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Post by daisy24601 on Apr 12, 2019 9:17:41 GMT
I had to go and "tell on" two young ladies next to me in the cinema last night. On their phones constantly, and I mean constantly. Put it down for two minutes then pick up again, waving it about so the light was in my face. I kept glaring at them but they didn't seem to even notice. The cinema tickets there are not cheap, why bother if you're not even going to watch the film? Luckily they behaved after an usher came in but they would have known it was me that got her!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2019 12:05:02 GMT
Plenty of phone use and talking in the audience at Hamilton last night - surely it isn't that hard to avoid checking your phone for just over an hour?!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2019 20:58:02 GMT
Bet they all thought they were about to be....wait for it...ATACKed...Sorry am writing two pantos atm and am in lousy jokes mode.Seriously,I feel really sorry for Emily and the audience who must have been petrified.By the way, the Old Rep is a beautiful little venue and holds its own against its mightier fellow theatres in Brum.Saw a terrific performance of Metamorphosis there a few weeks ago and their Christmas shows are always a treat.
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Post by hannechalk on Apr 13, 2019 12:47:35 GMT
Blood Brothers at the Lowry in Salford last night.
First there was a young lady in the row behind me, who must have brought a whole tuckshop in with her. Pretty much all of act I was a constant concert of eating, rustling, rummaging, packages being torn open, etc.
But that was not the worst.
My friend was sat next to a lovely lady, she had seen the show 8 times and loves it. She had brought a friend who had never seen it before,but she was sure her friend would love it. I was aware during Act I of her making a few comments, but obviously didn't hear fully what was going on. When interval came round, my friend leans over and asked what she thought.
To say she didn't like it would be a huge understatement. But the language she used to describe the show and the cast was utterly disgusting. The kindest way of putting it is that she classed the cast at not being at full mental and physical capacity.
I totally get it the show is not everyone's cup of tea, but there was no need for the language she used, at interval and after the show. I was so angry, I had to rush out or I would have decked her. People were disgusted with her.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2019 13:50:20 GMT
The ‘person’ you refer to reminds me of something my old granny used to say.When confronted with such behaviour she would always say,‘I can’t believe that people like that are allowed to vote’. Perhaps the ‘person’ just didn’t get the concept of adults playing children?😳 As for the distractions,I read in a recent Alexandra Theatre,Birmingham programme that in the 50s and 60s the theatre started to sell sweets in ‘rustle-free’ paper (!) and smoking was banned during plays to cut down on coughing but allowed in pantos and musicals because they were noisier forms of entertainment!
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Post by raider80 on Apr 13, 2019 22:12:32 GMT
I'm seeing "Be More Chill" tomorrow, I'm prepared for a horrible crowd full of teenage fans.
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Post by 49thand8th on Apr 13, 2019 22:55:24 GMT
They may surprise you!
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Post by grannyjx6 on Apr 14, 2019 18:55:01 GMT
I was at the matinee of Calendar Girls on Thursday. A full house as it has been for the two week run with my husband being one of about 50 men in total, compared to over 1000 ladies all of mostly a certain (my) age. I think many were not usual theatre goers as I have never seen so many phones checked either for time, a quick look at Facebook, an important text etc and of course the obligatory sweet wrapping, crisps crunched and so on. Then plenty of ladies thinking it's ok to carry on a conversation whilst the actors are also chatting. I really despair. The lady next to me's phone went off and was ringing for ages before she realised it was actually hers and then started fumbling in her bag to turn it off. I had the audacity to 'tut' and got a mouthful of abuse saying it was an accident and she'd just forgotten to switch it off. And they say it's the younger generation that have no manners.
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Post by xanady on Apr 15, 2019 7:15:02 GMT
Behaviour of audiences seems to be getting worse and worse in general.
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Post by peggs on Apr 15, 2019 20:14:18 GMT
Two idiot phones in the first 20 minutes of "A German Life." Well if you're not going to turn your phone off/silence it for Maggie Smith I hate to think how noisy you are for mere just starting out actors.
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Post by grannyjx6 on Apr 15, 2019 21:49:32 GMT
Behaviour of audiences seems to be getting worse and worse in general. I think you are right. I was telling some of my (non theatre) friends about the phone going off and they asked if maybe the lady didn't realise she should have turned it off (or on to silent) and had they actually announced that phones should be turned off.
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Post by n1david on Apr 15, 2019 21:56:05 GMT
Behaviour of audiences seems to be getting worse and worse in general. I think you are right. I was telling some of my (non theatre) friends about the phone going off and they asked if maybe the lady didn't realise she should have turned it off (or on to silent) and had they actually announced that phones should be turned off. I think this is important. I was at a musical last week with a predominantly young audience and at the interval I reflected that maybe they just didn't know that you shouldn't check your phones during a show. There was no announcement beforehand and no signs in the auditorium before the show. In my experience, in cinemas there's always an announcement but rarely at theatres. But if it's your first show, how do you know what you're supposed to do or not do in order to avoid distracting other audience members?
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Post by kimbahorel on Apr 16, 2019 3:18:54 GMT
Last week when I was at Mis a couple who spent the first 5 mins of the show leaning in to each other so blocked all my viewing space. Then they parted only for guy to get his phone out. So I leaned in said "Put the phone away". I made them really jump. Then spent the next 5 mins trying to contain my laughter.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2019 6:07:15 GMT
Two idiot phones in the first 20 minutes of "A German Life." That is unforgivable. I hope the people around them properly lynched them afterwards.
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Post by Polly1 on Apr 19, 2019 19:50:12 GMT
Not theatre, but at the Royal Albert Hall this afternoon for The Messiah, it was like a TB ward. Plus just before start of 2nd half, some ladies a couple of rows in front of me brought in two big boxes of popcorn. At The Messiah!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2019 6:53:18 GMT
Not theatre, but at the Royal Albert Hall this afternoon for The Messiah, it was like a TB ward. Plus just before start of 2nd half, some ladies a couple of rows in front of me brought in two big boxes of popcorn. At The Messiah! AND ON GOOD FRIDAY. Popcorn at a crucifixion. That’s peak 2019.
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Post by eliza on Apr 20, 2019 16:02:23 GMT
In the interval for American Idiot in Brighton. 3 women behind us drinking a lot and talking SO loudly. One shouted something out at one point so I turned right round to ask her to be quiet and they all stared at me like I was a space alien.
There were some empty seats further down the row so we've moved here.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2019 16:51:05 GMT
My main gripe is when parents don’t properly prepare their kids for coming to the theatre. An example is at Matilda. I could constantly hear packet rustling and chatting coming from behind me, and several people kept on leaving then returning, presumably to get to the toilets. Then one family left the toilet door (back of auditorium) held open and proceeded to use the hand dryer which was very disruptive, and could easily be heard by the cast, as it was during a quiet moment.
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Post by daisy24601 on Apr 20, 2019 17:39:54 GMT
A brilliantly British response to bad behaviour today, "Shush please" from someone to the talkers behind me.
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Post by Backdrifter on Apr 20, 2019 18:05:01 GMT
Not theatre, but at the Royal Albert Hall this afternoon for The Messiah, it was like a TB ward. Plus just before start of 2nd half, some ladies a couple of rows in front of me brought in two big boxes of popcorn. At The Messiah! AND ON GOOD FRIDAY. Popcorn at a crucifixion. That’s peak 2019. "Popcorn At The Crucifixion" has to be the title of something. It's like one of those excruciatingly self-consciously quirky autobiographies. Then again it could be a polemic about social mores as we approach the 1st quarter of the 21st century, as you hinted.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2019 20:01:18 GMT
The only theatre that I have seen harsh etiquette vigilantes was Edinburgh Lyceum.
Severe shushing, and several looks of stone to anyone who dared rustle a packet, at all performances I’ve seen there.
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Post by winonaforever on Apr 20, 2019 20:30:57 GMT
The only theatre that I have seen harsh etiquette vigilantes was Edinburgh Lyceum. Severe shushing, and several looks of stone to anyone who dared rustle a packet, at all performances I’ve seen there. Sounds like my kind of place!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2019 21:01:49 GMT
The only theatre that I have seen harsh etiquette vigilantes was Edinburgh Lyceum. Severe shushing, and several looks of stone to anyone who dared rustle a packet, at all performances I’ve seen there. Sounds like my kind of place! It's the one theatre where I've never personally had any problems with disruptive audience members. (gives said looks of stone to other Edinburgh theatres, Sunderland Empire and the Apollo Victoria)
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Apr 21, 2019 13:51:25 GMT
Group of women at Toast last night took one of the bags of sweeties going round and KEPT it (you're supposed to take one then pass the bag on).
A different woman tried valiantly to start a one-woman clap-along to one of the songs playing at the beginning of the play which is actually slightly endearing.
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Post by Tibidabo on Apr 21, 2019 16:39:25 GMT
It's pleasant out. It's not boiling. It's just really nice. Reminds me of the olden days when I were a lass and it was always sunny. It was, I tells ye.
Front row Palladium you would expect some sense of how to behave...or maybe not. People were taking their shoes and socks off. When did that become acceptable? Do what you want in your home, but why should I have to pay money to look at/smell your disgusting feet? Unfortunately I couldn't reach your shoes. Fortunate for you though or you'd have been strolling home barefoot.
Seriously, if people are like this now, when it's really not hot, am I to await floppy flesh in mankinis sitting next to me in August? 🤢🤮😷
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