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Post by sfsusan on May 28, 2019 16:24:30 GMT
I saw Lehman Trilogy at the Piccadilly Theatre last night and have never heard so many dropped/broken glass noises at the theatre. As the audience started leaving, an empty beer bottle rolled down the stalls to my row. And upstairs I know I heard some broken glass. The woman next to me had her drink in a glass, so apparently they do allow it, but it seems foolish/dangerous.
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Post by kimbahorel on May 28, 2019 16:42:09 GMT
I saw Lehman Trilogy at the Piccadilly Theatre last night and have never heard so many dropped/broken glass noises at the theatre. As the audience started leaving, an empty beer bottle rolled down the stalls to my row. And upstairs I know I heard some broken glass. The woman next to me had her drink in a glass, so apparently they do allow it, but it seems foolish/dangerous. Blimey that sounds dangerous esp since nearly every time I leave a theatre I end up treading on disgarded plasic cups I don't see. I don't want to be falling flat on my face tripping up over a bottle. It would be fine if everyone took the glasses and deposited it at the bar but they don't.
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Post by sfsusan on May 28, 2019 21:35:06 GMT
I don't want to be falling flat on my face tripping up over a bottle. I agree! I'm just glad my toe hit it instead of me stepping on it and losing my balance. On a different topic of bad behavior, tonight I was at the Palladium to see the dancer Sergei Polunin and the ushers darting up and down the aisle to stop folks taking pictures during the performance were actually more distracting than those taking the photos.
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Post by poster J on May 28, 2019 21:53:06 GMT
Dropped/knocked over glass at the Donmar tonight as well. And I wanted to throttle the person who whooped at the end before the fade to black had finished - completely ruined the mood of the ending!
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Post by 49thand8th on May 29, 2019 16:04:20 GMT
Ewww
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Post by longinthetooth on May 29, 2019 22:46:11 GMT
I had the (mis)fortune to attend my first Silver Screening, at Rocketman, today. With the Silver Screening, you get free coffee, a mini chocolate bar and piece of cake. Unbelievably, at the end, two old dears waited until almost everyone had left, then went along the rows of seats, helping themselves to any left over sugar and chocolate bars before the ushers started clearing up.
There was also another old soul who kept exclaiming, "ooh dear" during quiet moments of dialogue.
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Post by showgirl on May 30, 2019 5:37:31 GMT
I had the (mis)fortune to attend my first Silver Screening, at Rocketman, today. With the Silver Screening, you get free coffee, a mini chocolate bar and piece of cake. Unbelievably, at the end, two old dears waited until almost everyone had left, then went along the rows of seats, helping themselves to any left over sugar and chocolate bars before the ushers started clearing up. There was also another old soul who kept exclaiming, "ooh dear" during quiet moments of dialogue. Sorry about your experience but I'd be interested in knowing, please, which chain this was? I've attended this type of screeing at Odeons and Picture Houses (afaik Cineworld, Curzon and Vue don't do them), but have never come across this combination of goodies or any such behaviour. Admittedly it's ages since I went to an Odeon one (they only show old films so anything I'd've wanted to see, I probably already have) but last time I did go to one of theirs, we were offered only tea or coffee and a biscuit. It was however all very civilised. So far as I know, Picture House still offer the same but, very meanly in my opinion and without warning, a year or so ago they introduced special half-size cups solely for seniors' drinks at these screenings. Why not offer a discounted full-size drink instead and allow customers the choice? But cake is unknown to me - hope it's not a chain to which I have no access!
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Post by zahidf on May 30, 2019 8:47:16 GMT
I had the (mis)fortune to attend my first Silver Screening, at Rocketman, today. With the Silver Screening, you get free coffee, a mini chocolate bar and piece of cake. Unbelievably, at the end, two old dears waited until almost everyone had left, then went along the rows of seats, helping themselves to any left over sugar and chocolate bars before the ushers started clearing up. There was also another old soul who kept exclaiming, "ooh dear" during quiet moments of dialogue.
Meh, if someone wants to have some chocolate bars discarded, that's up to them. Better than going in the bin!
The old soul saying 'oh dear' can get in the bin though
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Post by longinthetooth on May 30, 2019 9:24:57 GMT
Sorry about your experience but I'd be interested in knowing, please, which chain this was? It's the Everyman chain. Normally, when you buy a coffee, they put a small bar of Green & Black's chocolate on the saucer, as well as sugar. In the case of the Silver Screening, the freebie is coffee (with choc bar) and also includes a piece of cake - I had a choice of chocolate brownie, carrot cake and a third which I think was cherry bakewell.
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Post by kimbahorel on May 30, 2019 17:24:53 GMT
I know the ballet scene in Phantom doesn't have singing but.... not the time to whip out most noisy sweets you have and crunch crunch crunch crunch.... WHY why do I sit next to these people!! Oh yeah it was front row so that was heard on stage as well as them periodically talking over things that was happening.
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Post by TallPaul on May 30, 2019 18:01:10 GMT
I may have had a minor argument outside the Playhouse Theatre this afternoon. Even with half an hour until kick off, the security queue stretched halfway up whatever that street is called. I'd almost reached the front, when an entitled older woman had the temerity to push in front of me. "There IS a QUEUE, madam," I said, assuming she spoke a foreign language. "I need to meet MY PEOPLE," she replied, in a London(ish) accent. I'm not proud of myself, but what followed become quite ugly. "I'll report you," she threatened. "And I'll report you," I responded. Anyway, it was lovely to finally meet you, Tibidabo. Though goodness knows why you were wearing an anorak on such a warm day. I hope you will reflect on our 'conversation'. Behaviour like that really is unacceptable! 🙂
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Post by Tibidabo on May 30, 2019 18:17:15 GMT
the Playhouse Theatre this afternoon. Anyway, it was lovely to finally meet you, Tibidabo . I hope you will reflect on our 'conversation'. Certainly TallPaul. All day long I'll biddy biddy bum Yubby dibby dibby dibby dibby dibby dum
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Post by ailsmal on May 30, 2019 19:53:42 GMT
I went to the Grand Opera House in Belfast last night to see the Northern Ballet's 'Victoria'. The old woman who sat next to me could not sit still. We were in the front row of the circle and every time she leaned forward she completely blocked my view (the circle is at bit of an odd angle) - she leant forward a lot. What I did learn when she started chatting to me at the interval was that she always goes for that seat on the opening night of a show as she's a 'friend' of the theatre and gets cheap seats that night.....forewarned is forearmed. If I go there again I know which seats and night to avoid.
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Post by talkingheads on May 30, 2019 22:07:06 GMT
I had the (mis)fortune to attend my first Silver Screening, at Rocketman, today. With the Silver Screening, you get free coffee, a mini chocolate bar and piece of cake. Unbelievably, at the end, two old dears waited until almost everyone had left, then went along the rows of seats, helping themselves to any left over sugar and chocolate bars before the ushers started clearing up. There was also another old soul who kept exclaiming, "ooh dear" during quiet moments of dialogue. Maybe it's just me but I don't see the issue with that. The bars would only have gone in the bin. At a SeeFilmFirst free screening of The Theory of Everything a few years back, the cinema had a bag of chocolates on every seat. At the end, I came away with fifteen of them that hadn't been touched, which at the current cinema price means I got £45 worth of chocolate for free (and believe me, having worked at a cinema I know how ridiculously high their profit margins are on snacks so I didn't feel guilty!)
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Post by Tibidabo on May 31, 2019 13:18:17 GMT
Maybe we could set up a thread on here so that annoying people could list their dates / seats in advance... Oooh. TallPaul to go first please because he's very anno tall.
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Post by TallPaul on May 31, 2019 13:19:22 GMT
Maybe we could set up a thread on here so that annoying people could list their dates Isn't that the "This week I'm going to" thread?
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Post by Tibidabo on May 31, 2019 13:20:35 GMT
Isn't that the "This week I'm going to" thread? Well, it is in your case....
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Post by sfsusan on May 31, 2019 13:51:41 GMT
One of the worst jobs I ever had to do at a supermarket (won't name it, it would be crazy, and they sound like they are not) was throw unsold loaves into a trash compactor every morning. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Isn't it France that now mandates supermarkets make arrangements to donate leftover/out of date food? In San Francisco (my home), there's a group that visits farmers' markets to get leftovers at the end of the day and delivers them to various shelters and charity kitchens.
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Post by samuelwhiskers on May 31, 2019 16:14:26 GMT
There's an app called Too Good To Go which allows you to buy leftover food from restaurants and shops very cheap, that would otherwise be binned.
Back on topic: someone I know had a fight with the Globe ushers because she went to the loo in the interval, and the same usher who'd seen her leave the auditorium and in fact had told her where the loos were turned around 3 minutes later and refused to let her back in without her ticket. Unfortunately for them she's married to someone on the Globe board. Oops!
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Post by peggs on May 31, 2019 21:04:26 GMT
Man an interval put his glass of wine on stage, when I usher spotted it she firmly removed it and gave it back, he then remonstrated with her that he couldn't hold it and use his phone at the same time. Usher apologised but repeated it couldn't go on the stage, I rather think he expected her to remain and hold it for him. Presumably because of this he remained on his phone messaging when play restarted sat on front of row.
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Post by shady23 on May 31, 2019 22:02:57 GMT
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Post by The Matthew on Jun 1, 2019 5:24:52 GMT
Man an interval put his glass of wine on stage, when I usher spotted it she firmly removed it and gave it back, he then remonstrated with her that he couldn't hold it and use his phone at the same time. I hate it when people justify doing something with a reason that is just a restating of their intention to do whatever they want. "I'm sorry, officer, but if I don't drive at twice the speed limit how will people know I'm better than them?"
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2019 6:30:59 GMT
There's an app called Too Good To Go which allows you to buy leftover food from restaurants and shops very cheap, that would otherwise be binned. Back on topic: someone I know had a fight with the Globe ushers because she went to the loo in the interval, and the same usher who'd seen her leave the auditorium and in fact had told her where the loos were turned around 3 minutes later and refused to let her back in without her ticket. Unfortunately for them she's married to someone on the Globe board. Oops! Technically they're doing their job correctly. Regardless of seeing them and giving them directions prior, readmission to the auditorium generally requires a valid ticket. You could say that, if she knows "someone on the board" she should probably know better than to swan around assuming the rules don't apply to her. #sorrynotsorry
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2019 9:14:28 GMT
Following a trip to Les Mis this week I have drafted a handy little “how-to” pack to pass out to audience members, as clearly these people are being failed.
1. Please arrive promptly before the production begins, especially if your seats are in the centre of the row. 2. If there are two empty seats (see point 1) after the production has started, and you have purchased standing room tickets, kindly refrain from clambering over the seat backs to fill them. 3. Please endeavour to keep your hands below the level of your head, so as not to fill the space in which other audience members are looking. 4. Phones should preferably be switched off, but at the very least not raised to your face and used during the blackout. 5. Interaction with your companion ought to be reserved for the times before and after the production, or during the interval. 6. If said companion is not engaging with you whilst the actors are talking, this more than likely suggests he is trying to enjoy the show. No amount of long periods spent staring at him until he responds will alleviate this. 7. Your beehive up-do looks lovely, however I don’t need to view it for three hours to appreciate it.
Kind regards, Etc. Etc.
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Post by kimbahorel on Jun 1, 2019 11:50:06 GMT
You should have about humming and singing along... so many times I have had to endure someone singing or humming out of tune renditions of I Dreamed a Dream or Do You Hear the People Sing.
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Jun 1, 2019 11:50:19 GMT
I’ve never ever been asked to show my ticket at any theatre after the interval, and it’s ridiculous to deny someone entry when you’ve already checked their ticket once. Pure jobsworthism and part of why the Globe ushers are so notoriously terrible.
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Post by peggs on Jun 1, 2019 12:16:11 GMT
Hasn't interval ticket checking become a thing in the last few years though, security? The old Vic has done it for a few years now, they remind you as you leave that you'll need a ticket to get back in and I've certainly been checked at globe. Plus can you really expect an usher to remember who has just gone out, I'm sure audience members all blur into one. The globe ushers also seem to have changed somewhat in last few years, I'm not sure if there was a big staff change or maybe just the training, I've not been bellowed at to stand up an age before the second half starts so much but sadly there seems to be less queue control too, lots more people trying to groundlings queue jump once inside.
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Post by missthelma on Jun 1, 2019 12:31:19 GMT
I think they are within their rights to ask to see a ticket post interval. It certainly seems a bit crazy as why would you only want to see second half? But didn't there used to be a tradition of 'second acting'? I have seen it mentioned in books. It's the same (roughly) arguments as feature in the moving to a better seat thread, if you are pulling a fast one it's theft.
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Post by d'James on Jun 1, 2019 12:49:49 GMT
When my fave show was on I did often think of sneaking in for the second act because I loved the finale so much. I never did though so checking tickets makes sense, but probably only if you’re coming in from outside. Although I suppose you might get people trying to move seats.
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Post by TallPaul on Jun 1, 2019 12:57:41 GMT
If you've physically left the building at the interval and gone outside for a fag, or maybe just some fresh air at this time of year, then I think it's perfectly reasonable to be asked to show some kind of evidence that you also attended the first half, even if it's just a blank ticket issued at the exit.
I don't know the Globe that well, but I assume the audience isn't expected to pee in the Thames, so said lady hadn't actually crossed the threshold!
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