Bad Behaviour at a Show

This is exactly why I don't think it was fair to single me out.
Their social media team are sharing peoples pics and videos several times a day. I've just seen 3 new pics on their Instagram account.
I should have spoken to the usher after but I didn't want to make a fuss as, having been an usher for many years, I know how hard their job is.
Would have been a damm good picture as well 😀

At the end of the first part of The Lehman Trilogy tonight, some numpty in the audience decided to shout at the actors just as the curtain was starting to go down. “When does the play start? I’ll read it on Wikipedia.”

🙄🙄🙄

I was at Jersey Boys last night too. I was in the circle so couldn't see what was happening but heard the shouting in the stalls. Was good to see the ushers were straight onto it and the cast did well to keep going. I was pleasantly surprised by the behaviour otherwise, having read about over enthusiastic audience members seeing it in London!

This thread recently got a mention in The Times Curtain Call email.

Edinburgh Playhouse staff also already doing this. It's the abuse they get afterwards is the problem.

I was at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse the other day and there was a moment of complete darkness at the end of the interval. That turned out to be a great way to shame those who were still busy on their phones, as all the audience could see was 3 or 4 audience members' faces lit up by their phones. 

The Edinburgh situation is due to be discussed on Jeremy Vine Show on Radio 2 between now and 2pm

I’ll start by saying no staff member deserves this abuse.
Theatres however need to bear some responsibility. Stop selling alcohol and anything in packaging to seats. While cinemas have surround sound to muffle people chowing down like a cart horse on a carrot and audio describing each line to their pissed up partner theatres aren’t equipped to do this.
They need to bring back the pre show announcement re phones and talking. Explicit messaging explaining consequences.
If people look drunk on the way in they should be refused admission.
Ejecting people at the interval is too late when an entire act has been ruined for an audience.
Ticket prices are not cheap. I go to listen to the actors and I don’t care if those around me think I’m ‘ruining the fun’ (actual quote from a woman at Kinky Boots a few years back) because I objected to them passing a bottle of Prosecco back and forth to the people either side of me and singing along to songs.
The theatre staff offered to move me. I was quite happy in my carefully selected seat thanks . A warning to the hen do - but no offer to move the disrupters? I welcome the announcement from Edinburgh but don’t feel other theatres are on the same page. It’s all about the dollar raised from the bar.
I’ve decided to become a serial complainer in 2023 with emails demanding refunds at theatres where they don’t squash this sort of behaviour as it occurs. My time and money is just as precious as these entitled idiots. Theatres need to be proactive to stop these behaviours. If the theatre doesn’t take steps to tackle before the shows then they can expect an email if it’s not dealt with immediately.
I feel if more people did this then something might be done.
I really want to take my mum to see Jersey Boys as she loves the music but won’t spend the money as this show has such a bad reputation. Ditto the usual suspects Grease, Dirty Dancing, Mamma Mia are off the list.
2023 the year of The Karen is here and I’m unapologetic.

I hear this a lot and kind of get it but by the time you’ve heard it they’ve got your money. Not sure there are that many people petty enough to avoid shows from a producer that does announcements (as I’d imagine the petty among us would either appreciate the message or ignore it anyway rather than being in the mid ground who would be convinced by an announcement).

Anyway not sure how to fix it as the troublemakers won’t read signs or pay attention to announcements anyway. Capital punishment?

The Ivano story is bad behaviour and I’m pretty sure as an actor this person knew it wasnt allowed, with or without an usher shining a torch in his face. But whatever, HE was determined to get a memory at all costs and did it.
Ditto the actors online condoning bootlegs until someone sends them a clip with them in it and suddenly there’s a repost and ‘I’m not condoning bootlegs but...’
Everyone who behaves like this in a theatre, sings along, eats that McDonald’s, talks over dialogue, takes that video is entitled, doesn’t care about anyone else’s enjoyment and deserves to get in the bin frankly.
As for the producer’s ‘not liking’ the pre show announcement they need to bring it back.
While I applaud the Scottish theatre, any show who puts out a statement about bad behaviour won’t be getting my money. Who wants to spend on that? The more people complain online, the less audience they will have, the show will close. It’s the producer’s responsibility to sort it out. It’s becoming untenable at some shows.
It’s not a young person’s issue, it’s a people issue.
If as someone says above, people don’t know the etiquette they need a firm reminder.
The filming at the end thing needs to stop. ‘Good publicity’ (is a blurred partial video with the obligatory standing ovation blocking the view good publicity?) confusing or enabling to those who live with their phone in their hands and towards the end of a show disruptive as people reach for their phones to try and sort them in time.
It’s just a mess driven by £££ signs and theatres need to get a grip.