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Post by londonmzfitz on Oct 11, 2018 11:21:48 GMT
Harry Connick Jr last night at The London Palladium – going in there were signs that the bar would remain open through the show until 9.45pm. And then it was announced before curtain up that the show was being taped (unsure as to why). Staff running around filling the one centre stalls row C seat and two side stalls row B seat obviously for camera reasons. Terrific show, 2 hours, 3 encores, unfortunately interspersed with people coming and going to the bar and to the loo …. And the woman who’d been seat filling the centre stalls row C decided she was going to leave after 40 minutes resulting in half a row of people having to stand and let her out. Additionally - in between encore 2 and 3 we had the delights of a woman who nimbly leapt up onto the stage and ran backstage – presumably to see Harry .. escorted off by equally nimble and slightly faster bouncer – she protested all the way across the stage as he led her off.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2018 13:43:12 GMT
Was at a music concert in Birmingham last night and a couple of young idiots started moshing. An older guy nearly thumped them when they crashed into him and we had to pull them apart. One of the kids a nerdy type in glasses claimed he was an anarchist - I told him he was more like a privileged Tw*t. Anyway they weren't seen again after the band in question had finished their excellent set and everyone enjoyed the rest of the concert.
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Post by hannechalk on Oct 14, 2018 20:09:19 GMT
Was at 'A Taste of Honey' at the lovely Epstein Theatre in Liverpool last night.
It starts, and the people behind me opened the loudest crackling bag ever, munching away. After two huffs and backward glances from me, they packed it in.
You have to bear in mind no microphones were used by the cast, so any noise is mightily distracting.
Not long after Act II started, a woman sat in the middle of row B or C decides to leave. I wouldn't mind, but she said goodbye to all her friends as she moved along the row.
Honestly!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 7:46:31 GMT
Not so much bad behaviour but 'odd' at Heathers. In the Circle two people came in at around 45 minutes into the first act. Luckily sat on the end extreme left seats so only bothering anyone by crashing in through the door. Ok so life happens maybe there was a severe transport issue. They sit down, and not 10 minutes later (if that) one of them gets up. Ok perhaps after all that you were DYING for a wee. Fine. Interval rolls around...she hasn't come back. Then neither did the other one. So at most they saw between them maybe 20 minutes of the show. (They could have moved but it was pretty sold out in the stalls and circle)
Meanwhile downstairs at the interval, woman goes to buy ice cream, buys two. Seems to run into someone she knew in the queue, proceeds to spend the ENTIRE INTERVAL chatting while holding the two tubs of ice cream she bought. So whoever she bought it for was probably looking longingly across the stalls willing that guy to shut up so they could eat their now slightly melted over priced ice cream.
Other than that, in fairness to the screechy teens they kept their screeching to a minimum.
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Post by MrsCondomine on Oct 15, 2018 11:18:38 GMT
Had another instance of people begrudgingly moving their legs SLIGHTLY to one side to let you in and out of the row at the interval... honestly this seems to always happen to me! I'll just step on your feet SHALL I.
Or sit on your lap.
Or lick your face.
Edited to add that OF COURSE I always say "excuse me" and smile - wouldn't dream of just walking at people and expecting them to automatically know what I'd like them to do.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 11:29:41 GMT
The most irritating one I ever had was when I was at the end of a row, so I decided to wait for everyone else in my row to sit down before taking my seat. There was a couple nearby who very clearly were seated in my row (it was the side slips at the Royal Court and they'd already hung their coats near their seats) but who just would not sit down. So it got to half seven, and I decided I couldn't be bothered waiting anymore and took my seat. To which the guy adopted that patronisingly bemused face and said "okay, I guess you can sit there if you want, but which is your actual seat?". It hadn't occurred to him to actually cross-check the seat number on his ticket with the seat he thought was his, and he was waiting for me to move to a different seat so he could sit in mine. Sorry buddy, I always book the end of the slips so I can get out quickly at the end (unless I'm accidentally at the final performance of The Ferryman and suddenly Jez Butterworth is in my way), and I double-checked my ticket when I received it, so I knew it was definitely my seat. So maybe just put aside your over-confidence for as long as it takes to establish where you're *actually* sitting, and then none of us need to be standing around awkwardly until the play is due to begin.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 13:16:51 GMT
Had another instance of people begrudgingly moving their legs SLIGHTLY to one side to let you in and out of the row at the interval... honestly this seems to always happen to me! I'll just step on your feet SHALL I. Or sit on your lap. Or lick your face. Edited to add that OF COURSE I always say "excuse me" and smile - wouldn't dream of just walking at people and expecting them to automatically know what I'd like them to do. Oh I LOVE it when people do that. I always make sure I either: 1. Hit their knees 2. Hit them with my bag 3. Stand on their bag 4. Stand on their feet 5. All of the above. And to top it off, I never feel guilty for it either. I may throw them a "that's helpful" as I barge past though. And maybe a 'tut'. I also do a rather smashing eye roll if they happen to be rubbing their knee/foot or complaining to their companion. For the record, I always stand to let someone pass, even if I'm up and down like a Weston donkey. I'm a gentleman I am. Who do YOU think you ARE?
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Post by MrsCondomine on Oct 15, 2018 14:11:52 GMT
Had another instance of people begrudgingly moving their legs SLIGHTLY to one side to let you in and out of the row at the interval... honestly this seems to always happen to me! I'll just step on your feet SHALL I. Or sit on your lap. Or lick your face. Edited to add that OF COURSE I always say "excuse me" and smile - wouldn't dream of just walking at people and expecting them to automatically know what I'd like them to do. Oh I LOVE it when people do that. I always make sure I either: 1. Hit their knees 2. Hit them with my bag 3. Stand on their bag 4. Stand on their feet 5. All of the above. And to top it off, I never feel guilty for it either. I may throw them a "that's helpful" as I barge past though. And maybe a 'tut'. I also do a rather smashing eye roll if they happen to be rubbing their knee/foot or complaining to their companion. For the record, I always stand to let someone pass, even if I'm up and down like a Weston donkey. I'm a gentleman I am. Who do YOU think you ARE? YES I always stand too - my legs are short as I'm only a little'un, but I just feel it's courtesy to let people go right past, as they're laden with bags and whatever. I could stand on the offending toes, I suppose, but on second thoughts I'm five foot nothing - I might elicit a little squeak from them but nowt else. Might have to start muscling up a la Fleeshman for full impact.
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Post by timothyd on Oct 15, 2018 15:33:13 GMT
A guy at the front row in our local theatre tried to take a bow at the end of a show. It was a black box theatre without a raised stage. He tried to join in when the actors were taking bows. Whole audience had no idea why he did that.
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Post by lynette on Oct 15, 2018 15:33:28 GMT
If someone doesn’t get up for me, he/ she always regrets it. Not little me.
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Post by kathryn on Oct 15, 2018 15:45:00 GMT
Why do people who literally shout out in the middle of a play always get so annoyed when told to Shush? I mean, surely they realise that they're the ones who have done something wrong? Happened at the Pinter gala on Wednesday - in response to a line in the reading John Simm was giving a woman shouted 'I'll give you a blow' and could then be heard responding angrily to someone obviously telling her not to do that.
I mean, clearly there was alcohol involved, but surely even drunk people realise that they shouldn't *really* have said that so loud?
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Post by MrsCondomine on Oct 15, 2018 16:01:33 GMT
Why do people who literally shout out in the middle of a play always get so annoyed when told to Shush? I mean, surely they realise that they're the ones who have done something wrong? Happened at the Pinter gala on Wednesday - in response to a line in the reading John Simm was giving a woman shouted 'I'll give you a blow' and could then be heard responding angrily to someone obviously telling her not to do that. I mean, clearly there was alcohol involved, but surely even drunk people realise that they shouldn't *really* have said that so loud? Oh ffs. Unfortunately, a handful of people (usually women, sorry - I say this as a woman!) who follow actors into theatre from Doctor Who or Sherlock or whatever have very little decorum, and seem to think that shouting crudely at the object of their affection will get them some sort of positive response from the person in question. Totally disgusting imho, as are some of the things they say. Also find it really weird when people stagedoor and start asking actors about their families?! Sometimes on Twitter or something you see someone excitedly reporting the answers they got about so-and-so's kids or wife or whatever, when actually they should not have poked around in the first place. I don't know how some of these actors do it - if strange, excitable people were eagerly enquiring about my baby or husband or something in great detail, I'd get out a bloody pistol. Actually, add stage door behaviour in general to this thread. It's awful most of the time, particularly if it's an actor and a horde of girls from Tumblr.
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Post by kathryn on Oct 15, 2018 16:08:51 GMT
It's not just overexcited fan-women, who do it, though. I've had a man shout at Tim Healy 'auf wiedersehen pet', I've had friends of a cast member whoop and holler when he appeared on stage...
The only thing they have in common is being affronted when told to shut up.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 17:12:51 GMT
Had another instance of people begrudgingly moving their legs SLIGHTLY to one side to let you in and out of the row at the interval... honestly this seems to always happen to me! I'll just step on your feet SHALL I. Or sit on your lap. Or lick your face. Edited to add that OF COURSE I always say "excuse me" and smile - wouldn't dream of just walking at people and expecting them to automatically know what I'd like them to do. For the record, I always stand to let someone pass, even if I'm up and down like a Weston donkey. I'm a gentleman I am. Who do YOU think you ARE? +1 on the always stand. If persons to the left/right don't stand and do the begrudging leg gesture I make a point of, whilst standing, making it very obvious and then commenting "have you got enough room, ooh it gets a bit tight there" etc. Make an example of em.
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Post by hannechalk on Oct 15, 2018 17:40:55 GMT
It's not just overexcited fan-women, who do it, though. I've had a man shout at Tim Healy 'auf wiedersehen pet' Anyone else thinking of that Father Ted-episode with Richard Wilson (Victor Meldrew)? 😀 As for stage door-behaviour, especially with touring-productions, people who go between matinee and evening-show do not realise how inconvenient it is for the cast. They literally have two hours (sometimes less) to get some food, pack up their belongings and get a bit of R&R before hitting the stage again, and that's without having to stop for a chat, autographs and pictures. Although the support from fans is always appreciated of course, but not always convenient. Yet still some people behave as if it is their right because they bought a ticket.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2018 0:50:40 GMT
Why do people who literally shout out in the middle of a play always get so annoyed when told to Shush? I mean, surely they realise that they're the ones who have done something wrong? Happened at the Pinter gala on Wednesday - in response to a line in the reading John Simm was giving a woman shouted 'I'll give you a blow' and could then be heard responding angrily to someone obviously telling her not to do that. I mean, clearly there was alcohol involved, but surely even drunk people realise that they shouldn't *really* have said that so loud? Oh ffs. Unfortunately, a handful of people (usually women, sorry - I say this as a woman!) who follow actors into theatre from Doctor Who or Sherlock or whatever have very little decorum, and seem to think that shouting crudely at the object of their affection will get them some sort of positive response from the person in question. Totally disgusting imho, as are some of the things they say. Also find it really weird when people stagedoor and start asking actors about their families?! Sometimes on Twitter or something you see someone excitedly reporting the answers they got about so-and-so's kids or wife or whatever, when actually they should not have poked around in the first place. I don't know how some of these actors do it - if strange, excitable people were eagerly enquiring about my baby or husband or something in great detail, I'd get out a bloody pistol. Actually, add stage door behaviour in general to this thread. It's awful most of the time, particularly if it's an actor and a horde of girls from Tumblr. I SD quite a lot so have got to know a number of performers over the years and who is with who etc. If their partner is in the business, I might say have they got anything coming up soon or people I knew have had children in the last few years how old the children are now. This is just quite polite conversation and only to people I've seen a fair few times who usually say hi, how are you doing to me. Not a random member of the cast they have have searched through their social media history.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2018 0:58:34 GMT
It's not just overexcited fan-women, who do it, though. I've had a man shout at Tim Healy 'auf wiedersehen pet' Anyone else thinking of that Father Ted-episode with Richard Wilson (Victor Meldrew)? 😀 As for stage door-behaviour, especially with touring-productions, people who go between matinee and evening-show do not realise how inconvenient it is for the cast. They literally have two hours (sometimes less) to get some food, pack up their belongings and get a bit of R&R before hitting the stage again, and that's without having to stop for a chat, autographs and pictures. Although the support from fans is always appreciated of course, but not always convenient. Yet still some people behave as if it is their right because they bought a ticket. Matinee's can be busy days for performers so I don't tend to to SD between shows then if turnaround is quite tight and no guarantee who may or may not come out. First nights are never good as casts have had a long day travelling, finding digs, could have suitcases etc and last night of run I also try to steer clear of as cast may need to catch connections or be in hurry to get home. Mid week nights tend to be by far the best often the cast can be milling around waiting for other members to leave before they all go off for a meal or drink. They are in no rush and will sign but always remember to not delay them when they want to leave or to deliberately follow them. I've bumped into people I've SD'd later on in the evening but would only acknowledge them at most.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Oct 16, 2018 14:40:49 GMT
Just got back from New York. Hate the whooping when a star comes on and the obligatory standing ovation.
Saw Lifespan of Fact with Harry Potter. Lot's of fan girls and boys out in force. The who can laugh loudest/longest contest was won by the person sitting behind me. Every mildly funny thing Daniel Radcliffe said was greeted as the funniest thing ever, sure it was made worse as his competition for top fan boy/girl was sitting only ten seats away. Loads of cooing, 'oooh he really can act'. And the race to be the first person get up for the standing ovation.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2018 17:16:34 GMT
A few observances during my time in London this past weekend.
Man two seats down from me in Heathers was texting during the show, using his programme to try and shield the glare of his screen, even though it was not subtle at all to anyone.
A couple of chattery women next to me in the front row of Phantom. During a point in the final lair scene, one of them loudly exclaimed "Oh dear!" which if I'd been seeing it for the first time, would have totally ruined all the suspense.
Then today, in the cinema watching A Star is Born, woman's phone goes off a few seats down from me during a pivotal scene. She answered it and started chattering as well.
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Post by freckles on Oct 18, 2018 7:07:48 GMT
This is a “good behaviour” one - a cute little pug at The Cockpit last night. Sitting in the round, only noticed the little mutt, sitting quietly on his (?) owner’s lap in the block opposite, at the start of Act 2. He was looking around but seemed quite contented and I think he enjoyed it.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Oct 18, 2018 11:15:43 GMT
@theatremonkey.com having seen what monkeys can do to windscreen wipers, hate to imagine the state of the coat if it wasn’t moved.
Also, quite polite of you to warn of the impending destruction.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2018 11:50:22 GMT
This is a “good behaviour” one - a cute little pug at The Cockpit last night. Sitting in the round, only noticed the little mutt, sitting quietly on his (?) owner’s lap in the block opposite, at the start of Act 2. He was looking around but seemed quite contented and I think he enjoyed it. Campaign for more dogs in theatres please. Better behaved than most humans.
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Post by n1david on Oct 18, 2018 14:58:06 GMT
BFI Southbank today. Sold out screening of a film. I arrive to find someone sitting in my front row seat. He apologises and moves into the seat directly behind. Someone else arrives and says that's his seat, so the seat-shifter has to move again and moves to the other end of the front row, next to the wheelchair space. Just before the film, wheelchair user shows up and their companion claims the companion space. Seat-shifter moves again, presumably to his actual booked seat. Wouldn't it have been easier to do that in the first place? Did he really expect so many people not to show up? Or not to claim their prebooked seat?
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 18, 2018 18:18:53 GMT
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Post by Xanderl on Oct 18, 2018 19:38:34 GMT
BFI Southbank today. Sold out screening of a film. I arrive to find someone sitting in my front row seat. He apologises and moves into the seat directly behind. Someone else arrives and says that's his seat, so the seat-shifter has to move again and moves to the other end of the front row, next to the wheelchair space. Just before the film, wheelchair user shows up and their companion claims the companion space. Seat-shifter moves again, presumably to his actual booked seat. Wouldn't it have been easier to do that in the first place? Did he really expect so many people not to show up? Or not to claim their prebooked seat? Had the same at a (non-LFF) screening at the Picturehouse Central recently - seat-shifter ended up moving about 4 times when different people arrived and evicted her from the seat. Weird behaviour after the first time you're asked to move!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2018 19:44:22 GMT
I am currently within Spacey distance of Dean John-Wilson's pecs. He may report me in this thread. I don't care.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Oct 18, 2018 20:03:56 GMT
I am currently within Spacey distance of Dean John-Wilson's pecs. He may report me in this thread. I don't care. Who is he?
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Post by 49thand8th on Oct 18, 2018 20:46:33 GMT
I am currently within Spacey distance of Dean John-Wilson's pecs. He may report me in this thread. I don't care. Who is he? lmgtfy.com/?q=dean+john+wilson
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Post by andrew on Oct 19, 2018 15:28:04 GMT
I promised I'd record it here in the annals of bad behaviour and I shall: at The Wild Duck some of the cast mill around on stage during the interval setting up furniture, in character etc. A woman got out of her second row seat, walked across the stage, over the set, to the girl with her cast list in hand, and spoke to the young actor. Let us not forget, it was the interval, but they were definitely in the process of acting, that was very clear. I'm not completely certain what she said, but I have an inkling the woman was asking which of the two performers that share the role this particular small girl was. The girl looked fairly shellshocked and Lindsay Marshall who was on the other side of the stage (also acting, let's note) immediately walked over like an instinctual mother hen. The woman quickly scarpered off back to her seat, where oddly an usher didn't tell her off. Too busy selling ice creams I suppose.
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Post by MrsCondomine on Oct 19, 2018 15:38:53 GMT
I promised I'd record it here in the annals of bad behaviour and I shall: at The Wild Duck some of the cast mill around on stage during the interval setting up furniture, in character etc. A woman got out of her second row seat, walked across the stage, over the set, to the girl with her cast list in hand, and spoke to the young actor. Let us not forget, it was the interval, but they were definitely in the process of acting, that was very clear. I'm not completely certain what she said, but I have an inkling the woman was asking which of the two performers that share the role this particular small girl was. The girl looked fairly shellshocked and Lindsay Marshall who was on the other side of the stage (also acting, let's note) immediately walked over like an instinctual mother hen. The woman quickly scarpered off back to her seat, where oddly an usher didn't tell her off. Too busy selling ice creams I suppose. Marshall can do scary, too - one of the best screen Cleopatras ever, in Rome! People on holiday and people at the theatre seem to forget all common sense, and do the stupidest things.
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