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Post by stevejohnson678 on Nov 8, 2021 10:11:55 GMT
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Post by partytentdown on Nov 8, 2021 11:26:52 GMT
Makes it sound a bit like the security guard was killed!
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Post by anita on Nov 8, 2021 11:50:07 GMT
Makes it sound a bit like the security guard was killed! That's just what I was thinking partytentdown.
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Post by floorshow on Nov 8, 2021 12:06:14 GMT
Makes it sound a bit like the security guard was killed! His head is now on a spike at the Viliers St end
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Post by fiyero on Nov 19, 2021 22:50:54 GMT
I knew a Friday evening of the tour of 9-5 could be interesting. The lady next to me commented on latecomers as there were many empty seats dotted around and I shared her opinion that they should just shut the doors at 7:30 The show started late and 2 people decided to head to the bar at 7:30! They came back drinks in hand and were prevented from going to their seats until the latecomers point. That seemed to be mid song! They were very noisy while stood at the back. 2 more of that group left a little bit later, in search of the bar from what I heard, which was closed. They too remained at the back loudly. At the interval one of their group asked if that was it, another said they hoped so. None of them returned. Though the baton was well and truly passed to the group in front. It seemed a long interval, though I was surprised the queue for the ladies was so long from the number who obviously couldn’t wait during act 2. Then one of the second group returned with 2 front of house. They were needed to help her get the 6 drinks back. Passed one by one loudly after the start of act 2. Several members of the audience shushed them. That shush wasn’t powerful enough and the talking baton had well and truly been picked up. Near the end someone else shouted at them something along the lines of “oh please shut up”. This seemed to have the opposite affect. They seemed shocked that people didn’t want to hear them. After curtain call I genuinely thought they would get physical. 2 front of house had to rush to intervene. This in addition to the photo takers, text messages, phones ringing and even an alarm clock alert.
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Nov 19, 2021 23:20:00 GMT
Thursday matinee at Kinky Boots, amateur musical, Churchill Theatre Bromley. I was sitting in my usual front row seat. A woman next but one from me kept talking to her sister who was next to me. After 10 minutes I said what I always do in these circumstances " Would you try not to talk so much as it's very distracting and a bit disrespectful to the cast" This usually works but the response was to tell me loudly that I'm miserable bastard who shouldn't sit at the front if I don't like people talking. The logic of that link escapes me. Anyway I put up with it for a few more minutes but she just kept making comments about the show and sometimes repeating a line and laughing. She had a drink in her hand... that became significant later. Fortunately there was an empty seat a few to my left so I moved and from then on while I was aware of her still talking I was far enough away not to hear her words. At the interval I noticed she returned to her seat with two drinks and I'm guessing she was drinking all the time. About half way through Act 2 a man in row 2 must have stood up and I suddenly heard him tell her to shut up as she was ruining the show for everyone. I turned round as did most people and saw her throw her drink at the poor man and she told him to F off or similar. At that point an usher came and spoke to him and led him away. What really annoyed me was that nobody spoke to the woman, she was actually quiet after that probably because she realised she was at risk of being ejected or worse which she should have been. I'm away at the moment but will be feeding back my views to HQ Theatres when I get back.Worst behaviour I've seen and all at a weekday matinee with a mainly elderly audience.
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Post by TallPaul on Nov 20, 2021 9:22:37 GMT
'king hell! Isn't that common assault?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 20, 2021 9:26:55 GMT
And this… in Bromley??
Seriously though, once again the perpetrator gets away with it and the victim is the one who has to compromise. Why? Because it’s easier for the theatre.
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Post by talkingheads on Nov 20, 2021 11:22:14 GMT
'king hell! Isn't that common assault? Not a chance in hell I'd have moved from my seat if anyone tried that with me. I'd demand the woman was ejected, escalating to the police if she refused. These people rely on the English reserve 'not to cause a fuss', and I often find that if you do then they have nowhere to go. Disgusting behaviour from the woman and the staff.
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Post by inthenose on Nov 20, 2021 14:36:44 GMT
'king hell! Isn't that common assault? Not a chance in hell I'd have moved from my seat if anyone tried that with me. I'd demand the woman was ejected, escalating to the police if she refused. These people rely on the English reserve 'not to cause a fuss', and I often find that if you do then they have nowhere to go. Disgusting behaviour from the woman and the staff. I am quite a big guy and would defend myself if physically assaulted and the person was a threat in the moment. This is the theatre, not a nightclub, but I couldn't imagine that happening to me and me being the one punished. Very sorry for the audience, performers and everyone involved. In the words of Alan Partridge; "scum, sub-human scum".
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Post by lynette on Nov 20, 2021 20:42:55 GMT
Hang on..they escorted out the bloke who had the drink chucked on him? Was it because he was too uncomfortable to sit thru?
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Nov 20, 2021 21:53:03 GMT
Yes, it all happened very quickly but I saw the usher speak to the man and he walked with her up the aisle. The cast carried on with just the slightest hesitation. I don't think the man returned to his seat but I didn't look back again. I left quickly myself at the end of the show to svoid any contact with the woman. I'll report back to the reaction I get to my complaint - I have a sort of contact at HQ Theatres and I'll email her direct ( Their password system doesn't cope with people who attend several of their venues and kept locking me out when booking tickets at Bromley, Dartford, Southend and Cardiff!)
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Post by floorshow on Nov 20, 2021 23:35:25 GMT
Yes, it all happened very quickly but I saw the usher speak to the man and he walked with her up the aisle. The cast carried on with just the slightest hesitation. I don't think the man returned to his seat but I didn't look back again. I left quickly myself at the end of the show to svoid any contact with the woman. I'll report back to the reaction I get to my complaint - I have a sort of contact at HQ Theatres and I'll email her direct ( Their password system doesn't cope with people who attend several of their venues and kept locking me out when booking tickets at Bromley, Dartford, Southend and Cardiff!) Totally unrelated but HQ's behaviour since their buyout by Trafalgar has been far from ideal - changes in ticket availability, pricing and splitting allocations between vendors have all made life more difficult.
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Post by Penny on Nov 20, 2021 23:58:58 GMT
Cabaret tonight , couple in row A of the table seating , woman absolutely plastered , woooo ing and cheering during the 1st act , someone from FOH came and told her to shut up , she then went to loo , staggering about the place and never returned , husband about 10 mins later also went to the loo and never came back What an absolute waste of money as these are not cheap seats !!
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Post by sfsusan on Nov 21, 2021 14:15:04 GMT
What an absolute waste of money as these are not cheap seats !! I agree, but I'd rather people like this waste their money by leaving, rather than staying "to get their money's worth" and ruining it for everyone else. (On a side note, anyone "woooo ing" under any circumstances should be ejected from the premises, banned for life and shot.)
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Post by theatrescribe on Nov 21, 2021 18:43:44 GMT
Thursday matinee at Kinky Boots, amateur musical, Churchill Theatre Bromley. I was sitting in my usual front row seat. A woman next but one from me kept talking to her sister who was next to me. After 10 minutes I said what I always do in these circumstances " Would you try not to talk so much as it's very distracting and a bit disrespectful to the cast" This usually works but the response was to tell me loudly that I'm miserable bastard who shouldn't sit at the front if I don't like people talking. The logic of that link escapes me. Anyway I put up with it for a few more minutes but she just kept making comments about the show and sometimes repeating a line and laughing. She had a drink in her hand... that became significant later. Fortunately there was an empty seat a few to my left so I moved and from then on while I was aware of her still talking I was far enough away not to hear her words. At the interval I noticed she returned to her seat with two drinks and I'm guessing she was drinking all the time. About half way through Act 2 a man in row 2 must have stood up and I suddenly heard him tell her to shut up as she was ruining the show for everyone. I turned round as did most people and saw her throw her drink at the poor man and she told him to F off or similar. At that point an usher came and spoke to him and led him away. What really annoyed me was that nobody spoke to the woman, she was actually quiet after that probably because she realised she was at risk of being ejected or worse which she should have been. I'm away at the moment but will be feeding back my views to HQ Theatres when I get back.Worst behaviour I've seen and all at a weekday matinee with a mainly elderly audience. Please do write to the theatre with that version of the events - they will hopefully be able to identify her from the seat number and ban her for life - they can pass details to the police too if the man wants to press charges. Outrageous that the man was thrown out and the woman wasn't
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Post by shady23 on Nov 21, 2021 18:51:27 GMT
Hang on..they escorted out the bloke who had the drink chucked on him? Was it because he was too uncomfortable to sit thru? Can't possibly eject those spending lots at the bar... I was sat next to someone, again at the 9 to 5 tour recently, chatting, singing along a bit but it wasn't too annoying. What was that she was drinking red wine and the smell of it was so overpowering for me. Maybe I am just overly sensitive but it really made me feel a bit queezy.
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Nov 21, 2021 20:09:37 GMT
Thursday matinee at Kinky Boots, amateur musical, Churchill Theatre Bromley. I was sitting in my usual front row seat. A woman next but one from me kept talking to her sister who was next to me. After 10 minutes I said what I always do in these circumstances " Would you try not to talk so much as it's very distracting and a bit disrespectful to the cast" This usually works but the response was to tell me loudly that I'm miserable bastard who shouldn't sit at the front if I don't like people talking. The logic of that link escapes me. Anyway I put up with it for a few more minutes but she just kept making comments about the show and sometimes repeating a line and laughing. She had a drink in her hand... that became significant later. Fortunately there was an empty seat a few to my left so I moved and from then on while I was aware of her still talking I was far enough away not to hear her words. At the interval I noticed she returned to her seat with two drinks and I'm guessing she was drinking all the time. About half way through Act 2 a man in row 2 must have stood up and I suddenly heard him tell her to shut up as she was ruining the show for everyone. I turned round as did most people and saw her throw her drink at the poor man and she told him to F off or similar. At that point an usher came and spoke to him and led him away. What really annoyed me was that nobody spoke to the woman, she was actually quiet after that probably because she realised she was at risk of being ejected or worse which she should have been. I'm away at the moment but will be feeding back my views to HQ Theatres when I get back. Worst behaviour I've seen and all at a weekday matinee with a mainly elderly audience. Please do write to the theatre with that version of the events - they will hopefully be able to identify her from the seat number and ban her for life - they can pass details to the police too if the man wants to press charges. Outrageous that the man was thrown out and the woman wasn't I did not say the man was thrown out, sorry if I gave that impression. All I heard was him berating her, turned round and saw her throw a drink, saw an usher speak briefly to him and he walked up the aisle with her. I don't know more than I have already posted. The auditorium was only about a third full so he was most likely shown to a seat further back.
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Post by sph on Nov 21, 2021 22:01:51 GMT
It always amazes me at how meek and mild the British public are until they get a drink inside them, then they just think they can act however they want and those around them are at their mercy.
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Post by lynette on Nov 22, 2021 18:52:11 GMT
It always amazes me at how meek and mild the British public are until they get a drink inside them, then they just think they can act however they want and those around them are at their mercy. Hence the tot of rum given to the Navy in times gone by 😁
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 22, 2021 19:00:38 GMT
Cabaret tonight , couple in row A of the table seating , woman absolutely plastered , woooo ing and cheering during the 1st act , someone from FOH came and told her to shut up , she then went to loo , staggering about the place and never returned , husband about 10 mins later also went to the loo and never came back What an absolute waste of money as these are not cheap seats !! From the Cabaret website: “Before the show, guests are invited to enjoy the club with drinks, dining and pre-show entertainment all on offer. When booking, guests will receive a 'club entry time' and, for the richest experience and to immerse themselves fully in the club, we encourage people to arrive early”
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Post by perfectspy on Nov 23, 2021 23:29:02 GMT
Do people have such poor time management that they cannot eat somewhere or at home before they go to the theatre? I wouldn't dream of bringing a burger, but Not a burger, but on two occasions I saw people eating Chinese food.
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Post by mkb on Nov 24, 2021 18:35:18 GMT
Johnson at the Almeida:
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 2, 2021 22:46:25 GMT
I knew they were going to be trouble…
White Christmas tonight, a minute before curtain up they arrive, two hatchet faced crones, arms laden with alcohol crisps and sweets. Both wearing anoraks with huge hoods and the massive fur collars. One of them also has a very high bobble hat on under the hood. They get shown to my row (second row stalls) by FOH. “oh my god were right in t’middle” (they obviously have no clue what seats they’ve bought) “sorry, sorry, yeah we’re right past you, sorry sorry, yeah it’s chocolates you can ‘ave some I’ll leave ‘em open haha haaa you’re noravvin’ t’wine though haaa haa cackle cackle sorry sorry” My eyes are rolling so far back in my head I can see the upper circle. They get settled and the show starts. Interval comes and they’re out of the seats like a shot, shopping bags akimbo, hoods up. Going outside to smoke, I think. I’m hanging about around the periphery of the stalls making notes of which seats at the end of rows have legroom (my hobby) waiting for everyone to get seated before I take my aisle seat and again they’re last back. They get sat down, hoods come down but bobble hat stays on poking up about 6 inches off her lank, greasy hair. Then there’s a kerfuffle. One of the security doormen comes down and starts having a heated discussion with them. He’s leaning over people in the front row and jabbing his finger at her shopping bag. Rest of the row, including me is agog. After a bit she opens her bag and tips out the booze. Several of those mixed barcadi and cola drinks in a can. They’ve obviously been over to Sainsburys over the road and smuggled them in. Security leaves with a bunch of cans and all the chavs around these two start chipping in sympathising with them. Bobble hat opens into the bag and shows the crowd a load of cans she hasn’t surrendered, cackling like a witch. 😡😡😡
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Post by lynette on Dec 3, 2021 13:31:02 GMT
You do wonder don’t you about security. I mean whatever you think of him, being able to take a pic from this angle seems to indicate to me that anyone could take a pop at him as well! I remember when I was in the audience with Prince Charles at the RSC ( ‘with’ not exactly precise, you know what I mean) there were security men behind him, beside him and in the row over the aisle who didn't take their eyes off him, didnt look at the stage at all. Guided him out in interval ( Camilla a bit behind not being official at the stage ) and at the end so as you were not even aware. Similarly with Tony Blair at the NT, blokes all over but then he and Cherie mingles with the plebs at the end.
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Post by floorshow on Dec 3, 2021 13:53:46 GMT
You do wonder don’t you about security. I mean whatever you think of him, being able to take a pic from this angle seems to indicate to me that anyone could take a pop at him as well! I remember when I was in the audience with Prince Charles at the RSC ( ‘with’ not exactly precise, you know what I mean) there were security men behind him, beside him and in the row over the aisle who didn't take their eyes off him, didnt look at the stage at all. Guided him out in interval ( Camilla a bit behind not being official at the stage ) and at the end so as you were not even aware. Similarly with Tony Blair at the NT, blokes all over but then he and Cherie mingles with the plebs at the end. Exactly the same for Les Dennis
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2021 22:44:47 GMT
At the matinee of the Heathers tour in Cardiff; people wolf whistling and shouting out every five minutes in one of the balconies. I'm really surprised they weren't thrown out as I could tell people around them were getting fed up with it (I was in the first few rows of the stalls so I was far enough away for it not to bother me much except in quiet parts), although it proved entertaining at one point when Veronica and JD started corpsing in the middle of a song after yet another wolf whistle. JD had to hide his face in Veronica's shoulder to keep from laughing, missing his line.
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Post by Dave B on Dec 4, 2021 22:58:35 GMT
May I ask opinions / take temperature on one that I think really falls into this thread?
First night of Best Of Enemies at Young Vic tonight. Fourth row in, there is a lady with an open laptop (screen somewhat slanted but still bright and distracting). At least two people spoke to FOH at interval. FOH tell me that they think she is with the production but do get onto the radio and pass issue upwards. No action taken, no change. Lady continues to use laptop throughout second half.
Turns out she's the prompter and, yes, she is needed for a couple of lines in the second half.
Am I wrong in thinking this is bad behaviour from the theatre themselves? (..not to mention rude and disrespectful to paying customers)
Further, in the very front row and right next to an entrance way, there is I think a second prompter who has what appears to be a large bound script but is in a seat that remains lit throughout and so has no need to disrupt anyone around them.
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Post by sph on Dec 4, 2021 23:02:40 GMT
May I ask opinions / take temperature on one that I think really falls into this thread? First night of Best Of Enemies at Young Vic tonight. Fourth row in, there is a lady with an open laptop (screen somewhat slanted but still bright and distracting). At least two people spoke to FOH at interval. FOH tell me that they think she is with the production but do get onto the radio and pass issue upwards. No action taken, no change. Lady continues to use laptop throughout second half. Turns out she's the prompter and, yes, she is needed for a couple of lines in the second half. Am I wrong in thinking this is bad behaviour from the theatre themselves? (..not to mention rude and disrespectful to paying customers) Further, in the very front row and right next to an entrance way, there is I think a second prompter who has what appears to be a large bound script but is in a seat that remains lit throughout and so has no need to disrupt anyone around them. I've never come across a prompter, but in previews of many shows I've seen creatives with laptops/ipads/phones taking notes during a show. I get it, but surely you would sit at the back and not in a seat amongst the audience?
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Post by lynette on Dec 4, 2021 23:13:44 GMT
May I ask opinions / take temperature on one that I think really falls into this thread? First night of Best Of Enemies at Young Vic tonight. Fourth row in, there is a lady with an open laptop (screen somewhat slanted but still bright and distracting). At least two people spoke to FOH at interval. FOH tell me that they think she is with the production but do get onto the radio and pass issue upwards. No action taken, no change. Lady continues to use laptop throughout second half. Turns out she's the prompter and, yes, she is needed for a couple of lines in the second half. Am I wrong in thinking this is bad behaviour from the theatre themselves? (..not to mention rude and disrespectful to paying customers) Further, in the very front row and right next to an entrance way, there is I think a second prompter who has what appears to be a large bound script but is in a seat that remains lit throughout and so has no need to disrupt anyone around them. I've never come across a prompter, but in previews of many shows I've seen creatives with laptops/ipads/phones taking notes during a show. I get it, but surely you would sit at the back and not in a seat amongst the audience? Whatever happened to the Prompter’s Corner?
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