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Post by eliza on Mar 29, 2019 22:37:50 GMT
James (the band not men called) is notoriously the worst event for behaviour the WMC ever had and for a time halted their foray into concerts. Highlights included the man using the lift as a urinal and the men who thought they were outside while lighting up a “cigarette” but in fact were in the first floor bar... I saw James once and a very drunk woman came and stood next to me and kept hitting me on the head when she clapped. Generally we were hating the gig and it is one of only 2 gigs I've ended up leaving early!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2019 10:38:37 GMT
LGBTQIA+ seems to be the current commonly used acronym, you're lightyears behind if the I is new. I did enjoy the period where people were trying to make QUILTBAG a thing, it's much quicker to say, but I guess once you're used to saying LGB or LGBT or LGBTQI then rearranging the letters entirely just doesn't come as naturally as adding new ones on the end. I did not mean anything by my use of the term. I know they are not the same. My mistake I did not know convention
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Post by shady23 on Mar 30, 2019 11:20:31 GMT
I was at a recording of Loose Women yesterday (the glamour) which was being recorded for another day. One of the panel was Brenda Edwards and her phone was vibrating for a while during a segment as she had forgotten to turn it off!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2019 11:42:55 GMT
I was at a recording of Loose Women yesterday (the glamour) which was being recorded for another day. One of the panel was Brenda Edwards and her phone was vibrating for a while during a segment as she had forgotten to turn it off! Sure it was her phone?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2019 21:36:56 GMT
Guy wandering into All About Eve today with a meal from Macdonalds was thankfully sitting on a different level from me
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Post by Jon on Mar 31, 2019 0:16:42 GMT
Guy wandering into All About Eve today with a meal from Macdonalds was thankfully sitting on a different level from me I hope the FOH stopped him, I’m sure most theatres have a no hot food policy. Surely people should make time to eat before they see a show.
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Post by greenswan on Mar 31, 2019 6:43:15 GMT
As it turns out it is incredibly distracting to me when someone cracks nuts (pistachios?) and chomps their way through them during a play. Further performances from a noisy sweets unwrapper and a phone lightning up next to me at The Phlebotomist last night.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2019 6:49:16 GMT
Guy wandering into All About Eve today with a meal from Macdonalds was thankfully sitting on a different level from me I hope the FOH stopped him, I’m sure most theatres have a no hot food policy. Surely people should make time to eat before they see a show. I'd hope so - but I saw him in the foyer after the bag searches and ticket checks! Possibly he was stopped before getting into the actual auditorium.
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Post by lou105 on Mar 31, 2019 9:05:04 GMT
As it turns out it is incredibly distracting to me when someone cracks nuts (pistachios?) and chomps their way through them during a play. Further performances from a noisy sweets unwrapper and a phone lightning up next to me at The Phlebotomist last night. I had someone behind me trying the long drawnout unwrapping technique. Low level rustling for most of the first half. I don't know how the woman next to me managed to sleep through it..
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2019 9:45:49 GMT
As it turns out it is incredibly distracting to me when someone cracks nuts (pistachios?) and chomps their way through them during a play. Further performances from a noisy sweets unwrapper and a phone lightning up next to me at The Phlebotomist last night. The woman in front of me at Emilia had some very smelly nuts on the go (Ooh errr etc)
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Post by distantcousin on Mar 31, 2019 12:45:27 GMT
Only last week, I went with friends to see Phantom. Some middle aged women was there with her young adult daughters - all caked in make up and HD eyebrows (clearly Kardashian fans)
They muttered and giggled throughout the entire act 1, which my poor friend who loves theatre but gets to go very, very occasionally, had to endure their pure selfishnness.
I mentioned to the FOH staff, and words were had by the Duty Manager during the interval. Well done Her Majestys!
On the same row, but the other side of our group were a young Chinese couple. She was texting within 5 mins of the show starting - I could see the usher hovering to get her attention - I was 4 seats from the end of the row, so when he couldn't, I helped out and leaned over and jabbed her, LOL! Pointed at the usher.
What do you DO with such ignoramuses?!?
Conversely her male companion bowed his head and slept through it all - until the gun shot in act II when he, comically, nearly jumped out of his seat!
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Post by Dawnstar on Mar 31, 2019 12:47:21 GMT
Somewhat baffled that the woman sat next to me at Follies yesterday, who had been a bit fidgetty throughout, chose to apply lip balm in the middle of "Losing My Mind". If you need to do something like that then at least do it in an applause break, like I did when I had to mop up after crying at "One More Kiss", not in the middle of the best-known song of the show.
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Post by distantcousin on Mar 31, 2019 12:49:45 GMT
Oh, and I have yet to admit this, but during Company last year a reminder alarm went off on my phone JUST before LuPone started doing her star turn!!!! Couldn't have timed it better! I was mortified and was waiting for her to call me out (the honour!) as we were only a few rows from the stage I never switch my phone off in the theatre, only put into flight mode, but of course that doesn't silence rogue/forgotten alarms! Never again!!!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2019 13:55:15 GMT
The bloke behind me at 'Home I'm Darling' who commented loudly 'I MISSED THAT' at a line, well dude we all missed the next one thanks to you.
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Post by danb on Mar 31, 2019 14:25:17 GMT
Oh, and I have yet to admit this, but during Company last year a reminder alarm went off on my phone JUST before LuPone started doing her star turn!!!! Couldn't have timed it better! I was mortified and was waiting for her to call me out (the honour!) as we were only a few rows from the stage I never switch my phone off in the theatre, only put into flight mode, but of course that doesn't silence rogue/forgotten alarms! Never again!!!!!!! Horrifying! Imagine!!!
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Post by distantcousin on Mar 31, 2019 15:08:06 GMT
The bloke behind me at 'Home I'm Darling' who commented loudly 'I MISSED THAT' at a line, well dude we all missed the next one thanks to you.
LOL!! I'd have laughed at that!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2019 15:10:30 GMT
The bloke behind me at 'Home I'm Darling' who commented loudly 'I MISSED THAT' at a line, well dude we all missed the next one thanks to you.
LOL!! I'd have laughed at that!
I did a bit. Also laughed at the lady next to me nudging the woman with her and mimimg 'dialing a phone' when, well she dials a phone in the play.
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Post by lynette on Mar 31, 2019 22:18:49 GMT
Oh, and I have yet to admit this, but during Company last year a reminder alarm went off on my phone JUST before LuPone started doing her star turn!!!! Couldn't have timed it better! I was mortified and was waiting for her to call me out (the honour!) as we were only a few rows from the stage I never switch my phone off in the theatre, only put into flight mode, but of course that doesn't silence rogue/forgotten alarms! Never again!!!!!!! Horrifying! Imagine!!! I’m so scared of my phone going off because of some notification or alarm that ignores the silent mode that I always switch it off. Why wouldn’t you? I just get these people who are looking at phones right up to the point that action starts. If they are emergency organ surgeons they should have some kind of vibrating signal on a separate mechanism. If you are really that worried about a sick child, then why are you in the theatre?
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Post by danb on Apr 1, 2019 5:08:19 GMT
I’m so scared of my phone going off because of some notification or alarm that ignores the silent mode that I always switch it off. Why wouldn’t you? I just get these people who are looking at phones right up to the point that action starts. If they are emergency organ surgeons they should have some kind of vibrating signal on a separate mechanism. If you are really that worried about a sick child, then why are you in the theatre? They don’t really do what you think any more do they? I can be in bed innocently scrolling through some website, and some noisy advert blares out from the middle of nowhere...even if I’m clicked onto silent etc. I don’t think I’d even take my phone into a theatre with Patti in it! 😂
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Post by wickedgrin on Apr 1, 2019 7:18:53 GMT
I don’t think I’d even take my phone into a theatre with Patti in it! 😂 When I saw Company I checked my phone was switched off 6,7 or 8 times!!
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Post by floorshow on Apr 1, 2019 8:34:53 GMT
James (the band not men called) is notoriously the worst event for behaviour the WMC ever had and for a time halted their foray into concerts. Highlights included the man using the lift as a urinal and the men who thought they were outside while lighting up a “cigarette” but in fact were in the first floor bar... They (the band, not the men called) have been pushing 'no phones' and 'shut up and listen' on their most recent tour, the RAH audience were noticeably well behaved.
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Post by craig on Apr 1, 2019 9:25:08 GMT
Woman next to me at the closing night of Company had a bit too much red wine and ended up singing along to Marry Me A Little. A closing night fan who had seen the show multiple times! Unbelievable. It's not even just the theatre novices...
Thankfully, her companion told her not to sing during the interval.
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Post by mortal on Apr 1, 2019 11:07:39 GMT
Saturdays' performance of Jersey boys at Southampton Mayflower was halted for 10 minutes while a large aggressive drunk was thrown out.
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Post by MrsCondomine on Apr 1, 2019 11:21:08 GMT
Saturdays' performance of Jersey boys at Southampton Mayflower was halted for 10 minutes while a large aggressive drunk was thrown out. UGH FFS. I noticed that this time around they've taken the precaution of no drinks in the auditorium (testing my gulping skills to the LIMIT), but I guess they can't control how much you drink beforehand, right?
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Post by distantcousin on Apr 1, 2019 11:50:31 GMT
I’m so scared of my phone going off because of some notification or alarm that ignores the silent mode that I always switch it off. Why wouldn’t you? I just get these people who are looking at phones right up to the point that action starts. If they are emergency organ surgeons they should have some kind of vibrating signal on a separate mechanism. If you are really that worried about a sick child, then why are you in the theatre?
Mainly as a time saver. My phone is getting old and takes about 3 minutes to boot up from "off"
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