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Post by Sam on Jul 22, 2024 9:49:07 GMT
The people next to us at Mean Girls on Saturday turned up late, missing the first song, then it seems they threw up on their way out at the interval over the seats next to them. They didn't return for act 2. Hopefully, you weren't still in the seats next to them at the time! It was the ones next to them on the other side, so we saw the staff members pouring a sachet over the carpet and chair in front during the interval, then trying to scrape it up. At £120 a seat I would not be sitting back in those seats until it had been cleaned properly, but it was a pretty full house. I noticed them come in but I was focusing on the show so didn't really see who they were, and I didn't notice them leave, only the clean up. I'm leaning more towards drunk than ill, given they were late to start with. |
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Post by A.Ham on Jul 22, 2024 13:50:54 GMT
Oh my god! I have sympathy if they were ill, not if they were drunk. Saturday night, the show, they were late… I wouldn’t be betting on illness personally! |
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Post by lynette on Jul 22, 2024 20:44:50 GMT
What about the smell? Hard to get rid of in a hurry…..
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Post by TallPaul on Jul 23, 2024 7:37:28 GMT
300 pages of bad behaviour. ☹
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Post by shownut on Jul 24, 2024 21:29:58 GMT
Horrible, rude young lady in 2nd row mezz of Next To Normal tonight. Chatting with pal during show (2 seats across from me) then, during most intense parts of Act Two, checked messages on her phone.
Had words for her on the way out and was accused of “being aggressive”. It appears I hurt her feelings. I felt like doing worse.
Very angry and sick of entitled brats who don’t give a monkey’s about those sitting around them.
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Post by nash16 on Jul 24, 2024 22:49:46 GMT
Horrible, rude young lady in 2nd row mezz of Next To Normal tonight. Chatting with pal during show (2 seats across from me) then, during most intense parts of Act Two, checked messages on her phone. Had words for her on the way out and was accused of “being aggressive”. It appears I hurt her feelings. I felt like doing worse. Very angry and sick of entitled brats who don’t give a monkey’s about those sitting around them. Well done for saying something. 👏👏👏 |
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Post by d'James on Jul 24, 2024 23:19:57 GMT
Horrible entitled old ladies behind me today. Whispering away throughout the second half. Then they made a massive commotion to push past everyone to leave before the show finished. Wish I’d shushed them while I had the chance.
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Post by Paulw on Jul 25, 2024 8:26:24 GMT
Where do I start? Les Mis on Tuesday night was awful, I managed to pick up a row j stalls seat at about 3pm for a decent price so that was a good start…… So I thought!
A group of 4 women turned up in the row behind just as the lights went down trying to talk to everyone so that wasn’t a great start, all the way through the first half they were talking, laughing, commenting on mothers at their kids school (what that had to do with the show I don’t know) and how they managed to aaaaaahhhhhh loudly in the right places baffled me! I will shop myself for bad behaviour as I needed to use the toilet halfway through the first half (yes too much water as it was a warm day) But that let me grab an aisle seat behind them for the rest of the first act!
At the interval I spoke to FOH about it and asked if I could stay in the aisle seat for the 2nd half which they said yes, So now being behind said ladies the conversation continued (but thankfully now FOH were aware and were watching. 10 minutes in they were spoken to and they didn’t like it, 2 minutes later they were spoken to again at which point 2 of them loudly said why got up and were never to be seen again (well until I was leaving) which left 2! Out came the phones….. They were told to put them away but one of them replied and said Im just sending a message I will when I have sent it! What is that all about?
The other 2 continued all the 2nd act as they had done in the 1st, then came the surprising bit, the 2 that had left reappeared when I was leaving staggering about in the bar behind the stalls, now they weren’t that bad when the left the seats so I did wonder if they just put them in front of the screen and gave them a bottle or 2 of wine (obviously not free) and let them watch and do what they wanted there!
Anyway its off my chest now but that was an experience!
And don’t get me started on the Taylor Swift concert cheering, wooping and screeching after every song, this seems to be creaping in to all shows at the moment and really is OTT and does make me wonder why and where it has come from and why now!
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Post by hannechalk on Jul 25, 2024 9:08:30 GMT
I don't think needing the toilet is bad behaviour. There are a multitude of reasons why people may need the toilet during a performance. Personally, ever since I ended up in hospital with a UTI which led to two further infections, I cannot hold my fluid intake as well as I used to. Once my body signals it needs to really go, I go, as otherwise I'll end up in a lot of pain and feel nauseous. I've tried stopping drinking two hours before a show and going just before a show starts, but once the urge comes, I gotta go. |
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Post by Paulw on Jul 25, 2024 11:07:44 GMT
I don't think needing the toilet is bad behaviour. There are a multitude of reasons why people may need the toilet during a performance. Personally, ever since I ended up in hospital with a UTI which led to two further infections, I cannot hold my fluid intake as well as I used to. Once my body signals it needs to really go, I go, as otherwise I'll end up in a lot of pain and feel nauseous. I've tried stopping drinking two hours before a show and going just before a show starts, but once the urge comes, I gotta go. I know and I am aware that toilet use during the show isn’t just about having too much alcohol before a show, it just seems to be frowned on and mentioned it as it let me move seats! I’m not great at holding fluids especially in the summer as I work outside and drink a lot of water especially when it’s hot as I need to and Tuesday was one of those days! |
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Post by marob on Jul 25, 2024 22:32:46 GMT
Booked An Officer and a Gentleman on a whim yesterday. There were wolf whistles when Luke Baker took his top off. Yeah, he is very easy on the eye, but that’s so cringy.
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Post by PineappleForYou on Jul 25, 2024 23:41:46 GMT
So at my visit to The Children’s Inquiry today, I had an interesting gentleman in front of me in a wheelchair. The wheelchair space at the Elephant is right at the front of the seating, as close as you can get to the actors. He also appeared to be on his own.
Bare in mind this show has a no phone in the auditorium rule because of the children involved in the production. During the show, he pulls out his phone and starts to watch a YouTube video with the sound on twice. He pulls out some sunglasses and starts to take selfies of himself. He turns on his phone light to find something in his bag which takes several minutes.
But the icing is he tries to call someone 3 times during the show! Luckily the Elephant is a concrete box in the ground so no signal is getting through that. It's only at that point he decided to leave.
I really felt sorry for the kids having to perform right in front of this guy and I'm surprised nothing was politely said by the ushers.
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Post by paulbrownsey on Jul 26, 2024 8:32:39 GMT
So at my visit to The Children’s Inquiry today, I had an interesting gentleman in front of me in a wheelchair. The wheelchair space at the Elephant is right at the front of the seating, as close as you can get to the actors. He also appeared to be on his own. Bare in mind this show has a no phone in the auditorium rule because of the children involved in the production. During the show, he pulls out his phone and starts to watch a YouTube video with the sound on twice. He pulls out some sunglasses and starts to take selfies of himself. He turns on his phone light to find something in his bag which takes several minutes. But the icing is he tries to call someone 3 times during the show! Luckily the Elephant is a concrete box in the ground so no signal is getting through that. It's only at that point he decided to leave. I really felt sorry for the kids having to perform right in front of this guy and I'm surprised nothing was politely said by the ushers. They may have been intimidated by his being in a wheelchair and the fuss that would ensue if he complained about being prevented from enjoyiung himself. I am reminded of the time some years ago at an opera at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow when someone in a wheelchair was coughing pretty well continuously, so much so that at one point the conductor turned round and called out to them to stop it. I had the impression, from correspondence with the theatre, that management was running scared of complaints and bad publicity that could ensue if they were perceived as not being supportive of someone in a wheelchair, even if the cough had nothing to do with why they were in a wheelchair. |
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Post by ladidah on Jul 26, 2024 8:45:27 GMT
I had a very grouchy older man at Hello Dolly, who had an aisle seat yet complained every time about having to get up before the show/during interval.
I always want an aisle seat and usually book one, and having to move is part of it.
By the end of the show when people are shuffling to move he refused, citing, 'it's busy anyway, I'm not getting up yet'.
I felt sorry for his wife who looked so embarrassed.
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Post by A.Ham on Jul 26, 2024 12:39:46 GMT
I had a very grouchy older man at Hello Dolly, who had an aisle seat yet complained every time about having to get up before the show/during interval. I always want an aisle seat and usually book one, and having to move is part of it. By the end of the show when people are shuffling to move he refused, citing, 'it's busy anyway, I'm not getting up yet'. I felt sorry for his wife who looked so embarrassed. Reminds of the two ladies I encountered at Crazy For You last summer. They were sat on the aisle and when I arrived next to them and asked if they could stand so I could get past to my seat further down the row, flat out refused and said ‘Can’t you go from the other end, we don’t want to get up.’ Giving them the benefit of the doubt in case one of them had a mobility issue, and to avoid making a fuss I did just that (I was roughly in the middle anyway so it didn’t make much difference), but honestly some people! |
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Post by hannechalk on Jul 26, 2024 13:12:56 GMT
I had a very grouchy older man at Hello Dolly, who had an aisle seat yet complained every time about having to get up before the show/during interval. I always want an aisle seat and usually book one, and having to move is part of it. By the end of the show when people are shuffling to move he refused, citing, 'it's busy anyway, I'm not getting up yet'. I felt sorry for his wife who looked so embarrassed. Reminds of the two ladies I encountered at Crazy For You last summer. They were sat on the aisle and when I arrived next to them and asked if they could stand so I could get past to my seat further down the row, flat out refused and said ‘Can’t you go from the other end, we don’t want to get up.’ Giving them the benefit of the doubt in case one of them had a mobility issue, and to avoid making a fuss I did just that (I was roughly in the middle anyway so it didn’t make much difference), but honestly some people! Sat in the third row recently, a couple requested to move past at least six of us, including two with walking sticks, only to sit down in seats 3 and 4 at the other end. It would have been quicker and easier if they had circled in front of the first row to the other side of the short row, and asked if the two people there could get up to let them in. |
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Post by A.Ham on Jul 26, 2024 13:22:56 GMT
It never ceases to amuse/irritate me when I watch other audience members arriving, looking for their seat, and then seemingly fail to realise that it would be easier for themselves and their fellow theatregoers to do just that!
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Post by 141920grm on Jul 26, 2024 13:27:47 GMT
pre-teen girl next to me at starlight had her flip flops removed, full body fidgeting rocking her seat the whole show, bare feet alternately resting on the cupholders or kicking into me while shifting to sit cross-legged, constantly zipping up and removing her scratchy windbreaker jacket and fiddling with the velcro fasteners. parents next to her did not bat an eye and bought her ice creams and a coke which she proceeded to consume- to nobody's surprise- loudly
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Post by Talisman on Jul 26, 2024 13:42:27 GMT
It never ceases to amuse/irritate me when I watch other audience members arriving, looking for their seat, and then seemingly fail to realise that it would be easier for themselves and their fellow theatregoers to do just that! I’ve always thought that finding a seat in a theatre should be part of the National Curriculum. |
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Post by A.Ham on Jul 26, 2024 14:29:19 GMT
It never ceases to amuse/irritate me when I watch other audience members arriving, looking for their seat, and then seemingly fail to realise that it would be easier for themselves and their fellow theatregoers to do just that! I’ve always thought that finding a seat in a theatre should be part of the National Curriculum. Yes, so many people clearly have no idea how to work out a simple letters and numbers system. Although I guess those of us on this board have an advantage given we’re in and out of theatres continually! |
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Post by Jon on Jul 26, 2024 14:35:23 GMT
I’ve always thought that finding a seat in a theatre should be part of the National Curriculum. Yes, so many people clearly have no idea how to work out a simple letters and numbers system. Although I guess those of us on this board have an advantage given we’re in and out of theatres continually! I think that should apply to anything with a seating chart. I go to the cinema a lot and always queue behind people who don't seem to get that the front row starts with A and it's not like it's difficult to work out. |
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Post by david on Jul 26, 2024 14:43:18 GMT
Those people who cannot tell the difference between say row A and row AA which seems to be a bit of an issue, When the ticket tells you to use a particular door to get to your seat quicker, don't use another door and then make everyone stand up because the seat you want is at the other end of the row and would cause less hassle if you had used the correct door in the first place.
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Post by ladidah on Jul 26, 2024 14:49:19 GMT
I think 90% of the issues would be solved if people would be tempted away from the bar or their pre-show cigarette more than 2 mins before the overture!
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Post by Talisman on Jul 26, 2024 15:07:36 GMT
I may be wrong about this but I have the impression that the low numbers are to the right when facing the stage in most theatres. If this is the case I wonder why when we read from left to right.
Hoping the post is not flooded by examples of left to right numbering! Please ignore me if I am wrong.
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Post by SilverFox on Jul 26, 2024 15:30:48 GMT
I may be wrong about this but I have the impression that the low numbers are to the right when facing the stage in most theatres. If this is the case I wonder why when we read from left to right. Hoping the post is not flooded by examples of left to right numbering! Please ignore me if I am wrong. The convention on seating plan diagrams is possibly that the stage is normally at the bottom of the page - therefore 1 is at the left when viewed from the stage and the higher numbers on the right. But conventions are not rules - there are some theatres with right to left (the Vaudeville / Covent Garden / Old Vic ?) when viewed from the stage. There are even some theatres with all the even numbered seats on one side and all the odd on the other, so that, for example, B1, 3, & 5 are adjacent. Confused? LOL
I do enjoy taking my seat early, and watching infrequent theatre-goers wandering around trying to find their seat - especially in theatre-in-the-round auditoria!
ps I always stand to allow others past though ......
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