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Post by christya on Mar 7, 2022 21:56:08 GMT
I wish every kid I encountered at the theatre was like the little girl who was sitting next to me for The Tempest a few years back. Looked about seven. Absolute silence throughout, unless you count very quiet sips of her drink. Got to the interval, and her mum asked if she was enjoying it. The response "Yes, but I have some questions".
One can but hope!
The recent trend of people trying to excuse bad behaviour as somehow a 'class' issue is ridiculous. Any theatregoer should be able to attend without negatively impacting the experience of anyone else. It's basic. These essays written by people who somehow think we should let people get away with behaving badly otherwise (shock, horror) those people might not go to the theatre, should never get to publication. If people can't behave, they should stay home.
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Post by alece10 on Mar 8, 2022 9:01:28 GMT
Talking of well behaved kids at the theatre reminds me of a few years ago when I went to the Proms to see Oklahoma. Sitting directly in front of me was Julian Ovenden, his wife and 2 young children. Those kids were so well behaved and totally engrossed in the whole concert. And more recently I went to see The Nutcracker at the ENO. Lots of kids (mainly little girls) but again, so well behaved.
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Post by jojo on Mar 8, 2022 10:21:51 GMT
I wish every kid I encountered at the theatre was like the little girl who was sitting next to me for The Tempest a few years back. Looked about seven. Absolute silence throughout, unless you count very quiet sips of her drink. Got to the interval, and her mum asked if she was enjoying it. The response "Yes, but I have some questions". One can but hope! The recent trend of people trying to excuse bad behaviour as somehow a 'class' issue is ridiculous. Any theatregoer should be able to attend without negatively impacting the experience of anyone else. It's basic. These essays written by people who somehow think we should let people get away with behaving badly otherwise (shock, horror) those people might not go to the theatre, should never get to publication. If people can't behave, they should stay home. It doesn't help that there has been a tradition of snobbery amongst some because some people aren't dressed properly, or with a specific view of good/bad behaviour that isn't anything to do with whether or not it interferes with anyone else's enjoyment. It's fair to say that it should be possible to criticise bad behaviour without being classist, but unfortunately that's not always been the case, so I don't blame people for being defensive. It is inevitable that it's more likely children of wealthier families are more likely to be able to afford to go take their children to the theatre for more than the annual panto, and therefore learn theatre etiquette. Loud films, modern sound systems, and seat spacing in modern cinemas mean it's not that big a deal if the couple behind you exchange a few quiet words every now and then, and I think some people just need a well phrased reminder that it's not OK to do that at the theatre. I was sitting by a school trip when I saw War Horse and the girls next to me were loving the show, but chatty. I leaned over to (quietly) ask if they realised we could all hear them too. They looked mortified and shut up. They apologised at the interval. I arrived after them, so I've no idea what, if anything, the teacher had said to them. On the other hand, I found myself by a noisy bunch of excited school kids with a bit more time to spare before Wicked but just as I was giving myself a pep talk to not let the inevitable chatter distract me, their teacher went around the group speaking to them all, reminding them to behave and be respectful of other theatre goers. They were good as gold during the performance, but reverted to being noisy during the interval, which is fine by me. Cinemas have adverts reminding people to switch off their phones, so I don't see the big deal if theatres were to do similar, with a few added words about not singing along, and saving conversation until the interval and so on. If they are not already doing so, ticket deals for schools should come with a request that the teacher gives the kids a pep talk about appropriate behaviour when they first announce the school trip, and a reminder immediately before the performance. And if theatres are going to sell wrapped sweets then the annoyance from rustling wrappers is on them.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2022 11:33:50 GMT
Has anyone noticed if the behaviour issues seem to be in certain cities more than others. I live in B'ham which is hugely diverse and working class but we have several large theatres and despite the issue at the Elton tribute show recently doesn't seem to have a huge idssue with badly behaved audiences.
One theory I will throw out is it at more multipurpose venues where on day it could be a concert/tribute act but next week a musical and so do lines get blurred someetimes with audiences.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 8, 2022 12:07:43 GMT
When I was at A Chorus Line in Madrid the other week there was a pre-show announcement “Before the spectacle begins…..” spectacle.. love that! The rules about mobile phones etc were gone through. Nobody could have failed to hear it. There was a couple behind us who were a bit chatty on occasion but apart from that you could hear a pin drop. Very different type of audience too, no kids and no trashy types boozing. I’m not even sure you could take drinks inside the auditorium. It was the same when I saw Funny Girl in Paris. Better “class” of punter.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2022 18:33:09 GMT
Maybe it is a UK centric problem as you don't hear much about incidents on Broadway either.
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Post by jojo on Mar 8, 2022 20:25:05 GMT
I wouldn't like to compare general behaviour, but I'd say we have more of a drinking culture here, so that will have an impact on the shows that might feature as part of a party night out.
Music venues especially make a lot of money from the bar, so encourage it as part of the experience, and it's bound to have a knock on effect for people who go to a lot of different type of events.
If you are used to having a few drinks and a sing-along when you go to see a tribute act in your local theatre, it might seem natural to have a few drinks and sing-along when you go to see a duke box musical.
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Post by inthenose on Mar 8, 2022 21:23:32 GMT
Maybe it is a UK centric problem as you don't hear much about incidents on Broadway either. I've had some shocking experiences on Broadway - and in Vegas.
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Post by sph on Mar 8, 2022 23:19:25 GMT
I think Broadway theatres have a lot less going on "Front of House", no bars that you can sit in or anything, just a few kiosks and basically the auditorium walls open directly onto the street. Also ushers seem to be more permitted to give that "New York style" customer service and will go after you if you misbehave, none of this "yes sir no sir three bags full sir" nonsense we make customer service people do here.
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Post by txsling on Mar 12, 2022 14:58:40 GMT
Sondheim Theatre kicked us out for asking someone to turn off their phone!
We went to see yesterday’s evening production of Les Miserables at Sondheim Theatre (in London) on 11 March 2022.
In the middle of the first act, some a**hole two rows in front of us (Stalls seat H14) started using his phone. He had it on for a full ten seconds, turning up the brightness at one point, which lit up the rows around him like Piccadilly Circus. My partner tapped the inconsiderate a**hole on the shoulder and asked him to turn his phone off, which he took extremely poorly. When the interval came, he was aggressive and threatening, saying “Don’t f***ing touch me” to us several times. The a**hole then went off to complain to the theatre staff, who spoke to us and, after the manager asked one of the people in nearby seats about what happened, we were asked to leave, which we did. We love supporting theatre and visit a range of different venues in London every year, and this is the first time we’ve been so badly let down by the staff.
We think the theatre may have gotten their version of events from another man sitting next to us who disagreed with our actions. Given the limited time that the theatre had to investigate and make a decision, we understood their reasoning and agreed to leave without incident, but we are extremely disappointed in what happened.
The one saving grace in this sorry incident was the woman in the row behind the a**hole who thanked us for doing something about him. So any distress caused to the a**hole must have been extremely minor, or she wouldn’t have expressed her support for us.
Now my partner is worrying about the tiny possibility that the a**hole decides to press charges for assault. I’ve complained to the theatre by email and we’re waiting for them to reply before taking any further action.
I’m still very angry about it and about the disapproving bystander beside us who thought we shouldn’t have intervened, but there’s not a lot I can do until the theatre replies to us. The a**hole is a risk to other theatregoers and I kind of hope he is made unwelcome in the Sondheim Theatre and in other Delfont Mackintosh theatres going forwards.
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Post by swill on Mar 12, 2022 23:08:32 GMT
Our Generation Last week
- Phones ringing constantly - Talking throughout the performance - Laughing AT actors - Food in audience - Feet on barriers - Photos with flash at least 4 times. Heard person ask his friend ‘is this ok to take photos?’
Interesting night to say the least. And didn’t help it was 4 hours of it!
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Post by marob on Mar 12, 2022 23:39:35 GMT
Happy to say the only thing I’ve had to put up with recently was being sat next to someone who kept nodding off and very gently snoring. Wasn’t too distracting though thankfully. Was also a school group in, though they were pretty quiet except for one bit where an actor suddenly appeared with his top off. They got very excitable then. With good reason, he was rather hot. I was a bit 😍myself.
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Post by ceebee on Mar 13, 2022 16:10:08 GMT
Life of Pi yesterday... Sissy and Ada came in clutching their large wines; Ada disappeared to get two more before the play began; both chatted all the way through the first half. They reloaded at the interval, and were commentating through the second half: "ooh look, fish"... "oh yeah, fish... they look real... Good innit?"
So I leaned past my daughter and in a very loud stage whisper said: "Will you shut up!"
At the end, the 60+ year old woman out of the pair came and accosted me and told me I had spoilt hers and her friends day out.
My response: "You are unbelievably ignorant and selfish with no self awareness or respect for your fellow audience members and the cast. I realise this is your only day our of the year, and you've kind of ruined it for yourself."
I then asked her to remove her hands from my arm, which she was trying to stick her nails into whilst she clasped it. Difficult to do through a Barbour wax biker jacket.
Theatres need to get a grip on these kind of people; stop tanking them up on booze and disrupting others' enjoyment. The lady was lucky - somebody else might have justifiably punched her lights out whilst she tried her passive aggressive nail gouging effort.
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Post by inthenose on Mar 13, 2022 17:27:47 GMT
Sondheim Theatre kicked us out for asking someone to turn off their phone! We went to see yesterday’s evening production of Les Miserables at Sondheim Theatre (in London) on 11 March 2022. In the middle of the first act, some a**hole two rows in front of us (Stalls seat H14) started using his phone. He had it on for a full ten seconds, turning up the brightness at one point, which lit up the rows around him like Piccadilly Circus. My partner tapped the inconsiderate a**hole on the shoulder and asked him to turn his phone off, which he took extremely poorly. When the interval came, he was aggressive and threatening, saying “Don’t f***ing touch me” to us several times. The a**hole then went off to complain to the theatre staff, who spoke to us and, after the manager asked one of the people in nearby seats about what happened, we were asked to leave, which we did. We love supporting theatre and visit a range of different venues in London every year, and this is the first time we’ve been so badly let down by the staff. We think the theatre may have gotten their version of events from another man sitting next to us who disagreed with our actions. Given the limited time that the theatre had to investigate and make a decision, we understood their reasoning and agreed to leave without incident, but we are extremely disappointed in what happened. The one saving grace in this sorry incident was the woman in the row behind the a**hole who thanked us for doing something about him. So any distress caused to the a**hole must have been extremely minor, or she wouldn’t have expressed her support for us. Now my partner is worrying about the tiny possibility that the a**hole decides to press charges for assault. I’ve complained to the theatre by email and we’re waiting for them to reply before taking any further action. I’m still very angry about it and about the disapproving bystander beside us who thought we shouldn’t have intervened, but there’s not a lot I can do until the theatre replies to us. The a**hole is a risk to other theatregoers and I kind of hope he is made unwelcome in the Sondheim Theatre and in other Delfont Mackintosh theatres going forwards. Why would he press charges for assault when he was tapped on the shoulder?
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Post by sph on Mar 13, 2022 20:40:10 GMT
Sondheim Theatre kicked us out for asking someone to turn off their phone! We went to see yesterday’s evening production of Les Miserables at Sondheim Theatre (in London) on 11 March 2022. In the middle of the first act, some a**hole two rows in front of us (Stalls seat H14) started using his phone. He had it on for a full ten seconds, turning up the brightness at one point, which lit up the rows around him like Piccadilly Circus. My partner tapped the inconsiderate a**hole on the shoulder and asked him to turn his phone off, which he took extremely poorly. When the interval came, he was aggressive and threatening, saying “Don’t f***ing touch me” to us several times. The a**hole then went off to complain to the theatre staff, who spoke to us and, after the manager asked one of the people in nearby seats about what happened, we were asked to leave, which we did. We love supporting theatre and visit a range of different venues in London every year, and this is the first time we’ve been so badly let down by the staff. We think the theatre may have gotten their version of events from another man sitting next to us who disagreed with our actions. Given the limited time that the theatre had to investigate and make a decision, we understood their reasoning and agreed to leave without incident, but we are extremely disappointed in what happened. The one saving grace in this sorry incident was the woman in the row behind the a**hole who thanked us for doing something about him. So any distress caused to the a**hole must have been extremely minor, or she wouldn’t have expressed her support for us. Now my partner is worrying about the tiny possibility that the a**hole decides to press charges for assault. I’ve complained to the theatre by email and we’re waiting for them to reply before taking any further action. I’m still very angry about it and about the disapproving bystander beside us who thought we shouldn’t have intervened, but there’s not a lot I can do until the theatre replies to us. The a**hole is a risk to other theatregoers and I kind of hope he is made unwelcome in the Sondheim Theatre and in other Delfont Mackintosh theatres going forwards. Why would he press charges for assault when he was tapped on the shoulder? Well, people nowadays do exaggerate the lightest touch as "assault". I doubt he will though.
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Post by Paulw on Mar 13, 2022 20:57:19 GMT
Sondheim Theatre kicked us out for asking someone to turn off their phone! We went to see yesterday’s evening production of Les Miserables at Sondheim Theatre (in London) on 11 March 2022. In the middle of the first act, some a**hole two rows in front of us (Stalls seat H14) started using his phone. He had it on for a full ten seconds, turning up the brightness at one point, which lit up the rows around him like Piccadilly Circus. My partner tapped the inconsiderate a**hole on the shoulder and asked him to turn his phone off, which he took extremely poorly. When the interval came, he was aggressive and threatening, saying “Don’t f***ing touch me” to us several times. The a**hole then went off to complain to the theatre staff, who spoke to us and, after the manager asked one of the people in nearby seats about what happened, we were asked to leave, which we did. We love supporting theatre and visit a range of different venues in London every year, and this is the first time we’ve been so badly let down by the staff. We think the theatre may have gotten their version of events from another man sitting next to us who disagreed with our actions. Given the limited time that the theatre had to investigate and make a decision, we understood their reasoning and agreed to leave without incident, but we are extremely disappointed in what happened. The one saving grace in this sorry incident was the woman in the row behind the a**hole who thanked us for doing something about him. So any distress caused to the a**hole must have been extremely minor, or she wouldn’t have expressed her support for us. Now my partner is worrying about the tiny possibility that the a**hole decides to press charges for assault. I’ve complained to the theatre by email and we’re waiting for them to reply before taking any further action. I’m still very angry about it and about the disapproving bystander beside us who thought we shouldn’t have intervened, but there’s not a lot I can do until the theatre replies to us. The a**hole is a risk to other theatregoers and I kind of hope he is made unwelcome in the Sondheim Theatre and in other Delfont Mackintosh theatres going forwards. It's sad to hear you had a bad experience with this just a few questions did you get the seat number (or any contact details) of the person that was supportive in your actions? As that could be a help moving forward if anything happens. I had a strange one on Thursday at OFAH there was a couple in front of me in the stalls that (now how do I describe this!) I think they thought they were on a sofa at home getting a little bit OTT with the affection they were showing each other! And what they were doing under the jacket on his lap is anyones guess! There are things I am seeing in theatre at the moment that I have never seen before and it seems to be getting worse!
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Post by fiyero on Mar 13, 2022 21:02:20 GMT
Sondheim Theatre kicked us out for asking someone to turn off their phone! We went to see yesterday’s evening production of Les Miserables at Sondheim Theatre (in London) on 11 March 2022. In the middle of the first act, some a**hole two rows in front of us (Stalls seat H14) started using his phone. He had it on for a full ten seconds, turning up the brightness at one point, which lit up the rows around him like Piccadilly Circus. My partner tapped the inconsiderate a**hole on the shoulder and asked him to turn his phone off, which he took extremely poorly. When the interval came, he was aggressive and threatening, saying “Don’t f***ing touch me” to us several times. The a**hole then went off to complain to the theatre staff, who spoke to us and, after the manager asked one of the people in nearby seats about what happened, we were asked to leave, which we did. We love supporting theatre and visit a range of different venues in London every year, and this is the first time we’ve been so badly let down by the staff. We think the theatre may have gotten their version of events from another man sitting next to us who disagreed with our actions. Given the limited time that the theatre had to investigate and make a decision, we understood their reasoning and agreed to leave without incident, but we are extremely disappointed in what happened. The one saving grace in this sorry incident was the woman in the row behind the a**hole who thanked us for doing something about him. So any distress caused to the a**hole must have been extremely minor, or she wouldn’t have expressed her support for us. Now my partner is worrying about the tiny possibility that the a**hole decides to press charges for assault. I’ve complained to the theatre by email and we’re waiting for them to reply before taking any further action. I’m still very angry about it and about the disapproving bystander beside us who thought we shouldn’t have intervened, but there’s not a lot I can do until the theatre replies to us. The a**hole is a risk to other theatregoers and I kind of hope he is made unwelcome in the Sondheim Theatre and in other Delfont Mackintosh theatres going forwards. This is the kind of thing that worries me about intervening. It always seems to be someone 2 rows in front or 4 seats away! A recent girl next to me got her phone out and I could just wave in front of it to make my point. I still like the technique I saw in a French theatre of the ushers having laser pointers to shine on phones to make the point. I’d happily sit in an upper box with one of those!!
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Post by sfsusan on Mar 13, 2022 22:22:00 GMT
Why would he press charges for assault when he was tapped on the shoulder? I'm impressed by the reach it would take to tap someone on the shoulder 2 rows ahead! I still like the technique I saw in a French theatre of the ushers having laser pointers to shine on phones to make the point. Yes, I've thought that would be effective, too. But The Powers That Be might be worried about people claiming they were blinded or something.
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Post by txsling on Mar 14, 2022 10:38:25 GMT
Why would he press charges for assault when he was tapped on the shoulder? Well, people nowadays do exaggerate the lightest touch as "assault". I doubt he will though. I agree, it seems unlikely he will. It would be reassuring if the theatre could give us some indication though. It's sad to hear you had a bad experience with this just a few questions did you get the seat number (or any contact details) of the person that was supportive in your actions? As that could be a help moving forward if anything happens. No unfortunately not, everything happened very quickly and these things only come to mind afterwards. The supportive woman spoke to us as we were leaving the auditorium. My priority at that point was to get to safety and prevent any physical escalation. If she happens to see this post, I hope she can contact Delfont Mackintosh Theatres on our behalf. I'm impressed by the reach it would take to tap someone on the shoulder 2 rows ahead! My partner had to lean across the next row. However the rows of seats at the Sondheim Theatre in the stalls are quite closely packed, with short backs and minimal leg room. So the man (his shoulder, at least) was well within reach. We wouldn't have had to do anything if someone around him had stepped in instead, of course, but I guess incidents like this make people risk-averse.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2022 16:13:51 GMT
Life of Pi yesterday... Sissy and Ada came in clutching their large wines; Ada disappeared to get two more before the play began; both chatted all the way through the first half. They reloaded at the interval, and were commentating through the second half: "ooh look, fish"... "oh yeah, fish... they look real... Good innit?" So I leaned past my daughter and in a very loud stage whisper said: "Will you shut up!" At the end, the 60+ year old woman out of the pair came and accosted me and told me I had spoilt hers and her friends day out. My response: "You are unbelievably ignorant and selfish with no self awareness or respect for your fellow audience members and the cast. I realise this is your only day our of the year, and you've kind of ruined it for yourself." I then asked her to remove her hands from my arm, which she was trying to stick her nails into whilst she clasped it. Difficult to do through a Barbour wax biker jacket. Theatres need to get a grip on these kind of people; stop tanking them up on booze and disrupting others' enjoyment. The lady was lucky - somebody else might have justifiably punched her lights out whilst she tried her passive aggressive nail gouging effort. Clearly they have moved on from admiring Rodin's The Thinker
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Post by musiqualetheater on Mar 15, 2022 20:23:54 GMT
I went to The Osmonds in Cheltenham (second viewing). As I walked in, I knew I was going to be sat next to these women with drinks in hand spilling them all over the place. They commented on everything at full volume (“isn’t he gorgeous aw he’s so cute”), talked over important plot points etc. They must have been interrupting everyone. Instead of getting an usher at the interval, I politely asked them, with a kind smile, that if they’re going to talk, could they please whisper as we’re under a speaker and I still can’t hear. She gave the dirtiest look and said “I don’t understand I haven’t said a word”. To back out, I just said “Oh sorry, I heard talking throughout and thought it was coming from next to me”. She said “the man behind has been talking a lot” - he then gave her a dirty look as he heard this conversation, and we both knew she was lying! Then her companion said “did she just tell you to shut up?!”, curtain goes up, and they joked loudly “don’t talk hahahah!” then spoke, obviously, twice as loud and twice as much. I can deal with singing along, dancing along, making it feel like a concert… but talking over it as if no one else is in the room causing all the dialogue to be missed is so frustrating. edit: editing to say this didn’t happen at the other venue, plus this was a Friday night. Maybe I’ll be pickier next time with which performance I go to! Plus is a fantastic show so I still want to revisit.
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Post by grannyjx6 on Mar 15, 2022 22:36:01 GMT
It really is a problem isn’t it, and the ushers don’t seem to do more than just look. There was an old man (well he sounded old) with a very deep voice talking most of the time through Dream Girls last week, and when he wasn’t talking he was singing a very tuneless version of the songs. Everyone was turning to look and the usher, who was about 60, 5ft tall and as thin as a whippet also just looked and did nothing. Mind you, I didn’t blame her really, a gust of wind would have blown her over.
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Post by jojo on Mar 16, 2022 12:52:57 GMT
I can deal with singing along, dancing along, making it feel like a concert… but talking over it as if no one else is in the room causing all the dialogue to be missed is so frustrating. edit: editing to say this didn’t happen at the other venue, plus this was a Friday night. Maybe I’ll be pickier next time with which performance I go to! Plus is a fantastic show so I still want to revisit. I try to give the benefit of the doubt and assume that some people just don't realise how loud they are, but unfortunately some people are just selfish. It's fine if you live near the theatre and have time during the week, but people who want to be able to hear the whole performance should be able to do so at the weekends too. Perhaps this is a cunning plan by theatres to encourage extra bookings for the quieter, mid-week shows.
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Post by musiqualetheater on Mar 16, 2022 16:49:26 GMT
I can deal with singing along, dancing along, making it feel like a concert… but talking over it as if no one else is in the room causing all the dialogue to be missed is so frustrating. edit: editing to say this didn’t happen at the other venue, plus this was a Friday night. Maybe I’ll be pickier next time with which performance I go to! Plus is a fantastic show so I still want to revisit. I try to give the benefit of the doubt and assume that some people just don't realise how loud they are, but unfortunately some people are just selfish. It's fine if you live near the theatre and have time during the week, but people who want to be able to hear the whole performance should be able to do so at the weekends too. Perhaps this is a cunning plan by theatres to encourage extra bookings for the quieter, mid-week shows. Precisely why I didn’t want to involve an usher in case she genuinely didn’t realise - if it were me I’d be mortified I was talking really loud and would prefer someone to politely tell me. But as you say, some audience members are just selfish! Yeah, agreed. Shouldn’t have to endure it but hopefully this all blows over when all audiences don’t feel like going out is a novelty anymore.
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Post by jojo on Mar 16, 2022 17:16:48 GMT
I think you did the right thing, as most people would be mortified, and you'd think an usher is unnecessary, with the actual telling an usher likely to annoy people far more. I'd like to think that the ladies will realise they were in the wrong, and while they might have brazened it out that night, they might be a bit more thoughtful next time.
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Post by Marwood on Mar 16, 2022 19:56:58 GMT
Maybe it is a UK centric problem as you don't hear much about incidents on Broadway either. I went to see Grace starring Paul Rudd and Michael Shannon on Broadway and (not on the day I went to see it) I heard reports of someone chundering over the balcony railing onto the poor unfortunates in the stalls below so count your blessings but no, the people in NYC aren’t an immaculately behaved bunch.
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Post by frappuccino on Mar 17, 2022 11:24:15 GMT
Maybe it is a UK centric problem as you don't hear much about incidents on Broadway either. Alan Rickman said Broadway audiences are richer because it is not subsidised and can smell a joke coming faster than a British audience. He said American audiences are much quicker and you have to speed things up in America.
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Mar 17, 2022 22:39:42 GMT
Someone in the circle at Straight Line Crazy preview at the Bridge tonight tipped a full glass of beer over the ledge, drenching some very angry women sitting in the stalls below. Presumably not intentional but come on, have some common sense where you put you drinks.
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Post by Samwise on Mar 18, 2022 10:20:29 GMT
Maybe it is a UK centric problem as you don't hear much about incidents on Broadway either. Alan Rickman said Broadway audiences are richer because it is not subsidised and can smell a joke coming faster than a British audience. Alan Rickman said that? I'm surprised to hear such snooty hogwash came from him.
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Post by frappuccino on Mar 18, 2022 12:17:08 GMT
Alan Rickman said Broadway audiences are richer because it is not subsidised and can smell a joke coming faster than a British audience. Alan Rickman said that? I'm surprised to hear such snooty hogwash came from him. Maybe he just meant since American theater is not subsidised it attracts richer people who tend to have more of an access to a good education compared to poorer people. 1:26 onwards . That's why they are quicker and the actors must speed things up.
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