Air conditioning in theatres..

I'd rather be too cold in a theatre, if I'm too warm I fall asleep! Also I'd rather be too cold generally.

Quite relieved to discover that the Orange Tree is a very positive air-conditioned experience. Nearly melted on my way into the auditorium, but it was Just Right once I got in.

Also a coldie, give me winter over summer anyday.

My coldest theatre experiences? Wilton's Music Hall onw winter before it was renovated watching Fiona Shaw's 'The Waste Land' solo with no heating (thankfully only about thirty minutes or so long). Also, the Globe outdoor winter show by Footsbarn, two thirty minute halves and I was surprised it wasn't snowing (which would have been lovely). Some nice mulled wine helped.

Proving that Scotland does get warm sometimes, a couple of Edinburgh shows rank as the hottest. Neither of which I liked and, in hindsight, it's my clear inability to cope with heat clearly prejudiced me against both of them.

Agreed, if if givent he choice, I'd rather be too cold than too hot. My mentality is always you can put on more clothes if you are too cold, but there is only so much you can take off if it is too hot haha.

Oh gurl, I just need day drinking, some booty shorts and a trip to the local gay bar and I'm feelin' the fantasy enough to not care about the heat anymore and worry about the heatstroke tomorrow.

Doesn't matter what the temperature is outside - you'll need a cardy at the Chocolate Factory.  Brrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Me too abby-once I'm cold there's no shifting it. Although my hot flushes are doing quite a good job at present! 

Just a warning that the Union was borderline unbearable last night during Blondel and the outdoor temperature was pretty cool. I was quite close to a portable air con unit which only succeeded in masking some of the quieter dialogue; it had no discernible effect on the temperature. I can't imagine what the temperature was like in there on Wednesday.

I still really enjoyed the show though.

Sorry to dig up such an old thread but it seemed better than starting a new one. Does anyone have exlerience of what the Finborough's like in hot weather? I'm supposed to be going there tomorrow and, given the weather forecast, I'm worrying.

The Arts is a pain as it has double the number of air conditioners in the stalls compared to the circle, and heat rises so... you can freeze the audience downstairs whilst the one upstairs is still roasting. Still too much air con is better than none there, I remember feeling my eyeballs melt during American Idiot. 

Air conditioning in the Theatre Royal Haymarket and Wyndham's yesterday were both perfect (shame about the fire alarm going off ad us all getting evacuated at Wyndham's but you can't have everything I guess)

In what I can only consider a merciful act of providence, the Finborough have had to cancel today's shows due to electricity problems from last night's lighting so I am spared potentially boiling there today!