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Post by d'James on Feb 21, 2016 23:39:01 GMT
Women with long hair worn on top of their head in a 'bun'. Do they not realise how much it will obscure the view for the people sitting behind them. ( . . . and it looks hideous!)
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Post by showgirl on Feb 22, 2016 4:53:35 GMT
I don't think "updos" are hideous; it depends entirely on the overall look, but I agree that they are inappropriate at the theatre.
What I find hard to cope with is really powerful "perfume" (though the types I've encountered smell more like a heavy-duty cleaning product or even industrial chemical). Some people genuinely experience a bad physical reaction to these but at best they are unpleasant for everyone else. What's more, it always seems to happen at a packed-out show when there is no opportunity to move.
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Post by PhantomNcl on Feb 22, 2016 10:48:22 GMT
Should have: electrodes built into every seat, controlled by ushers from a desk at the rear of the auditorium.
Woman in P22 is taking photos. Zap. Man in F12 checking Facebook. Zap. Drunken hen party along N row think it's a singalong. Zap, zappity zap zap.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2016 13:02:04 GMT
What about when the ushers can't behave? I complained years ago about ushers who were talking at the back of the circle, clearly audible to the audience, and was then given comps for another show in the same group. (Omega. Anyone remember them.)
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Post by jaqs on Feb 22, 2016 14:06:10 GMT
Should have: electrodes built into every seat, controlled by ushers from a desk at the rear of the auditorium. Woman in P22 is taking photos. Zap. Man in F12 checking Facebook. Zap. Drunken hen party along N row think it's a singalong. Zap, zappity zap zap. I think a tranquilizer/stun gun/evapporator should be issued to everyone on this board upon membership. We'll soon end the bad behaviour and between us we see almost everything. That way we can also zap the noisy ushers.
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Post by Flim Flam on Feb 22, 2016 14:39:03 GMT
Should have: electrodes built into every seat, controlled by ushers from a desk at the rear of the auditorium. Woman in P22 is taking photos. Zap. Man in F12 checking Facebook. Zap. Drunken hen party along N row think it's a singalong. Zap, zappity zap zap. I think a tranquilizer/stun gun/evapporator should be issued to everyone on this board upon membership. We'll soon end the bad behaviour and between us we see almost everything. That way we can also zap the noisy ushers. Can we get capes? You know, like proper superheroes?
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Post by DebbieDoesDouglas(Hodge) on Feb 22, 2016 14:50:34 GMT
Groups of teenage girls who go and see anything with sex involved
The last 20mins of Cleansed where almost spoiled by a group who found anything sexual or with nudity in ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS! It was like 'dudes, she's being raped!' Not cool
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Post by Dave25 on Feb 22, 2016 15:08:32 GMT
It shouldn't be permitted to sell auditorium-inappropriate food. Nothing that stinks, nothing that rustles, nothing that crunches, nothing that leaves a mess all over the floor. (I can't help wondering if the idea of selling popcorn in cinemas came from someone who owned a carpet-cleaning service.) Crisps are right out. Also, drinks should come without ice, partly to prevent the noise of clattering ice cubes and partly because people are buying a drink, not a tub of solid water with bits of drink lurking in the gaps. Food and drinks should not be permitted at all in an auditorium.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2016 15:45:13 GMT
Drinks can be allowed in, but only in plastic cups, and never with ice. Preferably in small quantities too - it's useful to be able to stave off a cough, but you don't want to be the idiot tromping noisily out of the auditorium ten minutes before the interval.
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Post by schuttep on Feb 22, 2016 17:43:25 GMT
Finishing your ice-cream tub during the second act and scraping...every...single...last...drop...from...the...bottom...of...the...tub.
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Post by Polly1 on Feb 22, 2016 17:46:36 GMT
Finishing your ice-cream tub during the second act and scraping...every...single...last...drop...from...the...bottom...of...the...tub. That. My personal bugbear too.
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Post by infofreako on Feb 22, 2016 17:59:03 GMT
I hate the ice cream tub thing. If I ever have ice cream I make damned sure its gone by curtain up
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Post by Michael on Feb 22, 2016 18:02:30 GMT
If I ever bought ice cream in the interval (which I never will given the ridiculous prices for such a small tub), it'd never last that long anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2016 18:35:29 GMT
Finishing your ice-cream tub during the second act and scraping...every...single...last...drop...from...the...bottom...of...the...tub. And then... sticking the empty tub... (except it's not empty because the full contents can't be scraped out with a square plastic "spoon")... under the seat in front... which is where I put my coat and bag... and then you bugger off quick... before I can reach for my coat... and find it's covered in melted strawberry ice-cream. (Mary Poppins experience at the Prince Edward.)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2016 21:50:33 GMT
In addition to headbobbing, of course you can have a good gander at the girls (or guys) in short skirts or tight outfits but don't spend the whole freaking show eyeing up the performers. Or at least try and be subtle about it. There was an audible disheartened sigh when the girl the man beside me was staring at did a cartwheel and he discovered she was wearing some shorts underneath her dress.
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Post by Peach on Feb 22, 2016 22:48:05 GMT
Who are these people that can make their ice cream last into the second act?
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Post by Peach on Feb 22, 2016 22:50:52 GMT
Personally, I would only allow people that have their coat/bag game sorted into theatres so you don't have to wait while they gather up their belongings when you need to get past.
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Post by 49thand8th on Feb 22, 2016 23:42:00 GMT
Who are these people that can make their ice cream last into the second act? Ew. At that point it's a milkshake.
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Post by DuchessConstance on Feb 23, 2016 0:05:26 GMT
At the WOS Awards I was sitting next to someone who had apparently bathed in Angel perfume. I thought for a second I'd fallen through a time portal to 1993 and Kiss of the Spider Woman was about to clean up.
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Post by vickster51 on Feb 23, 2016 12:17:46 GMT
If you have a cough when you come to the theatre, for god's sake bring a bottle of water with you! I always have one just in case, but the amount of coughers who don't drives me mad!
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Post by showgirl on Feb 23, 2016 12:39:11 GMT
That said, coughs don't always respond to water or even cough mixture. But arguably a cough that persistent should dissuade people from attending.
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Post by viserys on Feb 23, 2016 12:53:20 GMT
Personally, I would only allow people that have their coat/bag game sorted into theatres so you don't have to wait while they gather up their belongings when you need to get past. That's a bugbear of mine - people who either remain seated at the end of the show or take ages to put on a coat, scarf and whatnot at their seat, making it impossible for those in the row to move past and leave. I understand that some people are not in a rush and would rather wait until most people have left the theatre, but there are plenty who either -are- in a rush to catch a train home or simply to get out as soon as possible. Is it so hard to take your coat and stuff with you out of the row and put it on at the side where there's much more space to manoevre? As for taking drinks into the auditorium - generally I don't mind, but in one or two instances I had someone sitting directly beside me with a cup of wine (and holding on to the wine for a long time), so I constantly had the smell of wine in my nose. Might not be as bad as perfume, but not very pleasant either.
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Post by Anniek on Feb 23, 2016 13:13:30 GMT
That said, coughs don't always respond to water or even cough mixture. But arguably a cough that persistent should dissuade people from attending. But would you skip a show you looked forward to see because you were coughing?
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Post by duncan on Feb 23, 2016 13:37:18 GMT
I skipped King Charles III in November as I had a stinking cold that had moved to the chest and which meant I was coughing every couple of minutes.
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Post by The Matthew on Feb 23, 2016 14:15:36 GMT
That said, coughs don't always respond to water or even cough mixture. But arguably a cough that persistent should dissuade people from attending. But would you skip a show you looked forward to see because you were coughing? No, but if I can't stop coughing I'll go outside for a while and wait until a reasonable pause in the action before going back. It's not like I'd be able to pay attention anyway, so why distract other people too?
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Post by bex1210 on Feb 23, 2016 15:52:25 GMT
Personally, I would only allow people that have their coat/bag game sorted into theatres so you don't have to wait while they gather up their belongings when you need to get past. This! I'm usually rushing out of the theatre to catch a train and people are always dawdling to put their coat on or they're chatting to each other. At least move out of people's way if you want to chit chat or do it on the move!
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Post by infofreako on Feb 23, 2016 16:36:16 GMT
Personally, I would only allow people that have their coat/bag game sorted into theatres so you don't have to wait while they gather up their belongings when you need to get past. That's a bugbear of mine - people who either remain seated at the end of the show or take ages to put on a coat, scarf and whatnot at their seat, making it impossible for those in the row to move past and leave. I understand that some people are not in a rush and would rather wait until most people have left the theatre, but there are plenty who either -are- in a rush to catch a train home or simply to get out as soon as possible. Is it so hard to take your coat and stuff with you out of the row and put it on at the side where there's much more space to manoevre? As for taking drinks into the auditorium - generally I don't mind, but in one or two instances I had someone sitting directly beside me with a cup of wine (and holding on to the wine for a long time), so I constantly had the smell of wine in my nose. Might not be as bad as perfume, but not very pleasant either. Re your comment on coats and people remaining seated so the rush subsides. When I take my partner to the theatre we do wait for a few minutea. Shes visually impaired so it wouldnt be at all convenient to move to the side with.coats as you suggeat. The whole point of not moving is to avoid holding the rest of the row up
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Post by 49thand8th on Feb 23, 2016 16:39:26 GMT
That said, coughs don't always respond to water or even cough mixture. But arguably a cough that persistent should dissuade people from attending. But would you skip a show you looked forward to see because you were coughing? I have, actually. I spent about a month with a persistent cough and passed up a couple of concerts I was on the fence about (I was living in California at the time and there were no actual shows happening). I also hadn't bought any tickets in advance for performances happening during that cough month, so... you're welcome, everyone.
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Post by Dawnstar on Feb 23, 2016 19:27:39 GMT
That said, coughs don't always respond to water or even cough mixture. But arguably a cough that persistent should dissuade people from attending. But would you skip a show you looked forward to see because you were coughing? I certainly would, and have. I reckon I have to miss something every year or two due to uncontrollable coughing. Sometimes I'm able to return my ticket or swap it for a different date but sometimes it's been a one-off concert and then I have to deal with the disappointment. I do not believe that I have the right to ruin several hundred other people's evening with my coughing. Unfortunately many people think that they do.
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Post by infofreako on Feb 23, 2016 19:31:29 GMT
Re your comment on coats and people remaining seated so the rush subsides. When I take my partner to the theatre we do wait for a few minutea. Shes visually impaired so it wouldnt be at all convenient to move to the side with.coats as you suggeat. The whole point of not moving is to avoid holding the rest of the row up There is a BIG difference between someone with a genuine access requirement, for whom any right thinking audience member will happily make allowance*; and some dopey sap whose only problem is a total disregard for anyone around them. *At "Photograph 51" I watched an entire audience delicately step around a guide dog who had decided to flop down right in the doorway to the stalls and dress circle. I've also had half a dozen audience members rush to assist a member of my party who uses a stick and couldn't quite balance on the circle steps at the Palladium, and numerous other small incidents of common British decency. Very true on the whole. The flip side of that is the few idiots about who have said among other things "why do you come to the theatre. You cant see" She folds her cane up which does lead to some hasty apologies as well when she unfolds it again
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