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Post by michalnowicki on Feb 9, 2018 9:33:35 GMT
at one key point, face covered and facing the wall for no reason I could see... Maybe he got inspired by female characters covering their face?
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Post by Phantom of London on Feb 10, 2018 0:14:08 GMT
At Mary Stuart tonight the show was stopped for 20 minute after only 2 minutes .
An Irish man and very drunk, started laughing loud, then shouted incoherent abuse about the Royal family. Maybe he got his wires crossed and thought a play about Mary Stuart, could somehow been about Michael Collins.
Hats off Wills and Kate next to me, didn’t flinch.
Joking aside I thought he cast at the end for the bows could have arranged a special around of applause for the FOH staff.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2018 9:52:12 GMT
The Overtones in concert last night. To be fair they attract a very, as my Mother puts it 'Special' demographic of hard-core fans (think Michael Ball and Alfie Boe fans, except there's 5 of them so 5 times the crazy....anyway crack on ladies, you're having a lovely time and respect to you EXCEPT when you can't behave in a manner that means the rest of us can enjoy 'Your Boys'.
Firstly there's the fact they feel the need to stand up FOR EVERYTHING. For those not familiar the Overtones are a harmony group, it's not really as one of them commented last night music that should generate a 'mosh pit'. Yes they encourage people to have a bit of a dance to some bits, but not all of it. And St David's Hall has zero rake to it so without standing I was seeing nothing.
Anyway so far, so 'everthing I hate about concerts'
2 women in particular.
1. the woman who stood in the aisle at the front drunkenly dancing for the entire show and kept rushing up to the stage waving at and generally trying to get the attnetion of 'the boys'. I saw one of them visibly sigh before dancing with her in what looked like an attempt to give her what she wanted so she'd calm down. Didn't work. Security valiantly tried to move her, over and over again but she kept coming back. He probably could have asked her to leave but I think he made a good judgement call that it would cause more trouble, so he just kept battling on.
2. The girl sat next to me, who was only there for the support act (I want to call him Jay James?) her Mum politely said to me before it started her daughter would be late because she was selling merch for the support and apologised. Lovely, it's only one person I'm expecting it, and it's only the support fine. She came in late, we let her in (we were the end two seats) everyone happy. Except the interval comes and she (no word of exaggeration) climbs over me and Mum shoving us out of the way so she can run out and see her darling. She whacked Mum's knee pretty hard, stepped on my feet, bag, coat. Not a word of apology. It would have taken all of 10 seconds to wait for me and Mum to stand in the aisle out of her way. Ironically her attitude put me right off the guy she was supporting.
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Post by LaLuPone on Feb 10, 2018 21:51:16 GMT
At Wicked in Bristol. Couple next to me decided to have crisps during Act I, making a racket getting them out and then obviously plenty of crunching sounds. To be fair to them they munched as quietly as they could but and it wasn't too much of a diruption but it would have been better if they could have just had their picnic lunch BEFORE the show. Then they got their Tangfastics out for Act II, they were like a couple of kids 🙄 There was a lot of chatter for the first few minutes of Act II, from the couple and old ladies behind, it seemed like the chatter was all around! The interval went on for about 25 minutes so that shoud have really been more than enough to have a chat!
Doesn't look like we have a "Bad Behaviour at a Merchandise Stand" thread so I'll just talk about it here. Mum and daughter in front of me in the queue asked for a hoodie and the girl behind the counter said they had S, M and XL in stock. The mother said "no Smalls so Extra Large then?" And the girl screamed at her "What are you trying to say? EXTRA LARGE? WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY? ARE YOU CALLING ME FAT?" and would not stop. Poor mum must have been so embarrassed! The girl hadn't decided what she wanted, of course, so held up the queue while she chose some other stuff to buy along with the hoodie. I wasn't even annoyed about the whole thing to be honest because I found it all very entertaining!
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Post by The Matthew on Feb 10, 2018 22:11:16 GMT
Excusing themselves to the row with "sorry, emergency granny sitting to arrange." I like the idea of an emergency granny. Useful service.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2018 22:41:25 GMT
Dishonourable mention to the middle aged chap who leant over to audibly pass wind during the second act of Toyboh Diaries in HM Manchester. Old enough to know better.
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Post by anita on Feb 11, 2018 10:26:22 GMT
Excusing themselves to the row with "sorry, emergency granny sitting to arrange." I like the idea of an emergency granny. Useful service. I think I'm that.
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Post by Dawnstar on Feb 11, 2018 12:10:04 GMT
I realise that audience behaviour at the Improvathon is expected to be more relaxed than usual due to the length but it was a bit much having a whimpering baby in the audience for several hours yesterday. If you have a baby but want to go to the theatre then get a babysitter!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2018 12:15:48 GMT
I realise that audience behaviour at the Improvathon is expected to be more relaxed than usual due to the length but it was a bit much having a whimpering baby in the audience for several hours yesterday. If you have a baby but want to go to the theatre then get a babysitter! Ugh SUCH a pet peeve of mine, and seems to be getting more and more common. Really, I'm all for parents living their lives, but really what makes them think bringing babies to 'grown up' theatre is appropriate?!
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Post by basi1faw1ty on Feb 11, 2018 19:07:10 GMT
I realise that audience behaviour at the Improvathon is expected to be more relaxed than usual due to the length but it was a bit much having a whimpering baby in the audience for several hours yesterday. If you have a baby but want to go to the theatre then get a babysitter! Ugh SUCH a pet peeve of mine, and seems to be getting more and more common. Really, I'm all for parents living their lives, but really what makes them think bringing babies to 'grown up' theatre is appropriate?! Exactly! Not at the theatre but at my local cinema, some idiots thought it was a good idea to take their baby in to see Jurassic World of all films (no I don't know how they got away with it either). 5 minutes in, it began crying and screaming, but fortunately it was taken out by the mother and never seen again.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2018 19:11:04 GMT
Ugh SUCH a pet peeve of mine, and seems to be getting more and more common. Really, I'm all for parents living their lives, but really what makes them think bringing babies to 'grown up' theatre is appropriate?! Exactly! Not at the theatre but at my local cinema, some idiots thought it was a good idea to take their baby in to see Jurassic World of all films (no I don't know how they got away with it either). 5 minutes in, it began crying and screaming, but fortunately it was taken out by the mother and never seen again. We can only hope a Dinosaur ate it But yes- I understand at cinema for kids (as much as a screaming baby is still annoying) but why in 'grown up' contexts people think it's a good idea is beyond me. And also if I had one I'd want a night away from it where I could relax and enjoy the film/play.
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Post by perfectspy on Feb 11, 2018 22:38:52 GMT
I realise that audience behaviour at the Improvathon is expected to be more relaxed than usual due to the length but it was a bit much having a whimpering baby in the audience for several hours yesterday. If you have a baby but want to go to the theatre then get a babysitter! I once went to a rock show at Hyde Park in London and there was a couple with a baby in their arms. I couldn't believe how stupid it was, others thought it was cool. Idiots. Not only the sound could do the baby damage but the temperature drops pretty quickly.
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Post by perfectspy on Feb 11, 2018 22:48:10 GMT
I was at the Exorcist play a few weeks back. I was sitting with a few seats either side of me empty until this strange old woman was sitting near me. She tried to engage with me. I said politely no. Then she kept on pestering me in a very croaky voice. How others sitting in my section did not notice her I'd never know. During the interval, I was going to have a go at her but she was gone. Very fast for a frail old woman. I told the Usher's but they looked at me in puzzlement. In the second act she didn't come back.
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Post by shady23 on Feb 11, 2018 23:18:27 GMT
Older lady at Shrek matinee on Saturday was right in my sightline near the front in a mid aisle seat. Click click clicking away taking photos all the time. Sometimes on phone but sometimes on a great big ipad. No sign of any front of house staff patrolling at the sides. So incredibly distracting. A FOH finally saw her in the encore (!!!) and shone a torch on her. However the light in the auditorium was brighter then and she was far away from the light so remained oblivious. The rest of us who had a great big bright light shone past us, were not so.
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Post by bellboard27 on Feb 11, 2018 23:25:45 GMT
I was at the Exorcist play a few weeks back. I was sitting with a few seats either side of me empty until this strange old woman was sitting near me. She tried to engage with me. I said politely no. Then she kept on pestering me in a very croaky voice. How others sitting in my section did not notice her I'd never know. During the interval, I was going to have a go at her but she was gone. Very fast for a frail old woman. I told the Usher's but they looked at me in puzzlement. In the second act she didn't come back. Isn’t that the Phoenix Phantom? She hasn’t been seen for years. Maybe staging The Exorcist has conjured her up again.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2018 9:24:10 GMT
I was at the Exorcist play a few weeks back. I was sitting with a few seats either side of me empty until this strange old woman was sitting near me. She tried to engage with me. I said politely no. Then she kept on pestering me in a very croaky voice. How others sitting in my section did not notice her I'd never know. During the interval, I was going to have a go at her but she was gone. Very fast for a frail old woman. I told the Usher's but they looked at me in puzzlement. In the second act she didn't come back. Everyone I know who has seen this show - myself included - had nothing but bad things to say about the audience behaviour.
The Saturday matinee I went the balcony had a hen party and a chav's birthday party who were disruptive throughout and yet the ushers didn't do ANYTHING at all.
What is it about particular shows that attract such people?
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Post by stuartww on Feb 12, 2018 13:05:29 GMT
I was at the Exorcist play a few weeks back. I was sitting with a few seats either side of me empty until this strange old woman was sitting near me. She tried to engage with me. I said politely no. Then she kept on pestering me in a very croaky voice. How others sitting in my section did not notice her I'd never know. During the interval, I was going to have a go at her but she was gone. Very fast for a frail old woman. I told the Usher's but they looked at me in puzzlement. In the second act she didn't come back. I went to see this shortly before christmas. Sat around row G in the stalls, around 5 seats in from the aisle on the left. There was a little old lady there who we joked about being part of the cast as she was old and acting odd. After the lights went up for the interval she was gone and never came back....
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Post by stuartww on Feb 12, 2018 13:07:13 GMT
I was at the Exorcist play a few weeks back. I was sitting with a few seats either side of me empty until this strange old woman was sitting near me. She tried to engage with me. I said politely no. Then she kept on pestering me in a very croaky voice. How others sitting in my section did not notice her I'd never know. During the interval, I was going to have a go at her but she was gone. Very fast for a frail old woman. I told the Usher's but they looked at me in puzzlement. In the second act she didn't come back. Everyone I know who has seen this show - myself included - had nothing but bad things to say about the audience behaviour.
The Saturday matinee I went the balcony had a hen party and a chav's birthday party who were disruptive throughout and yet the ushers didn't do ANYTHING at all.
What is it about particular shows that attract such people?
The audience when we went was amazing. Quiet (yeah there were short bursts of laughter when needed or when something went bump) and not a pain at all
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Post by kimbahorel on Feb 12, 2018 17:26:22 GMT
I was at the Exorcist play a few weeks back. I was sitting with a few seats either side of me empty until this strange old woman was sitting near me. She tried to engage with me. I said politely no. Then she kept on pestering me in a very croaky voice. How others sitting in my section did not notice her I'd never know. During the interval, I was going to have a go at her but she was gone. Very fast for a frail old woman. I told the Usher's but they looked at me in puzzlement. In the second act she didn't come back. I went to see this shortly before christmas. Sat around row G in the stalls, around 5 seats in from the aisle on the left. There was a little old lady there who we joked about being part of the cast as she was old and acting odd. After the lights went up for the interval she was gone and never came back.... I need to go and see this show... now I am having second thoughts. 😨
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2018 19:55:33 GMT
4 month old baby in the audience at The Sound of Music. All was well until act 2, when it started to scream and bawl non-stop for the majority of the time. Genuinely don't see the point taking babies so young to the theatre unless there's no other option - they're not going to remember it, so what's the point? And they could have at least taken it out so it would be less of a distraction to the audience and the actors on stage.
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Post by poster J on Feb 14, 2018 20:07:39 GMT
4 month old baby in the audience at The Sound of Music. All was well until act 2, when it started to scream and bawl non-stop for the majority of the time. Genuinely don't see the point taking babies so young to the theatre unless there's no other option - they're not going to remember it, so what's the point? And they could have at least taken it out so it would be less of a distraction to the audience and the actors on stage. Why on earth did the theatre even allow it in?!
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Post by longinthetooth on Feb 14, 2018 21:40:46 GMT
Bad behaviour at the cinema today. Two teenage girls and mum arrive. Apparently Mum is supposed to be sitting to my right, and for some reason the girls several seats along to the left. Mum politely asked me if I could move into her seat so she and the girls could sit together. No problem, apart from the fact that the next people arriving were in the wrong seats. However, that all worked out in the end. Then, I saw that Mum was unpacking refreshments - forget popcorn, sweets, ice cream etc, this was chicken nuggets, chips and tomato ketchup! The smell wafted throughout the film, and in fact I was quite glad I had swapped seats. Come the end of the film, we all got up to leave - and there was all their mess, left on the floor in front of their seats. I commented to my neighbour, and we both agreed how disgusting it was. Mum, who was putting on her coat in the aisle, overheard and at least had the grace to return and clear it up.
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Post by stuart on Feb 14, 2018 21:41:22 GMT
Everyone I know who has seen this show - myself included - had nothing but bad things to say about the audience behaviour.
The Saturday matinee I went the balcony had a hen party and a chav's birthday party who were disruptive throughout and yet the ushers didn't do ANYTHING at all.
What is it about particular shows that attract such people?
Probably because tickets are on a discount everywhere for it, so it’s an easy option for big groups looking for a cheap show.
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Post by michalnowicki on Feb 15, 2018 11:47:09 GMT
Bad behaviour at the cinema today. Two teenage girls and mum arrive. Apparently Mum is supposed to be sitting to my right, and for some reason the girls several seats along to the left. Mum politely asked me if I could move into her seat so she and the girls could sit together. No problem, apart from the fact that the next people arriving were in the wrong seats. However, that all worked out in the end. Then, I saw that Mum was unpacking refreshments - forget popcorn, sweets, ice cream etc, this was chicken nuggets, chips and tomato ketchup! The smell wafted throughout the film, and in fact I was quite glad I had swapped seats. Come the end of the film, we all got up to leave - and there was all their mess, left on the floor in front of their seats. I commented to my neighbour, and we both agreed how disgusting it was. Mum, who was putting on her coat in the aisle, overheard and at least had the grace to return and clear it up. I rarely go to the cinema, but I think that this is where a lot of the bad behaviour in the theatre stems from. People are used to eating during the movies, they don't think about how this affects other people, they don't consider the fact that eating smelly/loud food in the theatre can affect the actors as well. I would say "Oy gevalt" if I wasn't Miss Baltimore Crabs...
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Post by daisy24601 on Feb 17, 2018 14:59:57 GMT
My worst one was at Memphis. A group of older ladies in front of me, one of them thinking she was at a concert and trying to dance throughout the show, waving her arms in the air etc. trying to get her friends involved but they weren't interested. Finally near the end the people next to me had had enough and asked her to stop. It wasn't taken well and dancing lady and her friend started having a go at them. Shortly after the people next to me splashed some water on the back of their heads, cue more turning around and arguing. If you've know Memphis it was right at the end when Felicia leaves so the most poignant and emotional point of the show (of course). It was so distruptive Beverley Knight even tweeted about it after the show!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2018 18:40:21 GMT
Why is it always the audience member with the nylon coat who feels the constant need to arrange and rearrange the damned thing, obliterating dialogue for all immediate neighbours with an insistent "swish-swish-swish-swish-swish"?
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Post by lynette on Feb 17, 2018 22:37:09 GMT
Donmar this evening, two ladies with large plastic drinkies mugs, chatty chat during the high tension quiet gap second act and other times. Then they did raucous standing ovation at the end.
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Post by showgirl on Feb 18, 2018 6:34:10 GMT
Chap at Hampstead Downstairs (for Yous Two) last night, only 3rd row from the stage and while one character was already there, starting the first scene and the lights had gone down: he very publicly took a photo on a large smartphone. A minute or two later two members of staff appeared and one required him to delete it, which he did, but radios could then be heard crackling and relaying discussions for several minutes, so altogether it was quite disturbing both for the actor and audience.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2018 9:43:02 GMT
Not at a show, but it was in a theatre so I'm counting it. At a symposium this Friday, a leader of a prominent arts organisation proceeded to fall asleep in the front row, repeatedly during presentations. I felt like bopping them on the head with my notes.
On a serious note myself and the other oraganisers were disgusted- the lack of respect to speakers, and the message it sends about leadership in the arts is really shocking.
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Post by Xanderl on Feb 18, 2018 11:17:37 GMT
Chap at Hampstead Downstairs (for Yous Two) last night, only 3rd row from the stage and while one character was already there, starting the first scene and the lights had gone down: he very publicly took a photo on a large smartphone. A minute . Which would be bad enough anyway, but the fact the actor is naked in the opening scene takes it to another level!
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