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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2019 15:57:25 GMT
Some people do have the shakes for any sort of medical reason and often they have medication which can control this but medication could have side effects or he might have forgotten to take it etc or not wanted to take it if he was at the theatre. It could have made him drowsy, need to pee more etc.
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Post by londonmzfitz on Jan 15, 2019 16:14:08 GMT
Gosh, this has taken on a world of it's own ... He seemed fine when he first sat, it's as he kind of relaxed the leg shaking started, it would stop, then go on and on and on, while talking to his Ma. I was reading my Kindle prior to performance and I had to put it away as it was comedy shaking the seat. Then on and off during performances of the supports, full on through the interval, then in waves through the main performance. I couldn't quite put a finger on it (that hand on the knee thing ... ). The young women behind noticed it too (could hear whispers). As I say, not really bad behaviour but gawd I was all of a jitter myself for hours after.
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 15, 2019 16:27:47 GMT
Restless Leg Syndrome?
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Post by ptwest on Jan 15, 2019 21:37:29 GMT
Was delighted when a tall bloke sat directly in front of her. God, that's so satisfactory when it happens. I try to be considerate but I must admit there is a direct link between the behavior of the people behind me and how straight I sit in my seat. Talk through the show, rustle sweets, or generally be objectionable and I will sit up higher. Make some nasty comment not directly to me but loud enough to hear and I may give a show long standing ovation!
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Post by peggs on Jan 15, 2019 21:45:10 GMT
Just reflecting on my original post and something that happened last night* .... I've been binge watching the TV series Luther, it not registered as something that required my attention before now but, as of last Wednesday evening, I have been riveted to the telly through seasons 1 to 5 .... Although great bit of telly I've taken to shouting "NO! Don't open that / go in there" and "NO! Just go outside with your phone and call the coppers" etc as to each situation .... So maybe the shaky man had me on edge in case he was about to produce implement in which to skewer me ... That's me too! Have been binge watching since last week and now thinking to self if I hear a noise in my house whatever you do don't go and investigate but equally don't go outside as it's dangerous there too. For someone who's easily scared and isn't good with blood this may be all a little more than foolish but what can I say, it's very addictive.
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Post by The Matthew on Jan 15, 2019 21:45:48 GMT
I try to be considerate but I must admit there is a direct link between the behavior of the people behind me and how straight I sit in my seat. Talk through the show, rustle sweets, or generally be objectionable and I will sit up higher. I have this vision of you sitting on a large inflatable cushion, and as the people behind start talking you gradually rise up in the air and then slowly descend once they get the message.
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Post by ptwest on Jan 15, 2019 21:50:19 GMT
I try to be considerate but I must admit there is a direct link between the behavior of the people behind me and how straight I sit in my seat. Talk through the show, rustle sweets, or generally be objectionable and I will sit up higher. I have this vision of you sitting on a large inflatable cushion, and as the people behind start talking you gradually rise up in the air and then slowly descend once they get the message. Brilliant - I would LOVE to make this happen!
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Post by david on Jan 17, 2019 13:01:48 GMT
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Post by beatrice on Jan 17, 2019 13:16:05 GMT
Very LuPone-esque, isn't it?
Honestly though, I wish there was more theatres could do to stop people filming and taking photos, I really do.
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Post by Backdrifter on Jan 17, 2019 13:23:16 GMT
On a slight tangent, the linked twitter thread is meant to be justification of audience members filming shows, but it's about professional films of full shows being made commercially available isn't it, or am I misreading?
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Post by david on Jan 17, 2019 13:31:43 GMT
On a slight tangent, the linked twitter thread is meant to be justification of audience members filming shows, but it's about professional films of full shows being made commercially available isn't it, or am I misreading? Just reread the linked twitter post and I certainly thought it was about making illegal copies of Hamilton (or any other performance).
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Post by beatrice on Jan 17, 2019 13:43:38 GMT
On a slight tangent, the linked twitter thread is meant to be justification of audience members filming shows, but it's about professional films of full shows being made commercially available isn't it, or am I misreading? Just reread the linked twitter post and I certainly thought it was about making illegal copies of Hamilton (or any other performance). That's how I read it too, since they specially reference "bootlegs"
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Post by floorshow on Jan 17, 2019 16:39:08 GMT
I counted at least 4 school parties at the Barbican matinee today, all of whom were perfectly well behaved Unlike the entitled grey pound in the front row who were all needless scowls and tuts during the first half and then unpleasant accusations during the interval. I hope they choke on their Werthers.
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Post by Backdrifter on Jan 17, 2019 17:24:33 GMT
Just reread the linked twitter post and I certainly thought it was about making illegal copies of Hamilton (or any other performance). That's how I read it too, since they specially reference "bootlegs" I don't want to labour it, and fully accept I might be dimwittedly missing something, but the piece says some have justified bootlegging by citing the price of tickets, and links to a reply to this tweet which is at the top of a thread saying there should be more commercially available stage films. I didn't see any reference to bootlegging in the thread. I'm all confused and stuff.
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Post by beatrice on Jan 17, 2019 17:27:13 GMT
I didn't do a lot of research, you may very well be completely right Backdrifter! Either way, I agree completely that more shows should work on making theatre accessible! 100%! I also completely agree that bootlegs are very much "taking the law into your own hands", which I don't approve.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2019 7:12:46 GMT
Theatreboard. I have a confession. Last night, at Jersey Boys, I sneezed 7 times in a row. I throw myself at the mercy of the Bad Behaviour thread and await my punishments.
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Post by Dr Tom on Jan 18, 2019 9:25:26 GMT
Theatreboard. I have a confession. Last night, at Jersey Boys, I sneezed 7 times in a row. I throw myself at the mercy of the Bad Behaviour thread and await my punishments. You should be put on a 7 month ban from seeing Jersey Boys, once for each month.
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Post by The Matthew on Jan 18, 2019 10:47:16 GMT
Theatreboard. I have a confession. Last night, at Jersey Boys, I sneezed 7 times in a row. I throw myself at the mercy of the Bad Behaviour thread and await my punishments. Did you sneeze on the back of someone's neck? Or better yet, on the backs of seven different necks?
(On the other hand, if you managed to sneeze on someone's phone while they were using it then it counts as good behaviour.)
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Post by PhantomNcl on Jan 18, 2019 13:53:58 GMT
Theatreboard. I have a confession. Last night, at Jersey Boys, I sneezed 7 times in a row. I throw myself at the mercy of the Bad Behaviour thread and await my punishments. Punishment should come for watching Jersey Boys in the first place ;-)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2019 15:04:25 GMT
Theatreboard. I have a confession. Last night, at Jersey Boys, I sneezed 7 times in a row. I throw myself at the mercy of the Bad Behaviour thread and await my punishments. Punishment should come for watching Jersey Boys in the first place ;-) Well firstly a good reviewer doesn’t just go to the things she likes (or more accurately has to go to most things offered to keep the marketing team on side) But also, I happen to like JB and think it’s a shining example of what a jukebox musical should be 😉 Audiences leave a lot to be desired though
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2019 23:46:39 GMT
If we're turning ourselves in, then I have an apology to make to the cast of the panto I saw tonight. There was a large pack of Brownies near the front who were having a brilliant time, and also wanted to make it very clear that they weren't at all scared of the baddie, and I loved them for their pint-sized fierceness, so I led the rest of the audience in chanting "BROWNIES! BROWNIES! BROWNIES! BROWNIES!". You all dealt VERY well with our rebellion, and I don't regret it for a second, but we *definitely* messed up your running time, so my apologies for that.
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Post by Mark on Jan 19, 2019 0:07:41 GMT
Two from me for this week.
Caroline or Change yesterday afternoon. Woman in front of me gets her phone out just before Sharon’s big number to check a text, and then decides she wants a photo, and the flash goes off 🙄.
Tonight at Anthony and Cleopatra, a phone goes off about an hour in. Turn it off!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 8:49:14 GMT
If we're turning ourselves in, then I have an apology to make to the cast of the panto I saw tonight. There was a large pack of Brownies near the front who were having a brilliant time, and also wanted to make it very clear that they weren't at all scared of the baddie, and I loved them for their pint-sized fierceness, so I led the rest of the audience in chanting "BROWNIES! BROWNIES! BROWNIES! BROWNIES!". You all dealt VERY well with our rebellion, and I don't regret it for a second, but we *definitely* messed up your running time, so my apologies for that. Is it wrong I now want to see a pack of Brownies take on a Panto Villain? That’s a fight worth seeing (obviously the Brownies would win)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 19:05:40 GMT
In all my trips to the theatre over the last seven years I’ve had my fair share (like many) of ruined experiences, but today at the matinee of Violet it was a real stinker.
The man who sat next to me spent most of the afternoon with his elbow in my ribs, despite my asking him to remove it. But that was a minor offence compared with my biggest problem. There was an overwhelming stench of stale, dusty mothballs coming from what I assume was his leather jacket which he kept on during the show. It was the type of aroma you would expect to penetrate into old cardboard boxes left in the loft over the years.
I usually have a very strong constitution, in my line of work it’s not unusual to be dealing with unpleasant smells/bodily fluids as I work with small children, but in this instance it was ridiculous. I wanted to heave in several occasions. To add insult to injury there was no interval so I couldn’t swap seats with my partner to lighten the load or even leave the theatre without being a nuisance and crossing the stage.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 20:21:39 GMT
The audience at A&C. Worst I have experienced in so long. Start of act two and at least six people around us were dribdrabbing in. To top it off, the person sat next to me was one of those who came in late and then decided to extragantly remove and fold her jumper like she working in the GAP.
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Post by peggs on Jan 19, 2019 20:57:45 GMT
To top it off, the person sat next to me was one of those who came in late and then decided to extragantly remove and fold her jumper like she working in the GAP. Oh yes that's a bugbear, I get that sometimes the temperature of the theatre isn't immediately discernible or you get cold or warm as it goes on and you sometimes need to add/remove a layer but those people who seem to wait until it starts and then immediately do so and in the most view occupying way.
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Post by SamB (was badoerfan) on Jan 20, 2019 0:06:42 GMT
Woman in front of me at Company the other night, holding her phone on her lap. Every couple of minutes, the screen lights up, catching my eye every time. I resolved to sit a bit lower in my seat, from where it wasn't in my eyeline.
But then she gets a notification, which of course makes the screen come on again - and not only that, makes some light on the phone flash too! A couple of minutes it happens again, and she glances embarrassedly at her friend next to her, but makes no move to put it away. However, it was during applause after one of the songs, so I took the opportunity to lean forward and say, politely but firmly, "that's really distracting, please can you put it away?" She looks to the friend, rolls her eyes... AND PUTS IT AWAY.
However, the price of that victory is that I'd got myself worked up - not a lot, just a little, but enough that I couldn't quite relax and get into the show at all during the first half.
I can't decide which would have been worse - saying nothing, and getting distracted by it lighting up repeatedly and getting annoyed and worked up by that, or getting myself worked up by the mini-confrontation.
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Post by lynette on Jan 22, 2019 22:36:48 GMT
Yelling, ' turn off yr ******* Phone' quite loud would have made you feel better. But you would prob have had to enjoy the rest of the show from the pavement outside. That's the problem. Like being at school, we need the teacher to be in control. Where was the usher?
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Post by happytobehere on Jan 22, 2019 22:46:13 GMT
The lady next to me at Coming Clean tonight could not stop burping. Not those huge comedic type burps, but those little ones that kept me wondering if she was about to vomit on me. Certainly kept me on my toes.
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Post by Backdrifter on Jan 22, 2019 22:50:31 GMT
To top it off, the person sat next to me was one of those who came in late and then decided to extragantly remove and fold her jumper like she working in the GAP. Oh yes that's a bugbear, I get that sometimes the temperature of the theatre isn't immediately discernible or you get cold or warm as it goes on and you sometimes need to add/remove a layer but those people who seem to wait until it starts and then immediately do so and in the most view occupying way. They're from the same gene pool as the people who've been in their seats for some time, but choose curtain up as the moment to suddenly start flummaging around seemingly reorganizing everything in their bag and attempting some form of garment oregami with their coat which is of course made of the noisiest most swooshy fabric ever. (By the way, I swear I once saw Garment Oregami supporting Van Der Graaf Generator).
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