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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2018 9:15:48 GMT
I don't know if this would be considered bad behaviour, but yesterday I went to the cinema to watch Edie (great little film incidentally). I was the only one in there, or so I thought. It's one of those cinema's without reserved seating so you just pick when you get in there. I got my favourite spot three rows from the back in the middle. As the trailers started, this old bloke wandered in and, despite having an entire cinema of free space, he decides to plonk himself down right next to me. I appreciate he had the right to sit wherever and I could have moved, but I was in my favourite spot and, not to sound childish, but I was there first. I doesn't matter in the scheme of things but I like seeing films on my own and hearing him rustle his way through a packet of Werthers did spoil in a tad. Perhaps his seat was his favourite spot too?
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Post by Dr Tom on Jun 5, 2018 12:02:36 GMT
I've had something similar happen to me on a nearly empty bus. The older lady who sat down next to me started to talk and I presumed she was just lonely and wanted a conversation, so I obliged. It took me a few minutes to find out she was from the JW organisation...
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Post by christya on Jun 5, 2018 12:34:10 GMT
I don't know if this would be considered bad behaviour, but yesterday I went to the cinema to watch Edie (great little film incidentally). I was the only one in there, or so I thought. It's one of those cinema's without reserved seating so you just pick when you get in there. I got my favourite spot three rows from the back in the middle. As the trailers started, this old bloke wandered in and, despite having an entire cinema of free space, he decides to plonk himself down right next to me. I appreciate he had the right to sit wherever and I could have moved, but I was in my favourite spot and, not to sound childish, but I was there first. I doesn't matter in the scheme of things but I like seeing films on my own and hearing him rustle his way through a packet of Werthers did spoil in a tad. This is when a lot of people might be tempted to pull a Rimmer and sit directly in front of him.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2018 12:36:46 GMT
This is when a lot of people might be tempted to pull a Rimmer and sit directly in front of him. Oooh the sauce of it! Dare one click on the link?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2018 15:01:45 GMT
As the trailers started, this old bloke wandered in and, despite having an entire cinema of free space, he decides to plonk himself down right next to me. Happened to me once. The bloke then tried to indecently assault me. OMG - I hope he got a sharp elbow somewhere painful. If someone sits next to me anywhere - train, cinema, pub, etc - when it's empty and they could have chosen anywhere else, I pretty much assume they are either a sex offender or a nutter and brace myself. Never wrong so far.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2018 15:41:32 GMT
I almost wish that auditoriums had built in mobile phone signal blockers - like a sound proof room, as soon as you step outside the auditorium your signal comes back on. This may cause a few issues but a lot can live with it.
I am still waiting for a phone to be grabbed and hit with a hammer in a panto!
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Post by ellie1981 on Jun 5, 2018 15:52:44 GMT
I almost wish that auditoriums had built in mobile phone signal blockers - like a sound proof room, as soon as you step outside the auditorium your signal comes back on. This may cause a few issues but a lot can live with it. I am still waiting for a phone to be grabbed and hit with a hammer in a panto! BFI Southbank does that unintentionally. It’s just one massive mobile signal blocker inside there. Didn’t help a couple of times when I went to some of the broadcast live Q&A screenings, where people around the country as well as the live audience were meant to tweet their questions after the film. No one actually present could participate.
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Post by firefingers on Jun 5, 2018 19:35:08 GMT
I no longer talk to strangers who try to chat to me after a convo with a man who I thought was just a little mentally ill and lonely turned out to be part of a hidden camera show...
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jun 5, 2018 19:48:17 GMT
At a performance of Young Frankenstein I was sat next to a group, one of whom further along the row kept checking her mobile every 2/3 minutes. The light in my peripheral vision was so distracting! My death stare accompanied by a throat slitting gesture soon stopped her. I meant the gesture to be taken as "cut off the phone" but she may have taken it that if she didn't I might kill her! She didn't dare take it out after that! With badly behaved children at shows my child catcher impression usually does the trick! My favourite post, ever
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jun 5, 2018 19:49:40 GMT
As the trailers started, this old bloke wandered in and, despite having an entire cinema of free space, he decides to plonk himself down right next to me. Happened to me once. The bloke then tried to indecently assault me. Love it when that happens
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jun 5, 2018 19:59:18 GMT
I don't know if this would be considered bad behaviour, but yesterday I went to the cinema to watch Edie (great little film incidentally). I was the only one in there, or so I thought. It's one of those cinema's without reserved seating so you just pick when you get in there. I got my favourite spot three rows from the back in the middle. As the trailers started, this old bloke wandered in and, despite having an entire cinema of free space, he decides to plonk himself down right next to me. I appreciate he had the right to sit wherever and I could have moved, but I was in my favourite spot and, not to sound childish, but I was there first. I doesn't matter in the scheme of things but I like seeing films on my own and hearing him rustle his way through a packet of Werthers did spoil in a tad. This is when a lot of people might be tempted to pull a Rimmer and sit directly in front of him.
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Post by vdcni on Jun 6, 2018 21:30:50 GMT
A shout out to Dawn who was apparently unable to read a receipt and stole our interval drinks at Trafalgar Studios tonight instead of picking up her own similar ones.
Thanks to the bar staff for happily replacing them though. Great service.
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Post by Dr Tom on Jun 6, 2018 22:19:35 GMT
The Wizard of Oz in Melbourne, upstairs in the Circle.
Lots of school parties in, phone checking, chatting, the usual.
What really got me was a family of five women, plus a baby of around two, sat in the row of front. They weren't native speakers, but looked like three generations.
The women in front of me had her hair tied pointing upwards, the baby on her lap, who clearly didn't want to be there. Continual movement as she tried to get the baby comfortable, before giving up at the end of the first half and letting the baby climb on the stairs. Various other bad behaviour between the group of them.
Second half, three of them didn't return. I was relieved, until they arrived about fifteen minutes in, along with bsgs of groceries (snacks enjoyed during the show).
While this was going on, mother and daughter had resorted to sitting in the middle of the steps instead (or crawling up them, depending how the mood took them). An usher came, but ignored this.
A bit later, the baby was laid down by the seat, some line shined its way courtesy of the phone of another of the family. I was a little slow with this one, before realising it was nappy change time. The same usher came past again at this point, but didn't comment and I guess it would be difficult to know what to say mid way through a nappy change.
During the bows, the family managed to maneuver baby just well enough to be looking towards the stage so they could take a photo to show how much she'd enjoyed the show.
At least they did take the used nappy away with them.
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Jun 7, 2018 10:50:57 GMT
I no longer talk to strangers who try to chat to me after a convo with a man who I thought was just a little mentally ill and lonely turned out to be part of a hidden camera show... Reminds me of a long ago TV show from Noble and Silver where they filmed a live episode at the Hen and Chickens which was deliberately awful with them arguing and the act pretty much falling apart. Pretty much all of the audience were in on it and actually actors with only a handful of real, unsuspecting audience members.
(It's on Youtube, I see, as are the other five episodes, including one done in a single take around central London. The whole series is the sort of strange, compelling comedy TV that you rarely get anymore).
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Post by lynette on Jun 7, 2018 13:56:33 GMT
I think the smashing a mobile with a hammer thing would be like magicians used to do with smashing a bloke's watch into a hankie and then later giving it back perfectly ok but sometimes much later than the smashing so the bloke is left in terrible suspense. Always funny. Yeah, would love to see.
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Post by 49thand8th on Jun 7, 2018 14:05:02 GMT
I think the smashing a mobile with a hammer thing would be like magicians used to do with smashing a bloke's watch into a hankie and then later giving it back perfectly ok but sometimes much later than the smashing so the bloke is left in terrible suspense. Always funny. Yeah, would love to see. Smashing a (prop) phone was the pre-show announcement when I saw 110 in the Shade at Pasadena Playhouse 10+ years ago. It was very effective and should be done more often!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2018 17:12:31 GMT
The people sat next to me at Titanic last night were moaning about those behind us. I noticed they strolled back late from the interval but apparently they had been moaning about no Jack and Rose in it and had been kicking the seats of the people in front 9 those next to me).
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Post by Snciole on Jun 8, 2018 10:37:36 GMT
The amount of phones going off at Danny Baker's tour at New Wimbledon Theatre. My theory is that many were 55+ and don't necessarily go to the theatre a lot or know how to turn off their phones
Danny Baker should get a Bad Behaviour Award for having show that starts at 19:30 and was scheduled to end at 23:30. We had to leave at the interval as I failed to do my usual running time research and my partner had to be up at 5:45 for work. Next time we book Danny we are also booking the next day off!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2018 13:38:37 GMT
Danny like the late great Doddy certainly gives value for money.
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Post by poster J on Jun 8, 2018 23:22:52 GMT
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Post by jadnoop on Jun 8, 2018 23:33:06 GMT
Ugh. Being an audience member isn't that hard. Why is that so many adults seem unable to manage it? At the ballet today there was a lady constantly checking her phone. After being told that the light distracted others by her neighbours and the ushers (twice), she'd finally had enough of the selfish dancers on stage distracting her from instagram and left. I get that the ballet isn't for everyone, but if you'd rather chat to your mates on the phone, go!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2018 17:16:15 GMT
I was at the theatre today and my phone went off twice. I'm the kind of person who will check his phone is turned off (not silenced!) several times if necessary, so idk how this happened...
...Luckily it was just a horrible nightmare. Ruined my nap.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2018 21:26:43 GMT
Two drunk chavvy women at the Edinburgh Playhouse one time (Wonderland? Bodyguard? Sister Act? Honestly don’t remember much of the show) - going up and down the aisles constantly, chatting, texting and they went into the toilets (which are located just off the auditorium) and held the door open while using the hand dryer - I guess to deliberately put the actors off? Then kept on banging the toilet door repeatedly.
The ATG ushers and G4S security guards did nothing. The theatre was quite empty which made the hand dryer noise / slamming doors / chatter even more annoying and noticeable.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2018 22:14:29 GMT
Constant coughing from so many corners of the auditorium at the Bridge tonight. Don’t know how Laura Linney managed to not yell at people.
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Post by Steffi on Jun 13, 2018 4:20:55 GMT
Someone munching their way through what sounded like a bag of crisps during the whole of “I dreamed a dream” at Les Mis last night. Not even seated close enough so I could see them - the amount of noise that person managed to produce with their snack was quite impressive.
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Post by Xanderl on Jun 13, 2018 5:46:18 GMT
Person behind me at "Translations" last week - carried on chatting to her friend as the second half started, then during the first scene in act 2 said loudly "They're each speaking their own language!!". Well no sh*t Sherlock, that's the basic point of the play (hence the title ffs) and had been happening all the way through the first act.
Turned round and glared at her, at which she said (more loudly) "Don't worry!" but at least shut the f*ck up from that point.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2018 6:41:05 GMT
I’ve just been reading about Aidan Turner not feeling ‘objectified’ which has prompted me to set myself one of those Bad Behaviour Alerts. (I have done this in the past, for things like School of Rock or Dick Whittington, and found it has helped enormously with managing expectations and bringing stress levels down...) For The Lieutenant I’m predicting gaggles of women of a certain age a) with phones at the ready to take photographs b) sharing their disappointment at incredibly loud volumes after a bare chest isn’t revealed (he wouldn’t, would he?! ) and c) exclaiming even more loudly that he is nothing like Poldark in this...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2018 6:55:12 GMT
I’ve just been reading about Aidan Turner not feeling ‘objectified’ which has prompted me to set myself one of those Bad Behaviour Alerts. (I have done this in the past, for things like School of Rock or Dick Whittington, and found it has helped enormously with managing expectations and bringing stress levels down...) For The Lieutenant I’m predicting gaggles of women of a certain age a) with phones at the ready to take photographs b) sharing their disappointment at incredibly loud volumes after a bare chest isn’t revealed (he wouldn’t, would he?! ) and c) exclaiming even more loudly that he is nothing like Poldark in this... Ahem. Moi aussi. If the shirt doesn't come off, the violence and bloodshed on stage will be nothing compared to what I will enact in the stalls. You have been warned Turner.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2018 7:17:58 GMT
I’ve just been reading about Aidan Turner not feeling ‘objectified’ which has prompted me to set myself one of those Bad Behaviour Alerts. (I have done this in the past, for things like School of Rock or Dick Whittington, and found it has helped enormously with managing expectations and bringing stress levels down...) For The Lieutenant I’m predicting gaggles of women of a certain age a) with phones at the ready to take photographs b) sharing their disappointment at incredibly loud volumes after a bare chest isn’t revealed (he wouldn’t, would he?! ) and c) exclaiming even more loudly that he is nothing like Poldark in this... Ahem. Moi aussi. If the shirt doesn't come off, the violence and bloodshed on stage will be nothing compared to what I will enact in the stalls. You have been warned Turner. It goes without saying that I'd already lumped you with the group I mentioned.
In fact, I've always assumed that you were a woman of a certain age. (Your 'name' and that 'eyebrow' avatar you once had don't fool me, you know...)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2018 8:34:29 GMT
Ahem. Moi aussi. If the shirt doesn't come off, the violence and bloodshed on stage will be nothing compared to what I will enact in the stalls. You have been warned Turner. It goes without saying that I'd already lumped you with the group I mentioned.
In fact, I've always assumed that you were a woman of a certain age. (Your 'name' and that 'eyebrow' avatar you once had don't fool me, you know...)
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