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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2017 11:24:06 GMT
Difficult one. I've sat in a theatre near someone with an incredibly load braying laugh (at the Royal Court & the Southwark Playhouse, not sure if it was the same person but sounded like it!). Very annoying and sounded like an affectation but then again if he was genuinely responding to what was on stage and laughing at things that were funny ...
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Post by Mr Snow on Jan 12, 2017 11:36:34 GMT
Bit of a fracas at Much Ado at TRH yesterday evening. During the second half I heard a rather loud “Oh shut up!”, but thought nothing more of it. However, after curtain call an altercation took place in the stalls. It seems someone objected to the rather over the top laughter from another audience member. The latter was part of a group mostly in their 20s, the objector a guy part of a group of older audience members. It seems his objection left the other in tears. The argument moved from the stalls to the area behind the stalls when friends separated the protagonists. Both fortunately avoided contact in the street outside. I was not sure what to make of it. I did hear the laughter and did think it a bit much, but it did not bother me. However, it was not taking place right behind me. Was the laughter natural or affected (or even effected!)? I am not sure. On the other hand if that was behind me, I can imagine watching the play hoping there is not another funny line coming (which is not ideal!). Of course I don’t know the whole story (e.g. whether the objector said something quieter and more polite earlier), but it is one of the few occasions when I am not sure which side the bad behaviour was on! Mmm its seems it’s not just the kids. The pair below were senior citizens. Royal Opera House last night, Amphitheatre L Rows C&D (I believe) Although this is a fabulous new Production of Der Rosenkavalier, the big draw last night was the final performances from one of the very greatest Diva’s of the past quarter century, Renee Fleming. As she came on stage you could feel the excitement but at the very moment she starts to sign a stage whisper comes from the end of the row, “Oh Shut up”, a few seconds later its repeated. Then a reply from the person in the next row, slightly less audible. This interchange continues with both sides managing a “no you shut up”. Hard to take sides. I know a Gentleman would never embarrass anyone, not even the person in front doing the talking, but we’ve all had to sit through too much of that. Luckily the rest of the evening more than made up for this. |
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Post by Mr Snow on Jan 12, 2017 11:41:40 GMT
Difficult one. I've sat in a theatre near someone with an incredibly load braying laugh (at the Royal Court & the Southwark Playhouse, not sure if it was the same person but sounded like it!). Very annoying and sounded like an affectation but then again if he was genuinely responding to what was on stage and laughing at things that were funny ... A few years ago there was a woman who appled for tickets to the recordings of all the BBC Radio Comedy shows. Her laught was so loud and annoying that huge no's of listeners complained. There was a "Feedback" item about her and I believe she was banned. Some peopel have no self awareness whatsoever. Even tougher to call. PS I am often amazed at the lines or develpoments some of the audinece find funny. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2017 18:41:25 GMT
PS I am often amazed at the lines or develpoments some of the audinece find funny. I think some go along with the view, I am going to find this hilarious, and then laugh at anything. |
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Post by 49thand8th on Jan 12, 2017 19:30:55 GMT
I've posted here before about the uncomfortable experience of sitting next to a friend with a really, uh, distinctive laugh at a moderately funny (but not that funny) musical. Oh the pain.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2017 13:18:50 GMT
Appallingly behaved audience in the upper circle at Mary Poppins yesterday afternoon. So much rustling of sweet wrappers/crisp packets and there was almost a constant hum of people talking - I could hardly hear the performers. And during every single song with a beat, incessant clapping along. I don't mind people enjoying themselves, but honestly, have some restraint.
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Post by lynette on Jan 13, 2017 16:40:41 GMT
Sweet wrappers....story in my family that my father as a kid and his mum were banned from a cinema because they left so many sweet wrappers and food debris behind them. Classy eh? My father also spent an entire day in a cinema once and his mum had to come and find him in there to take him home. Those were the days.
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Post by perfectspy on Jan 14, 2017 0:23:43 GMT
Musicals, I avoid attending them as the behaviour isn't to my liking. I don't want to pay a small fortune to hear audience members shouting along to the songs like they are at a gig thus drowning out the cast.
At the Tricycle, some man was annoyingly laughing and then clapping. He was told by the Ushers to keep his hands away from each other.
At a comedian show, my mate on laughing would then shout out Yes, Yes. It was a funny night so he said it quite a lot.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 19:32:48 GMT
During the first act of Der Rosenkavalier
I could NOT believe someone started filming Renee Fleming for a good minute or two
THREE times
During her solo reflective aria
Until they got a massive bollocking from me
No surprise it was tourists
Shame big stars often attract the scummiest audiences
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 19:44:47 GMT
This was centre of the stalls
The FOH at the ROH are total idiots
Slow dated and lack any dynamism
Shame for them
They act as if they are opera stars and just by working there they automatically take an air of arrogance
NOTHING to shout about doing that job
Which they don't even do
If anyone was monitoring the auditorium properly people would not be blatantly filming
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 19:52:25 GMT
No surprise it was tourist trash Whilst I agree this is distracting behaviour... If I were you, Parsley, I'd be a little more selective about where you express potentially xenophobic thoughts. |
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Post by Mr Snow on Jan 14, 2017 21:43:34 GMT
This was centre of the stalls The FOH at the ROH are total idiots Slow dated and lack any dynamism Shame for them They act as if they are opera stars and just by working there they automatically take an air of arrogance NOTHING to shout about doing that job Which they don't even do If anyone was monitoring the auditorium properly people would not be blatantly filming Funnily enough I recently posted on another thread about their professionalism and efficiency. Not an easy job. What can they do about members of the audience who take it upon them selves to utter forth a 'bollocking' during the action? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 22:53:36 GMT
This was centre of the stalls The FOH at the ROH are total idiots Slow dated and lack any dynamism Shame for them They act as if they are opera stars and just by working there they automatically take an air of arrogance NOTHING to shout about doing that job Which they don't even do If anyone was monitoring the auditorium properly people would not be blatantly filming Funnily enough I recently posted on another thread about their professionalism and efficiency. Not an easy job. What can they do about members of the audience who take it upon them selves to utter forth a 'bollocking' during the action? As opposed to waiting until AFTER the event And then moaning Which this country is a world class expert at |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 22:54:34 GMT
No surprise it was tourist Whilst I agree this is distracting behaviour... If I were you, Parsley, I'd be a little more selective about where you express potentially xenophobic thoughts. I really don't think it is xenophobic I didn't say where they were from or refer to them from being outside the UK They could have been British tourists One could even argue They were the xenophobes in behaviour they exhibited You weren't there And neither should they have been The couple (parents presumably) spent the time sleeping Filming And kissing Their children were busy playing talking and sleeping And the entire family stood up to ovate Fleming as soon as she walked on They were about the only ones standing 😂😂😂 |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 23:03:29 GMT
No surprise it was tourist trash Whilst I agree this is distracting behaviour... If I were you, Parsley, I'd be a little more selective about where you express potentially xenophobic thoughts. Nevertheless I have amended the post lest any unintentional offence was caused or my comment was misinterpreted My point was these were evidently people who have little experience of attending opera And treated it as if it was a concert or musical or tourist attraction in a shameless way NOT to belittle musicals And filming DURING theatre never acceptable But musicals are more forgiving to the odd whisper or child due to their nature The man was also conducting to himself at frequent aliqots all the way through waving his hands about at periodic intervals It might have been funny if the family had any credibility The smallest child was no more than 4/5 God knows who takes someone that young to a 4.5 hour opera in the first place It was the worst behaviour I have seen during my time attending shows And the FOH at the ROH just don't give a sh*t It amazes me For an international opera house The staff they employ Yet the venue is quick enough to ask for donations every other month They are too busy standing about pretending they are in a Chanel show from the expressions on their faces I did in fact raise it with head of house She didn't seem to be bothered |
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Post by showgirl on Jan 14, 2017 23:04:42 GMT
Bad behaviour at Hampstead Downstairs this evening, not during the performance but beforehand - and I hope I'm not going to be accused of xenophobia, as being loud and swearing and shoving is obnoxious regardless of the culprit's nationality.
The queue for the unreserved seating started to form exceptionally early - nearly an hour before the start, but as I was early myself and knew the show was sold out, I joined the queue. I had the misfortune to have immediately behind me 3 foreign students of film or drama or both, whose common language was English, in which they conversed extremely loudly for the entire time, one of them effing frequently and jostling others in the queue. They seemed totally lacking in self-awareness and their conversation to consist mainly of bragging and name-dropping, giving a very poor impression of themselves. I was amazed by the tolerance of others in the queue who didn't remonstrate with them for being so noisy or barging people - or maybe no-one dared speak up. Quite untypical of the normal civilised Hampstead Theatre experience.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 23:11:00 GMT
Bad behaviour at Hampstead Downstairs this evening, not during the performance but beforehand - and I hope I'm not going to be accused of xenophobia, as being loud and swearing and shoving is obnoxious regardless of the culprit's nationality. The queue for the unreserved seating started to form exceptionally early - nearly an hour before the start, but as I was early myself and knew the show was sold out, I joined the queue. I had the misfortune to have immediately behind me 3 foreign students of film or drama or both, whose common language was English, in which they conversed extremely loudly for the entire time, one of them effing frequently and jostling others in the queue. They seemed totally lacking in self-awareness and their conversation to consist mainly of bragging and name-dropping, giving a very poor impression of themselves. I was amazed by the tolerance of others in the queue who didn't remonstrate with them for being so noisy or barging people - or maybe no-one dared speak up. Quite untypical of the normal civilised Hampstead Theatre experience. You may not believe this But I am SCARED of unreserved seating I prefer to wait until it just starts There is usually a single seat right at the front as people are reluctant to sit there for some reason and more often than not I go alone to these sorts of venues |
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Post by showgirl on Jan 14, 2017 23:19:10 GMT
I don't mind unreserved seating at smaller venues such as Hampstead Downstairs and the Royal Court upstairs, as though the configuration changes, the spaces are relatively small. It can be a nightmare at larger theatres but two of the worst (the Orange Tree and Southwark Playhouse) have switched to reserved seating. You are right, though, Parsley, that some people avoid the front row; I am definitely one of those as I feel too exposed there. Of course the 3 pests went straight for the front row and all 3 kept their hats on during the performance.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 23:20:25 GMT
I don't mind unreserved seating at smaller venues such as Hampstead Downstairs and the Royal Court upstairs, as though the configuration changes, the spaces are relatively small. It can be a nightmare at larger theatres but two of the worst (the Orange Tree and Southwark Playhouse) have switched to reserved seating. You are right, though, Parsley, that some people avoid the front row; I am definitely one of those as I feel too exposed there. Of course the 3 pests went straight for the front row and all 3 kept their hats on during the performance. 😂😂😂 |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2017 0:25:18 GMT
Bad behaviour at Hampstead Downstairs this evening, not during the performance but beforehand - and I hope I'm not going to be accused of xenophobia, as being loud and swearing and shoving is obnoxious regardless of the culprit's nationality. The queue for the unreserved seating started to form exceptionally early - nearly an hour before the start, but as I was early myself and knew the show was sold out, I joined the queue. I had the misfortune to have immediately behind me 3 foreign students of film or drama or both, whose common language was English, in which they conversed extremely loudly for the entire time, one of them effing frequently and jostling others in the queue. They seemed totally lacking in self-awareness and their conversation to consist mainly of bragging and name-dropping, giving a very poor impression of themselves. I was amazed by the tolerance of others in the queue who didn't remonstrate with them for being so noisy or barging people - or maybe no-one dared speak up. Quite untypical of the normal civilised Hampstead Theatre experience. You may not believe this But I am SCARED of unreserved seating I prefer to wait until it just starts There is usually a single seat right at the front as people are reluctant to sit there for some reason and more often than not I go alone to these sorts of venues I didn't go to the Young Vic or the Tricycle for YEARS because unreserved seating is the worst. Bless the people who arrive early and sit in the front row but don't want to sit immediately next to a stranger and thus have left a lovely single seat for me. |
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Post by showgirl on Jan 15, 2017 6:02:47 GMT
Well at least you are safe at both venues now, Baemax, since I could have added those two to my list of former offenders with reformed seating policies!
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Post by aksis on Jan 15, 2017 7:36:58 GMT
One of the favourite bad behaviour shows out there.. Jersey Boys. No singing along or dancing this time though but a young couple in love. Second half the foreplay started. Smooching sounds in my ear and the guy was not really aware of the end of his ladies seat and the start of mine. As they were on the front row the cast could witness it too. They left before the last song.
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Post by Tibidabo on Jan 15, 2017 7:56:32 GMT
One of the favourite bad behaviour shows out there.. Jersey Boys. No singing along or dancing this time though but a young couple in love. Second half the foreplay started. Smooching sounds in my ear and the guy was not really aware of the end of his ladies seat and the start of mine. As they were on the front row the cast could witness it too. They left before the last song.  Did you "smooch" any *ahem* choice words back into his ear? Dees guus ting!  |
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Post by aksis on Jan 15, 2017 8:35:59 GMT
I tried but they obviously did not pay much attention to their surroundings. Me shoving his hand away hardly gave a reaction. They were not impressed with Matt Corner frowning at them either.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jan 15, 2017 10:05:12 GMT
I tried but they obviously did not pay much attention to their surroundings. Me shoving his hand away hardly gave a reaction. They were not impressed with Matt Corner frowning at them either. Always thought it would be fun to join in. Wondering how long it would take for the gropee to realise the groper had four hands.
But I'm not Rolf Harris so...
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