Launch of Independent Theatre Review Website Could Change the Face of the London Stage by Giving the Public a Voice
WasThatGood recently announced the launch of a new website meant to offer the public an arena to voice their opinions of the London theatre. The site is designed to fill a gap in a niche where misreporting and sycophancy abound and, as such, offers theatre-goers not only a fair assessment of various productions by their peers but also a venue to air their own opinions without censure.
In the age of information, it is surprising that people who enjoy the London stage and all it has to offer have little choice when it comes to finding honest and transparent reviews on the various productions they wish to see. Their choices are generally limited to digging through hundreds of reviews about everything from microwaves to lawn mowers to find a phrase or two about the show they wish to see or clearly promotional pieces that are less than objective. Even the official press rarely provides an accurate assessment.
In light of these facts – and after a number of highly disappointing evenings – Robert Stuart of WasThatGood decided that what the market needed was a user friendly website that would be completely independent, where theatre-goers could share their opinions. Thus, WasThatGood.com was born and, after 18 months of testing, the site has finally gone live.
“I was so disenchanted with the London theatre after a number of less than memorable evenings that I found it difficult to muster the enthusiasm to attend another show. And this bothered me because I absolutely love the theatre! So, it was then that I realized that instead of waiting for others to do something about the lack of transparent theatre reviews, I should take matters into my own hands. And I’m proud to say that we’ve finally launched WasThatGood.com – a site which we envision to become the central venue for people to share their opinions freely,” Stuart stated.
While the theatres themselves might not be overly pleased with this development, the public will be more than happy to know that the opinions shared on the website are all honest and not thinly-veiled advertisements. To many, who love the theatre, this is a godsend. With the current state of the economy, many people have simply given up going to the theatre for fear of wasting their money on shows they will not enjoy. WasThatGood.com will change the situation and there is a good chance of many returning to one of their preferred pastimes.
Stuart has a greater vision for his website, though, in that he hopes a venue for open debate will actually force improvement. He feels that theatres will no longer be able to hide and will have to listen to the public if they wish to survive. Poor productions will not have an audience while the best will stand out.
WasThatGood.com has many features designed to help users find what they need quickly and efficiently. Thus, users can quickly search through the site and can organize productions according to the top rated, newest and so on and so forth. Once a user has found a production they are interested in, they have the option of purchasing a ticket directly through the link featured, making the whole process highly efficient.
WasThatGood.com features a comprehensive rating system, as well. Therefore, users can rate various productions using a scoring system that is supposed to accurately reflect the rating, allowing users to give a negative score, if that’s how poorly they felt about the show.
Robert Stuart
Email: info@wasthatgood.com
Website: http://wasthatgood.com/
WasThatGood.com was born in an attempt to give the public a say in the world of theatre by offering an independent forum for them to share their opinions. The intent is to promote open discussion regarding the theatre, which could very well lead to improvement as theatres will have to face reality and will no longer be subject to only a handful of critics who have a channel to the public.
WasThatGood.com is giving the public a voice and theatres will now have an army of critics to contend with. The site is completely independent so users can be confident that what they read is truly the opinion of someone who saw the show and not simply another promotional tactic.
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