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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2018 10:55:57 GMT
With people vaping, I wonder if they would complain if someone stood by them smoking a strong cigar!
The old ghetto/rastablasters back in the day did have some character compared to teens playing music on their phones.
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 1, 2018 11:51:40 GMT
I was listening to Simon and Jo on Radio 2 yesterday on the way home. (Still not convinced it's a great pairing.)
A woman texted that she was taking her daughters to see Tina-The Musical today and asked if it would be okay to wear her Tina Turner wig.
NO. NO. NO.
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Post by Xanderl on Sept 1, 2018 11:59:37 GMT
Yes, no Tina wigs and also make sure your Nutbush City Limits are not on display
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 1, 2018 12:12:04 GMT
Yes, no Tina wigs and also make sure your Nutbush City Limits are not on display That's the sort of thing I would expect from some of the others, but not from you Xanderl, especially after a trip to somewhere as cultured as Stratford.
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 1, 2018 16:25:54 GMT
Vaping in a theatre bar, maybe.
Vaping during a performance, of course not. The clouds of vapour are distracting and would block people's views.
And that's before getting onto the various flavours people vape. Some of them smell quite unpleasant and (unlike a bar) you haven't even got the option of moving to another seat.
It wouldn't make sense anyway when some theatres are now telling people not to wear strong perfume or aftershave to the theatre.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2018 17:42:42 GMT
The pair next to me at Eugenius today wanted everyone to know they saw it MANY times in the previous run and provided a running commentary for those of us who didn’t on what had changed. And on every film and comic reference they got.
Bad enough but at the interval they were loudly commenting on one of the new cast members and how their performance wasn’t what they wanted. Which for me was a very poor show, not only could that person’s friends and family be in earshot so we’re the production team as it was a preview.
I fear the Fangirls and boys on this one later in the run!!
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Post by mrbluesky on Sept 2, 2018 7:53:30 GMT
The pair next to me at Eugenius today wanted everyone to know they saw it MANY times in the previous run and provided a running commentary for those of us who didn’t on what had changed. And on every film and comic reference they got. Bad enough but at the interval they were loudly commenting on one of the new cast members and how their performance wasn’t what they wanted. Which for me was a very poor show, not only could that person’s friends and family be in earshot so we’re the production team as it was a preview. I fear the Fangirls and boys on this one later in the run!! I was there last night too. The fanboys and girls were infuriating
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Post by CG on the loose on Sept 2, 2018 17:49:52 GMT
The pair next to me at Eugenius today wanted everyone to know they saw it MANY times in the previous run and provided a running commentary for those of us who didn’t on what had changed. And on every film and comic reference they got. Bad enough but at the interval they were loudly commenting on one of the new cast members and how their performance wasn’t what they wanted. Which for me was a very poor show, not only could that person’s friends and family be in earshot so we’re the production team as it was a preview. I fear the Fangirls and boys on this one later in the run!! I was there last night too. The fanboys and girls were infuriating Ditto! But the show was the same fab, feel-good fun I enjoyed so much the first time I saw it
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Post by stevemar on Sept 2, 2018 18:15:43 GMT
Recently at the Importance of Being Earnest. All the classics and just from the couple next to me - lights down and they popped open a large tube of Sour Cream Pringles (admittedly my favourite), and lots of side comments about action on the stage. Second half was not so bad after the glares from me, except crunching a lollipop (not too bad I guess). Then 5 minutes from the end, filming from between the gap between our seats in the second row. I put my hand on the guy’s phone when he did it the second time and told him to switch it off. He obeyed, and I am glad I said something. I maybe being charitable, but I got the impression that they thought all of these things were acceptable.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2018 19:39:06 GMT
Fair play to the Fangirls and Gays (which let’s face it was the audience) at Jeremy Jordan. Impeccably behaved from where I was sat. And the ushers were ON IT for phone/camera patrol. It was such a shock actually to have a concert without cameras and from what I heard not a single phone going off.
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Post by basi1faw1ty on Sept 5, 2018 5:51:03 GMT
Last night at Copenhagen at the Minerva. So this play does require a lot of concentration from the audience in order to keep up with it all (if you're just the average Joe like me anyway). Apart from the odd cough, it was deathly silent.
Part way through Act Two, a guy decides it was a good idea to open a pack of sweets. In a normal theatre this would get the odd side glance, but because of how intimate this theatre was, and the fact that everybody was in deep concentration, it made the rustling sound more jarring, and the man got several looks and very annoyed glares from the audience, inc myself. The rustling soon disappeared and never cropped up again 😅
Must have been awful for Paul Jesson to get through his lines without being distracted by the sweetie man sat about a couple or so metres behind him. It didn't seem to phase him though.
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Post by 49thand8th on Sept 6, 2018 15:03:06 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2018 15:12:18 GMT
I guess the dude couldn't get Hamilton tickets...
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Post by lynette on Sept 6, 2018 15:40:08 GMT
Love the guy who snatched the flag with such panache.
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Sept 6, 2018 15:46:24 GMT
He ‘let it go’ really easily didn’t he?
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Post by 49thand8th on Sept 6, 2018 15:49:12 GMT
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Post by rockinrobin on Sept 6, 2018 19:27:05 GMT
Slightly off topic but if "Frozen" ever transfers to the West End, I hope Timothy Hughes transfers with it. And I'll be in the front row. No flags, just staring lovingly. Sorry.
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Post by kimbahorel on Sept 6, 2018 21:35:16 GMT
I didn't know where to put this but it's a question.
Obviously when you go to shows and they always have the signs or messages saying about not recording. And plently of times I have been to shows and someone recording the curtain call and gets told off. What ever reason breaches copyright etc.
So here is the thing. I follow quite a few actors on instagram and two videos have popped up of recordings of Eugenius press night. I haven't been but I assume the same rules apply right? I went to the press night of Broken Wings I had no idea it was the press night. So at the end as they all did the curtain call pretty muh everyone whipped out their phones and started recording.
If there is a copyright issue surely the same rules should apply. Or I see a double standard here.
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Post by 49thand8th on Sept 6, 2018 21:41:45 GMT
It's a double standard. A lot of people secretly (and clearly, not so secretly) love curtain call photos and videos. Some theatres are much stricter than others.
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Post by bimse on Sept 7, 2018 7:21:00 GMT
Bad behaviour observed at Manchester Arena during The League of Gentlemen . Maybe arena audiences are prone to behaving as if they’re at home watching tv , but it was difficult enough to concentrate on the show at such a distance , without initially being distracted by the behaviour of my immediate neighbours. Two young guys sat next to me, both texting constantly (and I mean constantly) plus talking/bickering loudly, people in front turning round several times. The one next to me was leaning forward and his phone was as good as on my right knee, directly in my line of vision . I eventually asked him politely if he realised that the constant texting and talking was very distracting. Shocked, he told me he had problems at home and didn’t give a S@@@ what I thought. I repeated that they were being very distracting. They left soon afterwards, one returned just on time to clap as the interval started. He had the decency to apologise for his friend being rude , and said he’s not a bad lad, I just repeated what I’d said earlier and left it at that . The other returned but they both left shortly after the second half started. Very strange, they saw nothing of the show.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2018 7:24:28 GMT
kimbahorel at lot of it stems from legacy approach, which is why you'll find the long running musicals a bit more uptight about it compared to the more recent ones. Newer productions have latched onto the fact that generally people taking photos with their smartphones will be uploading them to social media and that helps the promotions of the show - for free! A lot of these photo policies came into place before smartphones were commonplace and audiences were whipping out cameras of all shapes and sizes. This was a bit more cumbersome, disrupting and flashes were harder to isolate, making a bigger risk for cast still on stage.
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Post by jaqs on Sept 7, 2018 12:17:27 GMT
At Barry Manilow last night (O2 not theatre but he's still very theatrical) the couple in the section above me had 2 largish cameras they attached to the barriers and must have filmed most the show. But overall while people did take pictures and videos during the show it wasnt all phones in the air all the time, felt like being at a concert 20 years ago. Was quite lovely.
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Post by Jon on Sept 7, 2018 14:06:51 GMT
Jujamcyn on Broadway has the best compromise which is you can take a picture of the curtain before and after the show and during the interval but soon as the show starts, it is no longer allowed.
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Post by geweena on Sept 7, 2018 14:34:08 GMT
I didn't know where to put this but it's a question. Obviously when you go to shows and they always have the signs or messages saying about not recording. And plently of times I have been to shows and someone recording the curtain call and gets told off. What ever reason breaches copyright etc. So here is the thing. I follow quite a few actors on instagram and two videos have popped up of recordings of Eugenius press night. I haven't been but I assume the same rules apply right? I went to the press night of Broken Wings I had no idea it was the press night. So at the end as they all did the curtain call pretty muh everyone whipped out their phones and started recording. If there is a copyright issue surely the same rules should apply. Or I see a double standard here. They are actively encouraging people to film/take photos during the finale of Eugenius and share on social media. ( the ushers come down with a sign saying take out your phones! And #goeugenius) Pretty clever I think as it’s giving them free advertising and showing what the atmosphere is truly like. A couple of people I know are now interested in going when they weren’t too fussed before.
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Post by 49thand8th on Sept 7, 2018 14:37:40 GMT
Jujamcyn on Broadway has the best compromise which is you can take a picture of the curtain before and after the show and during the interval but soon as the show starts, it is no longer allowed. Yep; there are quite a few ushers who are firm but nice about it — like saying to someone who's just taken a photo, "Just be sure when the show starts, you've turned that off!"
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Post by geweena on Sept 7, 2018 14:38:59 GMT
Does it count as bad behaviour if one audience member is making fun of and laughing at other audience members? The woman in front of me at Eugenius last night was clearly there on a free ticket for the gala night and kept making comments to her friends and laughing at a group of people to the left of her who were really enjoying the performance ( eg little hand moves along with the choreography and singing in the finale which pretty much everyone did)
I just found this really rude. I’m the first one to be annoyed by people being noisy and disrespectful to other audience members by talking/rustling etc however they were barely noticeable and just clearly enjoying the show.
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Post by david on Sept 7, 2018 14:40:37 GMT
I didn't know where to put this but it's a question. Obviously when you go to shows and they always have the signs or messages saying about not recording. And plently of times I have been to shows and someone recording the curtain call and gets told off. What ever reason breaches copyright etc. So here is the thing. I follow quite a few actors on instagram and two videos have popped up of recordings of Eugenius press night. I haven't been but I assume the same rules apply right? I went to the press night of Broken Wings I had no idea it was the press night. So at the end as they all did the curtain call pretty muh everyone whipped out their phones and started recording. If there is a copyright issue surely the same rules should apply. Or I see a double standard here. They are actively encouraging people to film/take photos during the finale of Eugenius and share on social media. ( the ushers come down with a sign saying take out your phones! And #goeugenius) Pretty clever I think as it’s giving them free advertising and showing what the atmosphere is truly like. A couple of people I know are now interested in going when they weren’t too fussed before. I had a similar experience at Let it Be at the Liverpool Empire on Monday night. The cast actually actively encouraged taking photos and filmed footage during the show to post on social media which some audience members did. As you say it’s free marketing for the show.
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Post by 49thand8th on Sept 7, 2018 15:08:03 GMT
I went to a show recently at Green Room 42, a new cabaret space in midtown, where they actively encourage people to take photos and videos — I'd been before, and both times people are fairly incognito and respectful when they do record. I've never seen a flash go off and people generally turn the brightness down on their screens before recording. Now, that's definitely NOT how people would behave if you allowed this on Broadway, but for me, it was a nice indicator of knowing your audience. As in, knowing they'll provide free content for you and they enjoy the experience so much that they'll be respectful when creating and distributing it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2018 0:30:29 GMT
At Iain Sterling show in Birmingham Rep Studio tonight when Iain came on stage for 2nd half a woman in the front row was sat with her feet semi up on the stage. Iain said to her "Are you in show business" she replied no and he retorted "Well take your feet off the f*****g stage then!". Her feet quickly were put down on the floor.
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Post by stuart on Sept 8, 2018 6:33:00 GMT
I’ve woken up with a bad chesty cough with a theatre day ahead of me and I now fear I will be mentioned in this thread...
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