Book review – “In Good Company” by Lyn Wallis

Excellent short book on how to produce co-op theatre which makes the task seem a little wearying at times (especially if you want to be thorough) but is written with enthusiasm, passion and knowledge. The big advantage is it is very practical and offers guidelines for schedules and percentages, eg only expect 5% of actors from an open audition to be any good, budget for 40% capacity for most shows unless one man show in which case 30%, start planning your X by Y weeks out. Very good and I can vouch very true – although I don’t think the SMH listing is a necessity. It also read a bit funny having all the websites listed in the back when they could have fitted within the document as well.