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Post by shady23 on Oct 11, 2021 19:24:00 GMT
It's actually got to the point now where theatres need security inside the venues.
I saw two shows on Saturday. School of Rock in Sunderland for the matinee where the children in the audience were all pretty well behaved, then The Drifters Girl in Newcastle in the evening where, the adults were not.
Despite signs everywhere saying please do not sing until the finale, so many people were singing throughout. I don't mean under their breath either, pure belting it out.
We also had the joy of a party of fifty year olds swaying in wearing sashes who were "mortal", as we say up here. Thankfully they were far enough from me not to bother me that much but I felt so sorry for those around them. They were constantly getting shushed by people and they were having a go at them in return.
I really enjoyed the show but had I been nearer them I know I wouldn't have as I would have been so annoyed.
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Post by sph on Oct 11, 2021 22:48:16 GMT
Perhaps the solution might be to stop serving alcohol, which is a shame, as I like a glass of wine at the theatre. Unfortunately it seems to encourage some people to treat the show as part of their "night out" like they're at a concert or a club.
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Post by shady23 on Oct 12, 2021 10:44:20 GMT
I can't imagine that will ever happen as it's where they make so much money.
However, they do need to use their discretion more and stop serving alcohol to those who have had enough already.
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Post by The Matthew on Oct 12, 2021 18:53:16 GMT
"Only members can see who's in the group and what they post."
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 13, 2021 23:04:58 GMT
Wondering whether if I'd murdered the woman in the row behind, who had a coughing fit in the middle of Act 1 & continued to cough intermittantly for the rest of the performance while wearing her face mask under her chin throughout, it would count as justifiable homicide?
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Post by sph on Oct 14, 2021 0:54:03 GMT
Wondering whether if I'd murdered the woman in the row behind, who had a coughing fit in the middle of Act 1 & continued to cough intermittantly for the rest of the performance while wearing her face mask under her chin throughout, it would count as justifiable homicide? You would think in the current climate anyone with a cough or ANY similar symptoms would be smart enough to stay at home.
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Post by The Matthew on Oct 14, 2021 8:13:17 GMT
Wondering whether if I'd murdered the woman in the row behind, who had a coughing fit in the middle of Act 1 & continued to cough intermittantly for the rest of the performance while wearing her face mask under her chin throughout, it would count as justifiable homicide? "There are four kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy." — Ambrose Bierce
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 14, 2021 11:58:09 GMT
You would think in the current climate anyone with a cough or ANY similar symptoms would be smart enough to stay at home. Exactly. I cannot understand how anyone can be so stunningly selfish during a pandemic. I can only pray she was coughing due to a cold & not covid. Though even if I catch a cold rather than covid from her that'll still put paid to my next theatre booking.
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Post by matilda1 on Oct 14, 2021 22:50:58 GMT
Performance of Grease (tour) stopped tonight in order to remove ten drunk women , who amongst over things were letting off party poppers!!
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Post by longinthetooth on Oct 15, 2021 22:38:24 GMT
Going back to the coughing discussion, this isn't a theatre story, but I remember right at the beginning of the pandemic (about a week before the first lockdown, when we had already been told to keep our distance from people if possible) I was standing next to a lady in the bus queue. She was coughing badly, and must have seen the look on my face, when she said it wasn't coronavirus, but she had been told she had terminal lung cancer and was on her way to visit the bank manager to put her affairs in order. I felt terrible.
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Post by sph on Oct 16, 2021 2:26:44 GMT
Well yes, of course there are people who do have a chronic cough because of other medical conditions. Probably a good idea to wear a face mask if you are one of those people though.
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Post by TallPaul on Oct 16, 2021 10:11:46 GMT
Probably a good idea if we stopped thinking the worst and went back to minding our own business. As recently as February 2020, Londoners, in particular, were notorious for minding their own business.
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Post by richey on Oct 16, 2021 23:40:41 GMT
Don't know if anyone here was at Priscilla in Manchester tonight but a friend has just posted on Facebook he was there tonight and it was full of drunken women and about 20 people had to be removed from the audience.
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Post by stevejohnson678 on Oct 17, 2021 6:37:43 GMT
The cast of Heathers speaking out on an incident at last night's performance in Belfast.
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Post by marob on Oct 17, 2021 16:38:09 GMT
Went to see Antigone at Storyhouse today. Two women on the front row were ok for the first half but the second hour they were constantly whispering to each other and texting. The actor playing Tiresias only really makes one substantial appearance, but as he was exiting he paused right in front of these women, locked eyes with one of them, and gave her an incredibly dirty look.
Still didn’t take the hint though.
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Post by lynette on Oct 17, 2021 23:29:09 GMT
Went to see Antigone at Storyhouse today. Two women on the front row were ok for the first half but the second hour they were constantly whispering to each other and texting. The actor playing Tiresias only really makes one substantial appearance, but as he was exiting he paused right in front of these women, locked eyes with one of them, and gave her an incredibly dirty look. Still didn’t take the hint though. Next time he will work up a lovely Greek style curse 😁
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Post by G on Oct 19, 2021 9:53:39 GMT
2:22 on Saturday, someone sat in the middle of the stalls a few rows in front of me with a broad brimmed hat perched on top of their head Depending on head movements that would have obstructed a lot of the view of several people... as the lights dimmed a woman sitting behind her tapped her on the shoulder and gestured towards the hat which got the message across. The person with the hat had also managed to make her way to her seat carrying at least one large Chanel shopping bag, I still wonder precisely where this went during the play as there surely was not a lot of space to place it. Earlier on at East is East someone sitting next to me managed to very discreetly (no loud chewing or crunching noises at least ) eat a sandwich and bag of crisps - the wrappers of which were left on the floor...
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Post by lynette on Oct 19, 2021 11:09:32 GMT
How do you eat a bag of crisps silently?
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Post by n1david on Oct 19, 2021 11:52:37 GMT
How do you eat a bag of crisps silently? Suck them and let them go soggy.
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Post by G on Oct 19, 2021 16:56:45 GMT
How do you eat a bag of crisps silently? Suck them and let them go soggy. That's an option I think, also not stuffing half of the crisps in mouth at the same time can help I imagine... Had mentally prepared for the worst after seeing the grocery bag but luckily not a major distraction during the show. Sad to see litter all around.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 19, 2021 17:55:49 GMT
On the opposite side I was at the ENO on Sunday and you could have heard pin drop. Not a sound, no coughs, no sweets, no talking and no phones. Those opera people certainly know how.to behave 😀
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Post by peggs on Oct 19, 2021 19:35:01 GMT
You must have to concentrate so much to eat crisps and a sandwich silently that surely there's not enough concentration left to watch the play?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2021 9:56:19 GMT
Disgustingly behaved audience at Dial M For Murder in Cardiff yesterday afternoon. Phones pinging and vibrating every five minutes, despite the ushers' best efforts to get them switched off and put away. Talkers were in abundance - clearly missing the memo that it's not your living room, so don't treat it like it is.
But the worst part was a man sat behind me. A good 10 minutes into the start, he began to loudly and violently (effing and blinding) that he couldn't see anything. I thought he had a tall person in front of him, but there's a really good rake at the New Theatre, so it definitely wasn't sightlines. Right in the middle of one of the most famous scenes, he loudly spoke to the person next to him and said "HAS SHE BEEN ATTACKED YET?!" and when told yes, began to shout "I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS! I CAN'T SEE BUGGER ALL! I'M GOING, I'M NEVER BUYING A TICKET FOR THIS PLACE AGAIN!"
He then proceeded to get up, making everyone in the row get up, still swearing and shouting, where an usher was waiting to escort him out. I caught a snatch of what the issue was as he was yelling at the usher too. The man was partially sighted and was frustrated that he couldn't see the stage from his seat, halfway up the stalls. The theatre does provide access for visually/aurally impaired patrons, such as audio description, but I don't know what his process was getting the ticket. It was also difficult to have any sympathy for him after yelling abuse in the middle of the show. The people around me had little sympathy either, telling him to keep his voice and his language down.
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Post by sph on Nov 5, 2021 17:01:49 GMT
Disgustingly behaved audience at Dial M For Murder in Cardiff yesterday afternoon. Phones pinging and vibrating every five minutes, despite the ushers' best efforts to get them switched off and put away. Talkers were in abundance - clearly missing the memo that it's not your living room, so don't treat it like it is. But the worst part was a man sat behind me. A good 10 minutes into the start, he began to loudly and violently (effing and blinding) that he couldn't see anything. I thought he had a tall person in front of him, but there's a really good rake at the New Theatre, so it definitely wasn't sightlines. Right in the middle of one of the most famous scenes, he loudly spoke to the person next to him and said "HAS SHE BEEN ATTACKED YET?!" and when told yes, began to shout "I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS! I CAN'T SEE BUGGER ALL! I'M GOING, I'M NEVER BUYING A TICKET FOR THIS PLACE AGAIN!" He then proceeded to get up, making everyone in the row get up, still swearing and shouting, where an usher was waiting to escort him out. I caught a snatch of what the issue was as he was yelling at the usher too. The man was partially sighted and was frustrated that he couldn't see the stage from his seat, halfway up the stalls. The theatre does provide access for visually/aurally impaired patrons, such as audio description, but I don't know what his process was getting the ticket. It was also difficult to have any sympathy for him after yelling abuse in the middle of the show. The people around me had little sympathy either, telling him to keep his voice and his language down. It really does annoy me that people think that when something inconveniences them, they are entitled to inconvenience everyone else.
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Post by peggs on Nov 5, 2021 19:32:31 GMT
At Hamlet last week a girl took photos with a proper camera and zoom through the whole first half, the click was so irritating but she was too far away for me to hiss. Glared at her passive aggressively at interval and then went to tell the usher who said she had seen it but been unable to get to her during the performance and had now spoken to her. I said I couldn't believe the people sitting around her hadn't said something and she said she thought they were a group and all thought it was okay as you could take photos at gigs and concerts. We both shock our heads in despair. No camera reappearance in second half so guess it really was news to them all.
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Post by inthenose on Nov 5, 2021 21:53:59 GMT
A weird couple ahead of me at Prince of Egypt last night. Guy in his 60's really hating the show all the way through, turning to his wife and rolling his eyes, mock yawning, and just behaving like a child. Then he pretended to fall asleep. Got up twice and left the auditorium, once per Act, and was gone for over 15 minutes each time. His wife thought this would be a good time to get out her phone and start checking Instagram. The chap next to me was having none of it, and put that to an end after a few seconds. She didn't like being told off, and started playing with her hair, again like a stroppy child. Very strange seeing a middle aged woman do this.
The other couple next to me didn't return after the interval, but at least were respectful to the show and to those around them.
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Post by hannechalk on Nov 6, 2021 9:08:15 GMT
Went to 'David Suchet- Poirot and more: a retrospective' at the Playhouse Liverpool last night (which by the way, is a lovely evening out).
Staff were very proactive on no phones and tablets out, which I was very happy with. A woman three seats away I think had the intention to show it all to someone on Facetime, and was told twice in no uncertain terms to put it away, as was the man next to me who had his tablet ready, and all zoomed in for best view etc. As soon as someone whipped a phone out, a member of staff appeared at the end of the row.
After the interval someone's phone went off two or three times, and they were also told to turn it off or go outside.
The man next to me actually nodded off at one point, after initially fidgeting a lot and getting up from a cramped row during first 'act'. But when Suchet started talking about Poirot, he completely sat to full attention.
He didn't come back after interval, nor did the couple next to me - I think they might have come back too late from interval, and were put in spare seats at the back of the circle. Again, good call from the staff!
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Post by G on Nov 7, 2021 9:50:28 GMT
People who laugh incredibly loudly to show they 'get' the joke annoy me to no end.
Recently at the Mirror and the Light someone in front of me in the front row (with a notepad and who took notes through the play, I would hope for the sake of the profession not a critic) was probably the worst offender I've seen so far. The more oblique the reference the louder the laughs. We see, you get it sir. (It's always sirs). He definitely got a couple of looks from Ben Miles.
Another one at the funny bits of Love and other acts of violence last night. To be clear not suggesting that laughing is inappropriate... But when the volume is too loud that becomes a form of audience participation. How is that different from shouting "That's funny!"? It takes everyone out of the play.
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Post by sleepflower on Nov 7, 2021 14:05:29 GMT
I am so sick of people leaning over to talk to other people in their party during the show. It's so distracting, and I can guarantee that they are just talking for the sake of it, saying nothing important
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Post by lynette on Nov 7, 2021 14:31:15 GMT
I am so sick of people leaning over to talk to other people in their party during the show. It's so distracting, and I can guarantee that they are just talking for the sake of it, saying nothing important Chap in front at Park Theatre on Friday evening very chatty…me at first then he spotted the very attractive threesome of young ladies nearby 😂 much leaning over back of seat “ are you enjoying it?” In the interval mind you so acceptable.
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