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Post by Kim_Bahorel on Jan 25, 2017 4:38:00 GMT
I was reading back through the posts I can't remember where but someone said about an audience member trying to give a card to an actor. I remember the very first theatre show I went to - Birdland - at the Royal Court. At the curtain call this woman who sat opersite me in the slip seats threw a bunch of roses at Andrew Scott. Because giving them in at stage door I guess is overrated. I'm suprised they all made it to the stage. I've never seen anything like that since.
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Post by stuart on Jan 25, 2017 7:52:40 GMT
The Woman in Black matinee on Saturday at King's Theatre in Glasgow. A group of 8-9 teenagers arrive 25mins late, noisily take their seats and make a fuss about what they've missed.
A few minutes later, I notice each of them reaching into their bags. One by one, they all pull out a similar shaped object. Turns out they were probably late because they clearly stopped en route to the theatre to buy the ideal snack - one which isn't going to disturb anyone, smell the Grand Circle out or be very messy to eat.
One by one, they each unwrapped a hot burrito. One person soon dropped said burrito on the floor, meaning we had the stench of chilli, mince and peppers filling the air for the rest of the play.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2017 9:25:03 GMT
I was reading back through the posts I can't remember where but someone said about an audience member trying to give a card to an actor. I remember the very first theatre show I went to - Birdland - at the Royal Court. At the curtain call this woman who sat opersite me in the slip seats threw a bunch of roses at Andrew Scott. Because giving them in at stage door I guess is overrated. I'm suprised they all made it to the stage. I've never seen anything like that since. It was me (telling the story not giving the card jus to clarify) at Lazurus last weekend. Eek! and yes, what happened to good old fashioned lurking at the stage door? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2017 12:18:25 GMT
I've got no problem with someone handing flowers to the stage from the front row during the bows - I've seen it happen a few times in London, and gather that in the rest of Europe it's quite common. Pitching them from anywhere else in the house though... Yes a quick run down to the stage to hand flowers is a quite cute throwback tradition- see it happen in opera and dance occasionally too.
My strange card-handing friend at Lazurus seemed odd because a) the card didn't have an envelope (weird no?) b) from eavesdropping she seemed to be a shall we say, frequenter of the show and stage door. Also I nearly got a paper cut on my ear from it.
Lobbing a bunch of carnations from the Dress Circle might be a line though.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2017 12:23:45 GMT
My strange card-handing friend at Lazurus seemed odd because a) the card didn't have an envelope (weird no?) b) from eavesdropping she seemed to be a shall we say, frequenter of the show and stage door. Also I nearly got a paper cut on my ear from it. Weird... Lobbing a bunch of carnations from the Dress Circle might be a line though. True. Also, that mad Wicked fan who presented an actor who mentioned wanting one with a toaster? microwave oven? Well, thank goodness that was done at the stage door. haha I'd not heard that story I confess!!
I saw some weird gifts to Hugh Jackman back in my Boy From Oz stage door days...never a toaster though.
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Post by bellboard27 on Jan 25, 2017 12:28:57 GMT
I prefer the gift that lasts. My present of choice is a healthy cactus in a nice ceramic flower pot. When I lob this from the dress circle at my favourite performer I know it is the gift that will keep on giving long after any cut flowers have withered. Each time I get an immediate long look of acknowledgement from the performer, so I know it is appreciated.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2017 12:30:14 GMT
I prefer the gift that lasts. My present of choice is a healthy cactus in a nice ceramic flower pot. When I lob this from the dress circle at my favourite performer I know it is the gift that will keep on giving long after any cut flowers have withered. Each time I get an immediate long look of acknowledgement from the performer, so I know it is appreciated. Of course at Wicked it's a colour coordinated gift too.
I did have a proper chuckle at that image though....
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2017 13:07:57 GMT
I've got no problem with someone handing flowers to the stage from the front row during the bows - I've seen it happen a few times in London, and gather that in the rest of Europe it's quite common. Could be made illegal in the UK post-Brexit. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2017 13:22:43 GMT
Seem to remember discussion on the old board about certain performers having a habit of using their twitter feed like an Amazon wish list to ensure they got a decent haul of quality swag at the stage door.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2017 15:18:07 GMT
Seem to remember discussion on the old board about certain performers having a habit of using their twitter feed like an Amazon wish list to ensure they got a decent haul of quality swag at the stage door. I mean I'd be inclined to frequently express my drink and chocolate preferences if I were them at the very least (Red wine and dark chocolate in case anyone wants to throw some at me) |
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Post by Tibidabo on Jan 28, 2017 17:36:11 GMT
Grrrr.....don't you just hate it when someone nicks your programme you shelled out 6 of your hard earned spondoolies for? Soooooo annoying. I like to attach my ticket (as the programmes don't have dates on them) and collect them in a spidery cupboard for posterity. So we went to see The Red Shoes this week. This morning Mr Tibidabo opens rucksack. "Here's your programme - I know how you like to keep them."I disappear into aforementioned spidery cupboard (I'm brave I am!) and pull out Red Shoes programme, complete with ticket attached. We stare at each other, each holding a programme with Red Shoes on the front. Me, in an annoyed manner: "So we've bought two? I told you I'd got one! What a waste of money! You never listen to a word I say yada yada yada......!" (This may be slightly exaggerated for dramatic effect.)
Him, shrugging: "I never bought one."
Me: "But we've got 2?"
Him: "Would appear so...." More shrugs.... Ooopsie diddly doooo!  |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jan 28, 2017 21:01:35 GMT
Very bad behaviour at Red Shoes this week. Grrrr.....don't you just hate it when someone nicks your programme you shelled out 6 of your hard earned pounds for? So annoying.
Sitting next to this very shady couple, I knew I should have kept my eyes on them. Got home and looking for my programme. They've only gone and nicked my programme. Unbelievable.
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Post by Tibidabo on Jan 28, 2017 21:41:38 GMT
Very bad behaviour at Red Shoes this week. Grrrr.....don't you just hate it when someone nicks your programme you shelled out 6 of your hard earned pounds for? So annoying. Sitting next to this very shady couple, I knew I should have kept my eyes on them. Got home and looking for my programme. They've only gone and nicked my programme. Unbelievable. So that was YOU? Well, I would apologise, but quite frankly it serves you right for taking so long to get off your posterior at the interval to let me through, making me last in the queue for the loo. Oh, and next time pick yer handbag up. Whacked me ankle on it right proper I did.....  |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jan 28, 2017 22:01:57 GMT
Very bad behaviour at Red Shoes this week. Grrrr.....don't you just hate it when someone nicks your programme you shelled out 6 of your hard earned pounds for? So annoying. Sitting next to this very shady couple, I knew I should have kept my eyes on them. Got home and looking for my programme. They've only gone and nicked my programme. Unbelievable. So that was YOU? Well, I would apologise, but quite frankly it serves you right for taking so long to get off your posterior at the interval to let me through, making me last in the queue for the loo. Oh, and next time pick yer handbag up. Whacked me ankle on it right proper I did..... You didn't mention any handbags in the first post.... |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2017 22:16:42 GMT
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Post by cheesy116 on Jan 28, 2017 22:19:34 GMT
Sooooo thought I would see School of Rock for the 2nd time on Thursday Matinee as I saw on twitter that the 2nd cover Dewey was on, he was excellent!! Definitely on par with Gary Trainor who is the alternate (some say he is better than David Fynn but I haven't seen him so wont comment)... anyway, bad behaviour is the man behind me in Row B discussing with his girlfriend/friend/wife/random lady before the show if he should turn his phone off. I obviously thought to myself he would decide to turn it off or at the very least on silent, but I never heard what his final decision was and I forgot about the conversation. Fast forward to Act 2 and during a very silent part of the show, HIS PHONE STARTS RINGING AND VIBRATING and most of the people around him give him the British death glare.... what makes it worse is that after the phone stopped ringing after 5ish seconds, he then preceded to discuss with his girlfriend/friend/wife/random lady if he should turn it off in the off chance it rang again  ? I worry about some people sometimes |
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Post by welsh_tenor on Jan 29, 2017 12:03:47 GMT
Bad behaviour at Wicked last night but not from the expected crazies... I was in row F of the Circle and the couple in front of me kept talking during every song and commenting on what was happening during the dialogue it was so distracting. The lady was talking very loudly and people from all rows kept turning around to look at them - it reached a point during One Short Day that I bent forward and whispered "can we stop the talking please? Shhhhh!" Loud lady turned around and stared at me but did stop thankfully.
In the interval the two people sitting next to us thanked me for doing it, she'd travelled down from Newcastle to see the show and it was their first time seeing it. They didn't want to tell the loud lady to stop talking but also didn't want to spoil the show!
After the interval the seats in front were empty right up until the show re-started when sadly loud woman came back and fell into her seat - three sheets to the wind with a large gin in her hand. There was one moment when she started talking again but that stopped quickly.
They'd clearly had a good night in London before the show.......
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Post by Kim_Bahorel on Jan 29, 2017 13:57:33 GMT
I had two chatty girls right behind me in second row of RENT last night. All through the thing chatting away. The interval was just too short apparently for them to chat about the show.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jan 29, 2017 16:44:06 GMT
Sooooo thought I would see School of Rock for the 2nd time on Thursday Matinee as I saw on twitter that the 2nd cover Dewey was on, he was excellent!! Definitely on par with Gary Trainor who is the alternate (some say he is better than David Fynn but I haven't seen him so wont comment)... anyway, bad behaviour is the man behind me in Row B discussing with his girlfriend/friend/wife/random lady before the show if he should turn his phone off. I obviously thought to myself he would decide to turn it off or at the very least on silent, but I never heard what his final decision was and I forgot about the conversation. Fast forward to Act 2 and during a very silent part of the show, HIS PHONE STARTS RINGING AND VIBRATING and most of the people around him give him the British death glare.... what makes it worse is that after the phone stopped ringing after 5ish seconds, he then preceded to discuss with his girlfriend/friend/wife/random lady if he should turn it off in the off chance it rang again ? I worry about some people sometimes I now say to the wife in a very loud voice before theatre starts, 'your phone has been turned off and not just put to silent? I will be very annoyed if your phone is the one to ring'
This is repeated as people come back after the interval before the second half kicks off.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2017 21:29:22 GMT
Yeah, I ALWAYS loudly tell my companion to turn their phone OFF and not just to silent when I'm at the theatre with a friend or family member. They sometimes forget I do this and get offended but it's all in a good cause.  |
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Post by wickedgrin on Jan 29, 2017 23:16:51 GMT
I am now a paranoid wreck when I go to the theatre with my phone! I check it's switched off at least 3 or 4 times before the start of each act!
I was on the front row for Death of a Salesman recently and had palpitations at the thought of my phone going off a few feet away from Antony Sher!
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Post by showgirl on Jan 30, 2017 4:33:12 GMT
I am now a paranoid wreck when I go to the theatre with my phone! I check it's switched off at least 3 or 4 times before the start of each act! I was on the front row for Death of a Salesman recently and had palpitations at the thought of my phone going off a few feet away from Antony Sher! Me too, as my mobile has a bad habit of switching itself on if inadvertently squished by something else in my bag. People nearby probably think I have left it ridiculously late to switch it off, but I've already done that and am checking that it's still off! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2017 8:45:49 GMT
Apparently it was children's night at La Cage last night. Hell I'm all for starting Drag Education early but...well.
Firstly there was an actual baby/toddler which cried for several chunks of the first act. Either the parents saw sense and took it out, or slipped it some gin at the interval. Either way all was quiet following that. But really, a baby that clearly was too young to be asked to 'behave' but clearly therefore too young to be at a grown-up theatre performance. I also don't know why staff didn't stop them...but hey that's another question.
THEN directly in front of me there was a young girl of about 10 I'd guess, and her Mum. When they sat down Mum said 'Oh you're the only kid here' now I don't see anything wrong with kids/young teens seeing La Cage, there's nothing offensive in it (unless you're offended by men in frock but then I find your offence offensive) but I don't think it's that interesting a show for kids...as my young friend proved. She didn't sit still for more than 2 minutes, wriggling, sitting up and down, rummaging in a bag. She ate her way through a whole bag of various foods including at one point half a giant Toblerone (white if anyone is interested, and that's just wrong too). She also whispered to Mum constantly, turned around all the time and generally was annoying, I don't know how the woman next to her put up with it, because the seats at the New are not the best and if one moves they all move like they're going to fly off their hinges (which lets face it...). I wasn't SO murderous because she wasn't trying to be a pain in the arse, just really, really bored. And she did seem to enjoy bits of it but my God why would you...
THEN at the curtain call the woman next to me (perfectly well behaved throughout) was SO keen to get up and applaud that she threw her coat on me, fairly forcefully! What am I a hat rack? It was accidental though and quite funny! |
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Post by schuttep on Feb 1, 2017 9:32:45 GMT
Aaaah, kids. Can't boil 'em, can't fry 'em.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2017 9:37:07 GMT
Aaaah, kids. Can't boil 'em, can't fry 'em. Can't put 'em in a (Bird) Cage
I was also amused by the couple behind me debating how you spell 'La Cage Aux Folles' and what it means...
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? I worry about some people sometimes
