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Post by charliec on May 26, 2017 15:26:58 GMT
National have erected a search area inside the foyer past the box office. little queue to go through the search area and bags were searched fairly thoroughly. They were making announcements about the increased security every 10 minutes or so whilst I was waiting to go into part 2 of Angels.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2017 17:49:38 GMT
National have erected a search area inside the foyer past the box office. little queue to go through the search area and bags were searched fairly thoroughly. They were making announcements about the increased security every 10 minutes or so whilst I was waiting to go into part 2 of Angels. With any luck that'll deter a few of the people who camp there for eight hours with their laptops.
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Post by bellboard27 on May 26, 2017 17:54:56 GMT
I came to NT about 6pm. No queue but it was indeed quiet inside compared to normal. About 20 mins before AIA starts there is quite a long line outside. Still not sure if we will start on time. I asked FOH and apparently it was on time yesterday but Fridays is bad for people turning up later.
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Post by bellboard27 on May 26, 2017 19:11:22 GMT
Just to note that in the end AIA started only 5 mins late.
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Post by Dawnstar on May 26, 2017 19:25:49 GMT
My local theatre have announced they're going to start doing bag searches. I find it had to imagine a 600-seat theatre in Cambridge with a usually largely pensionable-age audience is going to be a prime terrorist target!
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Post by peggs on May 26, 2017 19:40:26 GMT
Were bag checking at Harold Pinter on wednesday though have to admit I didn't connect it to raised security concerns as some theatres already did check. I'd wandered into the National earlier in the day and the announcements regarding security and checking in bags did some more frequent and i think had been re-phrased to make the message more serious. No checks at that time and seemed about normal re business. Heading there tomorrow so will allow extra time.
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Post by Xanderl on May 27, 2017 13:53:44 GMT
Old Vic being evacuated just now when I walked past at 2:50- hopefully just a false alarm
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Post by theatremadness on May 27, 2017 14:02:00 GMT
As Xanderl says, quite a few tweets from audience members who are saying they've been evacuated mid-performance at the Old Vic with police around the Waterloo area and yes, hopefully just someone being rightfully over-cautious!
Edit: Tweets saying theatre has been cordoned off.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 27, 2017 14:16:25 GMT
My local theatre have announced they're going to start doing bag searches. I find it had to imagine a 600-seat theatre in Cambridge with a usually largely pensionable-age audience is going to be a prime terrorist target! Famous last words. One might have said the same about children leaving a Disney Channel teen-stars pop concert? Better to be safe than sorry.
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Post by Xanderl on May 27, 2017 14:21:58 GMT
Someone on twitter says a police officer told them it's "concerns about something in the theatre" so hopefully a false alarm. Theatre cordoned off, rest of area accessible
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Post by CG on the loose on May 27, 2017 15:43:14 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2017 16:19:11 GMT
Bet it was TheatreMonkey sneaking in through the basement that caused the evacuation. But seriously, I'm glad it turned out to just be precautionary and not anything more worrisome.
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Post by The Matthew on May 27, 2017 17:34:03 GMT
Someone on twitter says a police officer told them it's "concerns about something in the theatre" "It's the play. It's total crap. We thought we'd better rescue everyone."
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Post by Xanderl on May 27, 2017 18:12:38 GMT
Clearly a very scary incident for those caught up in it - saw some very ashen faced people coming out of the fire exits. Understandable given the Manchester attack
Also made me think about my reaction - in retrospect waking right up the side of a building people were being evacuated from wasn't the right move!
Given my previous rants about the Old Vic front of house staff I should note by what I've read on Twitter they handled this brilliantly
As for whoever (I speculate) assumed "please keep your personal belongings with you" didn't apply to them ... presume this is what happened as the timing (10 minutes or so into the show) implies they found something when cleaning the bars or loos after curtain up
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2017 18:20:00 GMT
Went to Royal Shakespeare Theatre today; armed Police both in town and around theatre. Bag check before performance and again at interval. Small bags only in auditorium,
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Post by michalnowicki on May 27, 2017 19:15:00 GMT
On the subject of Old Vic: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40070521I understand that title "Old Vic evacuated due to a bomb threat." wouldn't be as clickable as "Star Wars actor John Boyega caught up in Old Vic bomb threat"
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Post by Xanderl on May 27, 2017 19:39:04 GMT
"Theatreboard poster Xanderl walks past Old Vic bomb threat on his way to much better show"
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Post by Dawnstar on May 27, 2017 19:43:31 GMT
My local theatre have announced they're going to start doing bag searches. I find it had to imagine a 600-seat theatre in Cambridge with a usually largely pensionable-age audience is going to be a prime terrorist target! Famous last words. One might have said the same about children leaving a Disney Channel teen-stars pop concert? Better to be safe than sorry. Doesn't the Manchester venue hold something like ten thousand people though? A much bigger target than a 600-seat theatre.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2017 19:46:39 GMT
............... Ariana Grande was on Nickelodeon, not the Disney Channel...............
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 28, 2017 5:31:14 GMT
............... Ariana Grande was on Nickelodeon, not the Disney Channel............... Oh.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 28, 2017 5:34:48 GMT
Famous last words. One might have said the same about children leaving a Disney Channel teen-stars pop concert? Better to be safe than sorry. Doesn't the Manchester venue hold something like ten thousand people though? A much bigger target than a 600-seat theatre. 21,000 but the capacity isn't that relevant is it?. If you let off a bomb it's going to harm people within its range in the immediate vicinity. If that was in the foyer of a 600 seat theatre it would have the same impact.
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Post by Dawnstar on May 28, 2017 11:16:56 GMT
Doesn't the Manchester venue hold something like ten thousand people though? A much bigger target than a 600-seat theatre. 21,000 but the capacity isn't that relevant is it?. If you let off a bomb it's going to harm people within its range in the immediate vicinity. If that was in the foyer of a 600 seat theatre it would have the same impact. I was thinking that terrorists usually pick targets where there are the largest possible number of people are around, in order to get the maximum amount of publicity.
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Post by peggs on May 28, 2017 16:11:28 GMT
Two armed police men wandering though national yesterday but the lady next to us said they'd come to use the free toilets and since that's what we all do it seemed reasonable!
As noted entrance only through main doors and then bag checks through screened off area, Olivier on no play day so all shut up too.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2017 16:24:28 GMT
Two armed police men wandering though national yesterday but the lady next to us said they'd come to use the free toilets and since that's what we all do it seemed reasonable! To quote my neighbour (20 years in the Police) 'If you see a few of us together we're usually looking for a toilet, or food, or both'
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2017 16:25:59 GMT
............... Ariana Grande was on Nickelodeon, not the Disney Channel............... Oh. C'mon Burley EVERYONE knows that surely.... Actually until these posts I had no idea she was a 'via kids' TV' type. Learn something new and all....
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 28, 2017 16:27:59 GMT
Oh. C'mon Burley EVERYONE knows that surely.... There's no E in Burly. Well, not for a few years anyway 😮😬
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2017 16:30:10 GMT
C'mon Burley EVERYONE knows that surely.... There's no E in Burly. Well, not for a few years anyway 😮😬 haha oops typo! Reminds me of the train announcement this week I heard saying there was a 'trip hazard' between coaches E and F...well if you will take an E on your way to coach F....
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Post by tmesis on May 28, 2017 19:09:22 GMT
National have erected a search area inside the foyer past the box office. little queue to go through the search area and bags were searched fairly thoroughly. They were making announcements about the increased security every 10 minutes or so whilst I was waiting to go into part 2 of Angels. With any luck that'll deter a few of the people who camp there for eight hours with their laptops. Yes there's quite an epidemic of student MacBook users at NT. Also, I frequently arrive quite early for a Saturday matinee and find the most serene area to read my book is upstairs in the Lyttelton foyer. Without fail at 11.00am a vivacious Japanese lady starts running a language course for some 12 or so students. They all hang on her every word and she's obviously pedagogically gifted. At the end a large bouncer type bloke collects the dosh (in cash) for the course! This has happened every time I've arrived early. I'm totally happy with all this, just wondering if anyone else has noticed this, or similar, and whether they are, slightly cheekily using the NT facilities, or have specifically asked permission.
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Post by andrew on May 28, 2017 21:56:10 GMT
With any luck that'll deter a few of the people who camp there for eight hours with their laptops. Yes there's quite an epidemic of student MacBook users at NT. Also, I frequently arrive quite early for a Saturday matinee and find the most serene area to read my book is upstairs in the Lyttelton foyer. Without fail at 11.00am a vivacious Japanese lady starts running a language course for some 12 or so students. They all hang on her every word and she's obviously pedagogically gifted. At the end a large bouncer type bloke collects the dosh (in cash) for the course! This has happened every time I've arrived early. I'm totally happy with all this, just wondering if anyone else has noticed this, or similar, and whether they are, slightly cheekily using the NT facilities, or have specifically asked permission. I love hanging around the NT, haven't ever seen anyone using it commercially like that. I would probably have mentioned it to security and see if they kick them out or not, somehow I don't like people taking advantage of the place, it being Our National Theatre...
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Post by Jon on May 28, 2017 22:28:32 GMT
I love hanging around the NT, haven't ever seen anyone using it commercially like that. I would probably have mentioned it to security and see if they kick them out or not, somehow I don't like people taking advantage of the place, it being Our National Theatre...I think using the National as a free classroom is a bit cheeky. I don't mind students or others using it for a few hours but over eight hours seem excessive especially when it's a theatre that need to serve the needs of the audience who have paid money to see a show and/or use the restaurants
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