Stage Door Dramas

Working in a hotel, I get that a lot from difficult customers. I'm tempted to answer "thank God for that" most of the times but my boss won't let me.

The best reply to awful customers [learnt from working in a shoe shop] is "Have a nice day" with a cheery smile.- It gets them every time!

See how fast Cowell was up on that stage? Amazing how the prospect of litigation can increase ones reaction time. 

No need. Just talk about something other than CHF.

Talk about CHF in the Performers section.

I would never lock you up wickedgrin !

What I was trying to say (badly it seems) was that if anyone is bored with CHF’s drama then just move things along to another subject. But that doesn’t stop anyone discussing Carrie’s many stage door dramas here as much as they like. 
The other Carrie thread is for other Carrie stuff. 

I've been looking at the location feed for The Other Palace on Instagram, and most stage door photos (CHF, Jodie, Jamie, T'Shan etc.) as of about three days ago seem to have been taken outside the building, on the street where the theatre is. Have TOP taken down the "book signing" table in the foyer?

I hate to state the obvious, but the reason Carrie Hope Fletcher is often spoken about on a theatre discussion board (and rarely anywhere else) is because she is a theatre actress. By all means dive into the thread if you want to know more about her drama and nonsense, but that is the most basic state of it right there.

She goes on about “Stage Door” a LOT. 

Go to youtube and search ‘Carrie Hope Fletcher Stage Door’ for the full gamut. In the meantime here’s her most popular one. Interesting how whilst telling us she’s not going to be at ‘stage door’ every night she adds in a caption to say “but I AM there most of the time and it’s wonderful!” 

Its like that stray dog who starts following you when you’re a kid. You encourage it, then when it won’t go away you hate it and try and make it go away. Then when it does go away you want it back again because you miss it wanting you. 

The problem with CHF imo is stage doors at her show turn into teen book signings or are infested with pushy parents who get angry at her using another door to exit the building.

Well... for a vlog channel I think it kind of is. Plus she's part of the slew of early(ish) youtubers on the scene (2011 I believe) who made it big and all seem to be interconnected so she's a known face to most people who follow the big UK youtubers (I used a little bit when I was a tween, about 6 or 7 years ago).

Oh, and she's also the sister of McFly member Tom Fletcher.

Her content is attractive to young people in particular, and is all quite personal and relatable, which has the double effect of being a great way to endear herself to her young fan base, but also leads to people thinking that she is their best friend - hence the massive hubbub about fans feeling like they have a right to meet her, I guess.

She's also an author of YA fiction, and a successful young musical theatre actor, having appeared in the West End as a child and returning a few years ago.

Like it or not, she's a talented singer and it takes a lot to carve a successful online persona for yourself, so I'd say for a 25 year old she's doing quite well.

I wouldn't really describe myself as a dedicated CHF *fan* and I'm not about to wade into the stage door chatter, but I don't think it's right to be so flippant about her achievements.

Your analogy about the stray dog is spot on. I don’t think this video is going to help her at all. Will it persuade obsessive fans to calm down? No way. She said it herself - her very success is dependent upon the devotion she is able to elicit from hyper-emotional teens using her books, shows and other merchandise to create the illusion of intimacy.

I don’t agree with her that backstage is just a staff exit/entrance. It is the point where fantasy crosses over into reality and fans get the opportunity to rub shoulders with someone who is in some cases as important to them as a member of their family. I have never been a proper fan of anyone’s but as I get older I do understand the role a star can play in the life of a lonely or misunderstood teen (or adult)

Also, Theatres have security front of house and perhaps they should also be located backstage.

On my very first theatre experience when I was 3, my Dad had some sort of special access through work so we were taken backstage after the show and although I was very young it stuck with me! When I was 5 my mum took me to see Matilda at the local theatre and I had my book signed by everyone in the cast. I’ve always stage doored.
However, I’ve always been polite, respectful and thankful.
There are quite a few people who seem to think that their ticket includes a meet and greet and that they are ENTITLED to meet the stars.
This has never been the case and I think CHF was just trying to clear this up. Actors are on their own time when the curtain comes down and are free to do as they please.
My stage door experiences have always been positive. I stage door Linzi H whenever I see a show she’s in (I check with her first that it’s convenient for me to do so) and I’m always thankful for her time cos it’s HER TIME and she owes me nothing.
Buying a ticket for a show is for the show. End of.
Be nice humans and treat people with kindness and understanding and you get much more positive results.
There have been occasions where I’ve bene to stage door and not seen the person I wanted to, but you shrug it off and move on with life cos it’s not that important really! I’m a huge fan of David Tennant and I went to see a matinee of a play he was in and afterwards someone came out and said he was staying in the theatre. I was a bit dissapointed but I thought it fair enough - he probably wanted to relax between shows.
I think some of the criticism of Carrie on here is a little unfair (a lot of u lot seem to really dislike her!) she obviously has quite the enthusiastic following and doesn’t always have the time to spend 45 mins a night at stage door. And why should she? That person who sent her a message on Twitter, calling her out for it was in the wrong. Yes CHF could have just ignored it but again - why should she? It’s obviously something that upsets her and she has every right to call out unacceptable behaviour. And finding someone’s private Facebook account to further harass them is unacceptable.