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Post by mistressjojo on Jul 10, 2018 0:50:39 GMT
I always will say the worst SD I ever saw was the first show I ever went to. Birdland. There were ton of mainly woman hounding Andrew Scott. A lot of them were hugging him and touching him without his consent. I think you ( and he) may have just been unlucky on that occasion. I stage- doored Birdland twice and it was completely civilized both times. Smallish crowds , although there may have been some unavoidable closeness due to it being a confined space at the end of an alley! But Mr Scott seemed very happy and not at all reluctant to be with his people.
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Post by kimbahorel on Jul 10, 2018 5:21:49 GMT
I always will say the worst SD I ever saw was the first show I ever went to. Birdland. There were ton of mainly woman hounding Andrew Scott. A lot of them were hugging him and touching him without his consent. I think you ( and he) may have just been unlucky on that occasion. I stage- doored Birdland twice and it was completely civilized both times. Smallish crowds , although there may have been some unavoidable closeness due to it being a confined space at the end of an alley! But Mr Scott seemed very happy and not at all reluctant to be with his people. I went to the show and stood at SD quite a few times and pretty much all the time it was the same. I didn't want to stand in the crowd of people so I used to stand to the side in the hope everyone would go after they got a photo or signature. But most never did. I stood at the back and got pushed around by nearly everyone pushing there way forward. And the time I did stand in the crowd he looked uncomfortable even the photos I saw he looked uncomfortable. The only different on was when they had a talk after the show. I spoke to a few people that attended the show multiple times and they said it was the same thing when they had gone previously.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2018 5:44:22 GMT
I guess me and my friends have just been unlucky re: Wicked. It might not help that the hardcore fangirls always tend to be in the same nights as us.
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Post by mistressjojo on Jul 10, 2018 5:52:50 GMT
I think you ( and he) may have just been unlucky on that occasion. I stage- doored Birdland twice and it was completely civilized both times. Smallish crowds , although there may have been some unavoidable closeness due to it being a confined space at the end of an alley! But Mr Scott seemed very happy and not at all reluctant to be with his people. I went to the show and stood at SD quite a few times and pretty much all the time it was the same. I didn't want to stand in the crowd of people so I used to stand to the side in the hope everyone would go after they got a photo or signature. But most never did. I stood at the back and got pushed around by nearly everyone pushing there way forward. And the time I did stand in the crowd he looked uncomfortable even the photos I saw he looked uncomfortable. The only different on was when they had a talk after the show. I spoke to a few people that attended the show multiple times and they said it was the same thing when they had gone previously. For me, I just didn't think it was that crowded. But then I'm more used to David Tennant stage door crowds of hundreds.
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Post by sophizoey on Jul 10, 2018 7:19:35 GMT
Worst experience I've had a Wicked was actually on tour and it was physically bumping into my certain favourite Elphaba standby before the show because I had timed my box office ticket collection completely wrong and I don't even know if that classes as stage door because I was actively going to see her until after the show. (Luckily she at least pretends to remember me so all was forgiven and she even said I looked lovely)
Nothing but good experiences at Wicked London though, Alice and Sophie always look happy to stop and seeing them stop and chat to the kids who want to be like them because Wicked is the first show they've seen is always delightfully cute. (Biggest drama with Sophie Evans is when she tried to run away with my pen but actually brought it back to me in a moment of panic)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2018 7:57:05 GMT
At Wicked for me, it’s always been a mixture of normal people who just want a selfie with the pink witch, hardcore fangirls who are delightfully annoying, autograph sellers, normal fangirls and people who haven’t actually seen the show and just want to chat to people.
My friends are always really unlucky and go when all the fangirls decide to invade.
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Post by kimbahorel on Jul 10, 2018 8:39:16 GMT
I went to the show and stood at SD quite a few times and pretty much all the time it was the same. I didn't want to stand in the crowd of people so I used to stand to the side in the hope everyone would go after they got a photo or signature. But most never did. I stood at the back and got pushed around by nearly everyone pushing there way forward. And the time I did stand in the crowd he looked uncomfortable even the photos I saw he looked uncomfortable. The only different on was when they had a talk after the show. I spoke to a few people that attended the show multiple times and they said it was the same thing when they had gone previously. For me, I just didn't think it was that crowded. But then I'm more used to David Tennant stage door crowds of hundreds. Yeah, I only ever been to three other shows with famous actors leading. The SD of Richard III with Martin Freeman there were quite a few but its wasn't crazy though. When James McAvoy was in Ruling Class there were quite a few but James was very commanding over the crowd I remember him saying for everyone to move over away from the door - very bold and ended with "Because they are gonna f***ing kill me otherwise" I guess he meant other people leaving. But I do remember that one I think I have posted about it when he was going to leave and the whole group of about 20 people just followed him up the road. I was just left standing there on my own. Other than that its been Les Mis mostly and the od show where I really am the only person outside the SD and its really awkward!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2018 9:08:30 GMT
kimbahorel What is the stage door like for Les Mis? There’s loads of people in the new cast who I enjoy and I’d like to try and meet them.
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Post by shady23 on Jul 10, 2018 10:07:24 GMT
At Wicked for me, it’s always been a mixture of normal people who just want a selfie with the pink witch, hardcore fangirls who are delightfully annoying, autograph sellers, normal fangirls and people who haven’t actually seen the show and just want to chat to people. My friends are always really unlucky and go when all the fangirls decide to invade. I very much doubt it attracts many autograph sellers as there are no "stars" in the cast.
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Post by profquatermass on Jul 10, 2018 10:27:38 GMT
At Wicked for me, it’s always been a mixture of normal people who just want a selfie with the pink witch, hardcore fangirls who are delightfully annoying, autograph sellers, normal fangirls and people who haven’t actually seen the show and just want to chat to people. My friends are always really unlucky and go when all the fangirls decide to invade. So you're a regular attender at the stage door but not a hardcore fangirl? What is the distinction ? (I guess you could be a fanboy - I've not checked your profile) To 99% of theatregoers, the very idea of seeing a show regularly already puts you in the crazy fan league #ducks
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Post by kimbahorel on Jul 10, 2018 12:38:05 GMT
kimbahorel What is the stage door like for Les Mis? There’s loads of people in the new cast who I enjoy and I’d like to try and meet them. It's fine now the cast change has happened. You have to pretty much call them though as they just walk out and go off. They are all lovely.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2018 12:49:59 GMT
At Wicked for me, it’s always been a mixture of normal people who just want a selfie with the pink witch, hardcore fangirls who are delightfully annoying, autograph sellers, normal fangirls and people who haven’t actually seen the show and just want to chat to people. My friends are always really unlucky and go when all the fangirls decide to invade. So you're a regular attender at the stage door but not a hardcore fangirl? What is the distinction ? (I guess you could be a fanboy - I've not checked your profile) To 99% of theatregoers, the very idea of seeing a show regularly already puts you in the crazy fan league #ducks I wouldn’t describe myself as “hardcore” - that title is reserved for people that give expensive gifts to cast members and who are literally there every day. I don’t go to Wicked as often as it seems because I’m younger than most people on here. Besides I’m not a fangirl anyway because I’m male! (What have I even started lmao)
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Post by kimbahorel on Jul 10, 2018 13:06:40 GMT
At Wicked for me, it’s always been a mixture of normal people who just want a selfie with the pink witch, hardcore fangirls who are delightfully annoying, autograph sellers, normal fangirls and people who haven’t actually seen the show and just want to chat to people. My friends are always really unlucky and go when all the fangirls decide to invade. So you're a regular attender at the stage door but not a hardcore fangirl? What is the distinction ? (I guess you could be a fanboy - I've not checked your profile) To 99% of theatregoers, the very idea of seeing a show regularly already puts you in the crazy fan league #ducks That is very true (as someone who goes to Les Mis ALOT!).
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Post by kimbahorel on Jul 10, 2018 13:17:23 GMT
I there is probably a psychology of why we go to multiple shows and stage door. And the chances are those that do all have the same personality traits.
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Post by LaLuPone on Jul 10, 2018 13:50:47 GMT
To be honest, I’d call myself a fanboy of Wicked, even though I’ve “only” seen it 7 times since my theatre-going days started in 2015. The term fangirl/boy shouldn’t be a negative one but the few “crazies”/attention seekers make being a big fan look bad. Of course the term is subjective, there’s no definition in the dictionary of how many shows you have to attend/what you have to do to become a “fangirl/boy”. To be honest in my opinion anyone who sees Wicked or any other show more than once a year would be classed as one because it shows quite a devotion towards the show but like I said I don’t see why the word should ever have negative connotations
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Post by martello736 on Jul 10, 2018 13:56:29 GMT
At Wicked for me, it’s always been a mixture of normal people who just want a selfie with the pink witch, hardcore fangirls who are delightfully annoying, autograph sellers, normal fangirls and people who haven’t actually seen the show and just want to chat to people. My friends are always really unlucky and go when all the fangirls decide to invade. I very much doubt it attracts many autograph sellers as there are no "stars" in the cast. I haven’t seen any autograph sellers at Wicked before, but I have seen listings on eBay where they’ve superimposed Jennifer DiNoia’s signature onto a picture of Emma Hatton and called it “AUTHENTIC HAND SIGNED ELPHEBA PICTURE - RACHEL TUCKER” and tried to get £20 for it
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2018 14:38:44 GMT
lewisv has reminded me - the correct term to use is “crazies”
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2018 16:50:45 GMT
I thought I’d clicked on the Wicked thread by mistake...
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Jul 10, 2018 17:04:34 GMT
There's a danger of projecting too much onto actors, sometimes. It's worth remembering that signing autographs at stage door is a job, and when you meet an actor in a fan context they are to an extent acting. I've seen actors all smiles at stage door then just about collapse over how stressful they find it. Or actors laughing up a storm with fans then come inside and start loudly bitching about how awful they are. Then of course their fans go online to say, "no it's fine to follow him to the tube/stage door every night/ask him to sign your boobs, he genuinely loves meeting his fans!" On the other hand I've also worked with actors who really do enjoy and get a kick out of meeting fans, but if they're subdued or grumpy one day for personal reasons, all it takes is one fan to go online and say "he hates meeting fans".
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Post by Tibidabo on Jul 10, 2018 17:50:30 GMT
I thought I’d clicked on the Wicked thread by mistake... Oooh, I did that once. I didn't find my way out till Thursday.
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Post by kathryn on Jul 11, 2018 7:54:12 GMT
There's a danger of projecting too much onto actors, sometimes. Oh, dear me, yes! I always find people's ‘Gifts’ amusing for that.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2018 8:01:00 GMT
There's a danger of projecting too much onto actors, sometimes. Oh, dear me, yes! I always find people's ‘Gifts’ amusing for that. Also projectile vomiting over actors. Don't do that.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2018 8:03:36 GMT
While I'm here...people who hang around stage door without seeing the show on a regular basis. That's weird/a line to me. MAYBE popping back another night if you saw it and couldn't/didn't wait and wanted an autograph (maybe, I'm being generous) but general hanging around on several days of a week.
I'm currently aware of a few people hanging around a *cough* London transfer to New York, at least a couple of times a week without seeing the show. Which...yes strikes me as tipping over a line of what is reasonable behaviour.
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Post by kathryn on Jul 11, 2018 8:23:31 GMT
Oh, dear me, yes! I always find people's ‘Gifts’ amusing for that. Also projectile vomiting over actors. Don't do that. I've...not heard of that happening? Sounds like a story - do tell!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2018 8:37:30 GMT
Also projectile vomiting over actors. Don't do that. I've...not heard of that happening? Sounds like a story - do tell! Oh this is going to be a disappointment, no story alas, I just read projectile and thought 'vomit'.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2018 8:49:24 GMT
Oh, dear me, yes! I always find people's ‘Gifts’ amusing for that. Also projectile vomiting over actors. Don't do that. What nonsense is this? That's the easiest way to get them to take off their shirt. Seriously people, do I have to run classes?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2018 8:56:37 GMT
Also projectile vomiting over actors. Don't do that. What nonsense is this? That's the easiest way to get them to take off their shirt. Seriously people, do I have to run classes? Foolish me. Right I'm necking a bottle of vodka through a straw before I see Ramin in concert then. (actually he doesn't need me to vomit on him to take his shirt off I'd probably just have to ask nicely)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2018 9:26:47 GMT
What nonsense is this? That's the easiest way to get them to take off their shirt. Seriously people, do I have to run classes? Foolish me. Right I'm necking a bottle of vodka through a straw before I see Ramin in concert then. (actually he doesn't need me to vomit on him to take his shirt off I'd probably just have to ask nicely) I don't even think you'll need to ask.
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Jul 11, 2018 9:55:07 GMT
Also projectile vomiting over actors. Don't do that. What nonsense is this? That's the easiest way to get them to take off their shirt. Seriously people, do I have to run classes? I'd enroll.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2018 10:30:47 GMT
Wow, this board has another lower level that even I knew nothing about. Don't play innocent with us. You and @ryan are founding members of the lower level. Either that or lowering the tone got too easy for us, we had to find a new challenge.
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