over the moon and there'll be a few tears shed when they see each other again."
"But just how she got down to Melbourne I guess is a mystery that will never be answered, but she won't be sleeping out in the yard in the middle of winter ever again."
She was acquitted of one count of premeditated first-degree murder in the death of her oldest daughter.
In a lengthy interview with police, she said her daughters were possessed by demons and inexplicably died one by one in their sleep. She believed they would be resurrected.
"I wasn't taken back by it, and I understood where she was coming from," Meyrick said.
Meyrick told The Age yesterday he did not ‘‘hit out in anger’’ but thought for a month before responding.
‘‘I’m a thinking animal and I identified a general issue and things I’d been thinking, and I think others too, about their criticism for some time.’’
Police arrested him on Monday, when he returned to the stable 32 kilometres northeast of Myrtle Beach where owner Barbara Kenley says a camera caught him having sex with her horse earlier this month. This time she was waiting for him with a shotgun and says she thought about shooting him but didn't want to go to prison.
"They were pretty much inseparable," she said.
"After the RSPCA called I rang my daughter and asked her if she was sitting down, then told her."
"She's over the moon and there'll be a few tears shed when they see each other again."
"But just how she got down to Melbourne I guess is a mystery that will never be answered, but she won't be sleeping out in the yard in the middle of winter ever again."
She was acquitted of one count of premeditated first-degree murder in the death of her oldest daughter.
In a lengthy interview with police, she said her daughters were possessed by demons and inexplicably died one by one in their sleep. She believed they would be resurrected.
"I wasn't taken back by it, and I understood where she was coming from," Meyrick said.
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Comment by damian
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In any case, why would the RSPCA need to get involved if both parties consented. Was it because the horse said neigh?
Comment by Norm
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What could possess a man such as ye to contact the Age?
You need to talk to the man they call Mr Editor.
With regard to the bitter director, I can only say that he's walking a bit funny.
Comment by damian
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Instead all I got was a dose of swine flu from the receiver.
I told them i'd serve first next time, thanks
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Comment by Norm
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Don't we all.