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Post by 49thand8th on Feb 20, 2016 15:39:44 GMT
Anyone see the report and me - @theatrecharter - last night. Would welcome the boards support in tweeting and re tweeting about this. Trying to get this sorted if we can. Some of you may remember me as ex sales director at WOS 4 years ago and probably met some of you so Hello again. Was banned from previous board !!! I'm going to help you by suggesting you embed your social media presence so it's easier for people to spread the word. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 20, 2016 20:10:48 GMT
Anyone see the report and me - @theatrecharter - last night. Would welcome the boards support in tweeting and re tweeting about this. Trying to get this sorted if we can. Some of you may remember me as ex sales director at WOS 4 years ago and probably met some of you so Hello again. Was banned from previous board !!! What for?l |
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Post by Sue on Feb 20, 2016 20:32:35 GMT
Yeah, dish!
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Post by firefingers on Feb 20, 2016 23:02:39 GMT
At a sold out fringe venue with unallocated seating tonight someone came in a couple of minutes before show time and demanded a certain seat despite someone else being sat there! When the usher said they weren't going to move people the person said that if they couldn't sit there then they would leave. The person and the other three in the party left. Some people really do astound me.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2016 23:30:20 GMT
"Oh no, please stay, we can't possibly do the show without a party of demanding nearly-latecomers whose sense of entitlement and need to sit together no matter what definitely don't give over the impression that they're probably going to be chatting throughout the show, and that's the best case scenario..."
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Post by 49thand8th on Feb 21, 2016 0:56:59 GMT
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Post by Marwood on Feb 21, 2016 1:42:15 GMT
Yes, they're called Parsley  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2016 6:36:42 GMT
A few years ago there was a woman with bandages all over her arms who used to go around her favourite shows telling people near the front of the stalls a sob story about how she was dying and this was her last chance to see that show or any other and she had a seat right at the back and would they mind swapping with her so she could enjoy one last time at the theatre? If you were a regular at any of the shows she frequented you'd get to see her pull the same stunt over and over again, all so she could buy a crappy ticket at the last minute and then get to sit in a seat that had been allocated months in advance. At Kiss Me, Kate she tried to convince me she had access to advance copies of the film of the show they were making and could get one shipped to me if I gave her my address. It had only been a couple of days since filming finished so she was obviously lying. I don't know why she was trying to get my address but I can't think of any reason that doesn't creep me out, especially as it came just seconds after she'd found out that I'd seen the show more times than she had. |
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Post by Kim on Feb 21, 2016 9:55:26 GMT
A few years ago there was a woman with bandages all over her arms who used to go around her favourite shows telling people near the front of the stalls a sob story about how she was dying and this was her last chance to see that show or any other and she had a seat right at the back and would they mind swapping with her so she could enjoy one last time at the theatre? If you were a regular at any of the shows she frequented you'd get to see her pull the same stunt over and over again, all so she could buy a crappy ticket at the last minute and then get to sit in a seat that had been allocated months in advance. At Kiss Me, Kate she tried to convince me she had access to advance copies of the film of the show they were making and could get one shipped to me if I gave her my address. It had only been a couple of days since filming finished so she was obviously lying. I don't know why she was trying to get my address but I can't think of any reason that doesn't creep me out, especially as it came just seconds after she'd found out that I'd seen the show more times than she had. Would that be Betty? I came across her in 2003 when she was dieing but still managed to see the same show daily and fly to Japan to see it (her sister worked in a chemist and was a flight attendent)... then come 2010 and she appeared again! Same stunts again, only this time tried getting me banned from a show for hitting her (only interaction I'd had with her was pointing out she'd been at stage door all week so not to be rude and interupt my conversations) luckily the box office staff she complained to knew me and accepted my story... didn't see her again after that |
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Post by Rozzi Rainbow on Feb 21, 2016 18:14:09 GMT
Not bad behaviour as such, more just being inconsiderate, but why do some girls insist on piling their hair on top of their head when going to the theatre, thereby adding about three inches to their height? Do they not care how people behind are expected to see or are just ignorant of this?
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Post by d'James on Feb 21, 2016 18:18:33 GMT
Not bad behaviour as such, more just being inconsiderate, but why do some girls insist on piling their hair on top of their head when going to the theatre, thereby adding about three inches to their height? Do they not care how people behind are expected to see or are just ignorant of this? A very good point. It never looks nice anyway. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 21, 2016 18:51:54 GMT
Not bad behaviour as such, more just being inconsiderate, but why do some girls insist on piling their hair on top of their head when going to the theatre, thereby adding about three inches to their height? Do they not care how people behind are expected to see or are just ignorant of this? At a show the other night me and my friend were chuckling over the prospect of going to our next show in very large, ostentatious hats and just seeing how long (if at all) it would take for someone to tap us on the shoulder and ask us to remove them. This led to more mirth at the prospect of removing the very large hats only to reveal that our actual heads were the same shape.   Well,it made US laugh  |
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Post by Dawnstar on Feb 21, 2016 19:47:39 GMT
At Mrs Henderson Present yesterday the man sitting in front of me decided to get up a few minutes before the end of Act 1 & exit, presumably to go to the loo, making something like 8 other people have to stand up & let him past thereby blocking the view of the rows behind. I find this sort of behaviour annoying enough at the best of times - if you think you may have to go out during a show then book an aisle seat - but it was particularly galling on this occasion because the annoying comedian character had informed the audience only a couple of minutes beforehand that it was almost the interval so the man must have known he only had to hang on a few more minutes.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Feb 22, 2016 20:33:45 GMT
At Mrs Henderson Present yesterday the man sitting in front of me decided to get up a few minutes before the end of Act 1 & exit, presumably to go to the loo, making something like 8 other people have to stand up & let him past thereby blocking the view of the rows behind. I find this sort of behaviour annoying enough at the best of times - if you think you may have to go out during a show then book an aisle seat - but it was particularly galling on this occasion because the annoying comedian character had informed the audience only a couple of minutes beforehand that it was almost the interval so the man must have known he only had to hang on a few more minutes. First to the bar, announcing an interval is wrong |
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Post by Snciole on Feb 23, 2016 14:23:42 GMT
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Post by d'James on Feb 23, 2016 15:16:13 GMT
I have to agree with most of what you said. |
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Post by showgirl on Feb 23, 2016 15:31:56 GMT
I too agree with much of this, but on the "nodding off" point, I hardly think anyone spends money on a ticket with the intention of having a snooze and if the production is so boring, is it the fault of the person whose attention wavers to that extent? Besides, once you are asleep, you are not aware of it and just have to hope you don't snore or dribble - or collapse onto the person in the next seat! |
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Post by 49thand8th on Feb 23, 2016 15:41:44 GMT
As someone who's fallen asleep at an off-Broadway show and a Broadway show: I really didn't mean it. Both times I'd just had a long day, and while neither show was by no means boring (for the most part), they weren't bombastic enough to keep me awake. And I was pretty far back, so if anyone noticed, no one said anything! (My roommate, who sat next to me at both shows, asked if I'd fallen asleep, though. Luckily, I don't snore)
I like what Lin-Manuel said:
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Post by Snciole on Feb 23, 2016 15:43:49 GMT
I too agree with much of this, but on the "nodding off" point, I hardly think anyone spends money on a ticket with the intention of having a snooze and if the production is so boring, is it the fault of the person whose attention wavers to that extent? Besides, once you are asleep, you are not aware of it and just have to hope you don't snore or dribble - or collapse onto the person in the next seat! I hope nodding off is rare-I have only come across during a NT Live screening of The Habit of Art, which was dull in all honesty but snoring really irritates me (I think this is why I am single). It mainly seems to be older people as well. I don't believe they need less sleep, just have terrible sleep patterns once retirement kicks in! I don't think 3 hour shows like Uncle Vanya help either! |
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Post by Michael on Feb 23, 2016 16:33:56 GMT
Happened to me once during the Peter and the Starcatcher US tour in San Francisco. I've flown over on Saturday and purposely booked the Tuesday Evening show as I assumed I had survived jet lag by then. Tuesday came and I had still huge problems with the time difference; I managed to keep me awake until the interval, but dozed off at the beginning of the 2nd act and only woke up during the final applause. Needless to say that I sat front row.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2016 16:52:32 GMT
The problem is that theatres are often warm and dark, and if you're lucky your seat is comfy too. As an audience member, you are entirely physically passive, so if you're not in physical discomfort and you're not completely intellectually and/or emotionally enthralled, then why *wouldn't* you fall asleep? I'm amazed it doesn't happen more often.
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Post by showgirl on Feb 23, 2016 19:29:10 GMT
The problem is that theatres are often warm and dark, and if you're lucky your seat is comfy too. As an audience member, you are entirely physically passive, so if you're not in physical discomfort and you're not completely intellectually and/or emotionally enthralled, then why *wouldn't* you fall asleep? I'm amazed it doesn't happen more often. I absolutely agree; plus, in my case, I'm not only a lark as opposed to an owl but a very early lark at that. It's torture combining a love of theatre with a body clock which insists that it's bedtime in the early evening, if not sooner. Also, very frustrating to doze off during a play you've been dying to see (and for which you have paid, perhaps handsomely) - only to wake as it's ending, leaving you wondering how things reached that point. Sometimes I realise I must have nodded off only through reading a review which mentions dialogue or a scene which I know I did not witness, but at other times I have started awake at that point when your head begins to loll - most unnerving! |
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Post by Dawnstar on Feb 23, 2016 19:30:11 GMT
First to the bar, announcing an interval is wrong If someone is that desperate to be first to the bar then why bother coming to the theatre? Go to a pub instead, saving them money & the rest of us disruption! |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Feb 23, 2016 21:21:07 GMT
First to the bar, announcing an interval is wrong If someone is that desperate to be first to the bar then why bother coming to the theatre? Go to a pub instead, saving them money & the rest of us disruption! Sorry Dawn I'm with you, I'm with you. You can never get enough emphasis into a post meant with sarcasm on a chat board |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Feb 23, 2016 21:25:23 GMT
The problem is that theatres are often warm and dark, and if you're lucky your seat is comfy too. As an audience member, you are entirely physically passive, so if you're not in physical discomfort and you're not completely intellectually and/or emotionally enthralled, then why *wouldn't* you fall asleep? I'm amazed it doesn't happen more often. I absolutely agree; plus, in my case, I'm not only a lark as opposed to an owl but a very early lark at that. It's torture combining a love of theatre with a body clock which insists that it's bedtime in the early evening, if not sooner. Also, very frustrating to doze off during a play you've been dying to see (and for which you have paid, perhaps handsomely) - only to wake as it's ending, leaving you wondering how things reached that point. Sometimes I realise I must have nodded off only through reading a review which mentions dialogue or a scene which I know I did not witness, but at other times I have started awake at that point when your head begins to loll - most unnerving! Was falling asleep in the front row on Broadway. Long journey, got up early, had about four hours sleep in the previous 48 hours, got up early for day seats, with time difference it was 3 am in the morning. Had Patrick Stewart and McKellen on stage but I was not falling asleep.
You can actually hold your eyes open, physically, and not go to sleep. I found out that night.
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