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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2016 17:51:13 GMT
Somebody behind me at HPATCC part 2 last night started snoring!! Call the play what you will, but its far from sleep inducing.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2016 19:39:12 GMT
I had to give you a like for a-plus use of the phrase bell-end. It is a much underused insult with the kids these days.
And that fella sounds an utter bell-end
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Post by bex1210 on Nov 12, 2016 20:04:35 GMT
I had to give you a like for a-plus use of the phrase bell-end. It is a much underused insult with the kids these days. And that fella sounds an utter bell-end One of my favourite insult phrases |
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Post by stuart on Nov 12, 2016 21:54:35 GMT
I don't know if this has ever happened to anyone, but it has to me quite a few times for some reason. Not really bad behavior, but do you ever buy yourself a program, have a read or flick through pre-show or during the interval in your seat, and the person next to you reads YOURS along with you? Some people have been more subtle than others (glancing away as I glance in toward direction), but I always can tell when they do it in the periphery of my vision, and earlier this year for a change the guy just asked to read along and leaned in even closer! But luckily that was like less than a minute before Act Two started). Don't get me wrong, I don't really mind when it happens and I try to be friendly and just let them, but sometimes it can make me paranoid that I'm either flicking through the pages too fast or too slow for them, or worry that they can't see and if I try to move it then it's an awkward invitation to allow them to read along, or have the feeling that I'm "in too deep" (as Bialystock and Bloom would say) and now I can't just put it down to have a drink or talk to whoever I'm with! - and then I start to think "I paid £4 for this, you go and get your own!" ....All that aside I probably am guilty of doing it myself now and then.  At School of Rock on Wednesday, I came back from the toilet/bar at the interval to find the person sitting next to me reading the programme I left on my seat! They just said "oh, sorry" as they noticed me and handed it back. Worst of all, they were noisily eating Wotsits/Quavers/equally sticky crisps during the first act, the residue of which was now all over my white programme! |
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Post by Tibidabo on Nov 12, 2016 22:09:14 GMT
Worst of all, they were noisily eating Wotsits/Quavers/equally sticky crisps during the first act, the residue of which was now all over my white programme!
Oh how I feel your pain. I couldn't have touched it! Personally, I would have shoved the programme in the region where his manners reside and purchased myself a pristine new one. £4 well spent in my opinion. |
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Post by d'James on Nov 12, 2016 22:29:22 GMT
I don't know if this has ever happened to anyone, but it has to me quite a few times for some reason. Not really bad behavior, but do you ever buy yourself a program, have a read or flick through pre-show or during the interval in your seat, and the person next to you reads YOURS along with you? Some people have been more subtle than others (glancing away as I glance in toward direction), but I always can tell when they do it in the periphery of my vision, and earlier this year for a change the guy just asked to read along and leaned in even closer! But luckily that was like less than a minute before Act Two started). Don't get me wrong, I don't really mind when it happens and I try to be friendly and just let them, but sometimes it can make me paranoid that I'm either flicking through the pages too fast or too slow for them, or worry that they can't see and if I try to move it then it's an awkward invitation to allow them to read along, or have the feeling that I'm "in too deep" (as Bialystock and Bloom would say) and now I can't just put it down to have a drink or talk to whoever I'm with! - and then I start to think "I paid £4 for this, you go and get your own!" ....All that aside I probably am guilty of doing it myself now and then. At School of Rock on Wednesday, I came back from the toilet/bar at the interval to find the person sitting next to me reading the programme I left on my seat! They just said "oh, sorry" as they noticed me and handed it back. Worst of all, they were noisily eating Wotsits/Quavers/equally sticky crisps during the first act, the residue of which was now all over my white programme! I would've been tempted to talk to the Ushers about that - have no idea what I would've said but I'd have been completely incensed. I'm not 'OCD' about anything but my programmes. If someone holds them wrong I try and take them off them instantly. Sticky/wet fingers would send me over the edge. |
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Post by foxa on Nov 12, 2016 23:07:00 GMT
My husband who doesn't post on this forum has asked me to complain to you about the person who sat next to him during King Lear. I think in some way he imagines you all have some official ability to shame and chastise that person. ;-) I know you don't, but here's his complaint:
The man sitting next to him in King Lear had a large plastic pint of something with ice which he slurped all during the first two hours. He had an unusual method of holding the cup up high (near husband's ear) and then noisily drinking. When he finished the drink, he got out his phone and began checking messages. Husband told him to stop which he did.
Then in the second half he came back with another pint of something or other which he managed to (I'm told) both slurp noisily and pour over himself.
I was only one seat away and missed everything except my husband's muttered 'Turn it off.'
But there you have it - do what you will.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2016 23:22:57 GMT
At School of Rock on Wednesday, I came back from the toilet/bar at the interval to find the person sitting next to me reading the programme I left on my seat! They just said "oh, sorry" as they noticed me and handed it back. Worst of all, they were noisily eating Wotsits/Quavers/equally sticky crisps during the first act, the residue of which was now all over my white programme! I would've been tempted to talk to the Ushers about that - have no idea what I would've said but I'd have been completely incensed. I'm not 'OCD' about anything but my programmes. If someone holds them wrong I try and take them off them instantly. Sticky/wet fingers would send me over the edge. This is everything. |
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Post by lynette on Nov 12, 2016 23:48:19 GMT
My husband who doesn't post on this forum has asked me to complain to you about the person who sat next to him during King Lear. I think in some way he imagines you all have some official ability to shame and chastise that person. ;-) I know you don't, but here's his complaint: The man sitting next to him in King Lear had a large plastic pint of something with ice which he slurped all during the first two hours. He had an unusual method of holding the cup up high (near husband's ear) and then noisily drinking. When he finished the drink, he got out his phone and began checking messages. Husband told him to stop which he did. Then in the second half he came back with another pint of something or other which he managed to (I'm told) both slurp noisily and pour over himself. I was only one seat away and missed everything except my husband's muttered 'Turn it off.' But there you have it - do what you will. Date, seat number please |
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Post by talkstageytome on Nov 13, 2016 2:01:52 GMT
I always find that ice rattling in plastic cups sounds a lot like a DSLR camera taking a photo. Distracting and confusing in one.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2016 6:35:11 GMT
My husband who doesn't post on this forum has asked me to complain to you about the person who sat next to him during King Lear. I think in some way he imagines you all have some official ability to shame and chastise that person. ;-) I like that idea. Our own investigation and enforcement squad. "The Theatreboard Etiquette Adjustment Team. Because you suck." |
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Post by n1david on Nov 13, 2016 8:28:21 GMT
I think we should have little business cards printed up: "You will be shamed online on Theatreboard". They can just be handed out to miscreants. Although they'll probably turn on the light on their phone to read it...
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Post by foxa on Nov 13, 2016 9:45:33 GMT
LOL. Over breakfast I was telling my husband about your responses and laughing. I said about Lynette's 'Date, seat number please' and he said, in all seriousness, 'What could they do?' I had gently to explain that as wonderful as this board is (this mysterious place where I disappear a couple of times a week) they can't actually take action in these situations.
He was sad 'But what can we do? It's the destruction of the civilised world as we know it.' There followed a long rant about Trump, Brexit, people who put bags on seats on the Underground......I think he'd be up for Matthew's The Theatreboard Etiquette Adjustment Team - with it's catchy slogan.
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Post by Sue on Nov 13, 2016 9:52:26 GMT
My husband who doesn't post on this forum has asked me to complain to you about the person who sat next to him during King Lear. I think in some way he imagines you all have some official ability to shame and chastise that person. ;-) I like that idea. Our own investigation and enforcement squad. "The Theatreboard Etiquette Adjustment Team. Because you suck." Or... Theatreboard Investigation Team Theatreboard Wanting Adjustment Team  |
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Post by foxa on Nov 13, 2016 10:35:44 GMT
I like that idea. Our own investigation and enforcement squad. "The Theatreboard Etiquette Adjustment Team. Because you suck." Or... Theatreboard Investigation Team Theatreboard Wanting Adjustment Team Read this out to my husband who proudly said 'And you know what those are acronyms for.' He seems happier. |
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Post by duncan on Nov 13, 2016 12:42:31 GMT
Friday night and the person sat next to me spent the first 10 minutes of the second act trying to dig through their tub of ice-cream to get to Australia, who knew cardboard scraping could be so loud and annoying/
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2016 15:42:14 GMT
Tonight with Donny Stixx at the Bunker Theatre last night. Two ladies sitting at the back decided to leave part way through the show which was 80 minutes no interval. This was about an hour into the show so not sure what they were planning to do in the next 20 minutes that was so important.
So we got noisy clomp clomp clomp as they stomped down the staging blocks forming the seating (they were not light on their feet), they had to walk across the corner of the stage in mid-performance, then clomp clomp clomp again as they went up the ramp to get out of the theatre. Charming!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 14, 2016 13:15:02 GMT
You don't half get about tm.
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Post by CG on the loose on Nov 14, 2016 13:32:21 GMT
That said, anyone who likes horses or classical music, is in reach of Birmingham next week and spots a similar ticket deal should go. It's a fascinating couple of hours. As an elderly couple in front of me remarked, "you can't get a human chorus line to do some of those things to that standard." Thanks for heads-up re Brum, just checked for tickets but sadly the timing of the Sunday show (the only one I could get to) overlaps with something else I'm already committed to. Ah well, will live on the memories of seeing this wondrous horse ballet in London several years ago. |
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Post by clair on Nov 14, 2016 13:42:06 GMT
Classic behaviour in Malvern seeing Elaine Paige on Saturday night - the people behind me tutting and complaining about other audience members coming in to sit down so late (actually with still over five minutes before it started) and how rude they were, why not just arrive earlier etc etc, so rude being the constant refrain. Then they proceeded to chat fairly loudly throughout the support! For people who considered coming in late, albeit before the show started, to be rude the fact that they chatted all the way through the next twenty minutes was unbelievable - I moved after the interval rather than have to murder them if they continued.
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Post by wickedgrin on Nov 14, 2016 15:59:41 GMT
"True," I thought, "though on the other hand, I've never seen a chorus girl take a lavish minute-long dump across centre-stage in the second half of a show, while waiting to perform a solo." Kinda evens it up a bit, I guess. Oh that made me laugh so much!!!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2016 16:16:13 GMT
I saw the Spanish Riding school tour back in the 90s (I was a horsey kid!) and LOVED them. Can highly recommend even if you aren't horsey.
And Monkey, that line made me muffle a laugh in work...
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Post by Mr Snow on Nov 22, 2016 8:44:42 GMT
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Post by Mr Snow on Nov 22, 2016 9:01:55 GMT
I have just remembered how a self-regarding, pompous a==== outed his own bad behaviour on the Radio this year.
Anish Kapoor is the talentless ‘sculptor’ who designed the meccano feature that dominates the Olympic Park. The worlds first sculture to have a slide added?
He was invited to design the sets for the new production of Tristan and Isolde at the ENO.
When interviewed on Radio 4’s Front Row he declared that he was a massive fan of Wagner and in his research he’d been to The Royal Opera House to see a performance. He then made disparaging remarks about the typical Opera audience, as his neighbour had had the temerity to ask him to stop scratching in his note pad.! Apparently without any self awareness he felt he should be allowed to sketch throughout and his neighbour was somehow less than himself for questioning this behaviour.
The ENO sets were just ideas with no development or continuity between acts and they did not help the Director or singers make a success of the evening. I doubt it will be revived.
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Post by SamB (was badoerfan) on Nov 22, 2016 13:29:20 GMT
At School of Rock last night I was in front of a group of four older people, two couples.
Man to the others: "Have you seen the film?"
Other man: "No..."
First man: "Well, it's about a guy who becomes a teacher and forms a rock band with the kids, and then they... and then later on it turns out that..."
At this point I had literally put my hands over my ears and was singing lalalala - I haven't seen the film, and I don't want the plot ruined by someone who has! At the interval, he started up again, telling his companions what was going to happen in the second half (or at least what happens in the second half of the film). I very nearly spoke to him and asked him to stop, but was feeling under the weather and couldn't face the confrontation, so just walked and stood in another part of the auditorium till the end of the interval.
Why do people do this??
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