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Post by theatrefan62 on Jul 14, 2023 11:52:50 GMT
At Mary Poppins, when Miss Andrew (the evil nanny) appeared for the curtain call, the music suddenly changed to something like her "theme tune" and there were huge boos and she played up to it - then the music went back to normal and she received the applause for her excellent acting. It was so so funny and a clever way (with the change in music) to separate the character from the actor! I swear the child catcher used to get boos too and the actor would also play up and encourage it. |
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Post by joem on Jul 19, 2023 20:09:06 GMT
The performance of Patriots I went to see Will Keen, the actor playing Putin, was booed at the curtain call. I know all about the panto tradition but drama isn't panto, if you don't know the difference between a character and an actor you have a serious problem. In panto booing the villain is a bit of a laugh, in straight theatre it's simply rude and ignorant.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2023 20:30:52 GMT
The performance of Patriots I went to see Will Keen, the actor playing Putin, was booed at the curtain call. I know all about the panto tradition but drama isn't panto, if you don't know the difference between a character and an actor you have a serious problem. In panto booing the villain is a bit of a laugh, in straight theatre it's simply rude and ignorant. Pantos and lighter hearted musicals I think it is fine. But maybe not the heavier plays and more serious musicals. |
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