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Post by meister on Sept 28, 2019 21:19:52 GMT
Having just been to the first half of the ![]() CFT ‘Macbeth’ I wondered if there was experience of other non-technology related show abandonments!! The set/stage is a metal grid into which sizeable panes of glass are laid (each 4 panes thick). Whilst stabbing Banquo one of the murderers dropped a dagger and a bang was heard. Pane of glass shattered!!!!! It was just before the interval, which went on and on. After half an hour someone comes out and cancels the rest of the performance. Any other non-tech stoppages? (Would add a photo but not sure how!!) |
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Post by marob on Sept 28, 2019 22:59:42 GMT
Bit of a coincidence. There was also a show stop - though not an abandonment - at today's matinee of Macbeth (maybe it is cursed 😱) at the Royal Exchange in Manchester when an elderly man took ill about half an hour in. I remember reading on here that something similar happened when they were doing West Side Story and they just carried on around the sick person, which is what I think they tried to do today, but one of the women sitting in front of him was a doctor who took charge straight away. She got other audience members to help him out of his seat onto the floor and was telling someone to call an ambulance and telling them what to say. By this point they had to stop the show, and they brought the house lights up, but then there was an awful couple of minutes of everyone just sitting there while they tended to the man on the floor. He seemed to make a bit of a recovery, they went outside with him, and then that was that, on with the show again.
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Post by longinthetooth on Sept 28, 2019 23:03:24 GMT
The curse of the Scottish Play!
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Post by NeilVHughes on Sept 29, 2019 7:39:18 GMT
Was also there last night, believe they made the right decision as it was a central pane of glass floor.
My road trips have been jinxed this year beginning with the cancelling of the Local Hero matinee I was attending due to a power cut which I flew up for specially which required an unscheduled overnight stay and missing my last Chichester trip due to illness.
The production itself came over as workmanlike and a little forced and shouty with a certain something which I couldn’t put my finger on missing, the only exception was John Simms who was only beginning his descent and would like to see how his characterisation developed and also think it would have been better suited to the smaller Minerva.
Having seen the Antic Disposition production recently meant that my expectations were higher than usual, compared to the recent National and RSC productions this pared back and simple production is definitely a step above.
Not sure if I will try to catch this again, if local I would, but not really worth the cost of an additional train trip.
Will look to setting up a Thread later to make my thoughts easier to find for others considering seeing this production.
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 29, 2019 11:00:42 GMT
Bit of a coincidence. There was also a show stop - though not an abandonment - at today's matinee of Macbeth (maybe it is cursed 😱) at the Royal Exchange in Manchester when an elderly man took ill about half an hour in. I remember reading on here that something similar happened when they were doing West Side Story and they just carried on around the sick person, which is what I think they tried to do today, but one of the women sitting in front of him was a doctor who took charge straight away. She got other audience members to help him out of his seat onto the floor and was telling someone to call an ambulance and telling them what to say. By this point they had to stop the show, and they brought the house lights up, but then there was an awful couple of minutes of everyone just sitting there while they tended to the man on the floor. He seemed to make a bit of a recovery, they went outside with him, and then that was that, on with the show again. Having been there at West Side Story when the similar incident happened, I'm glad they paused the show and put the welfare of the audience member first. Hopefully that's a new policy and not just because a doctor was in. I know it's a bit inconvenient and there is a risk that people may have planned travel and have to leave early, but the health of everyone involved has to come first. |
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Post by marob on Sept 29, 2019 12:39:03 GMT
Bit of a coincidence. There was also a show stop - though not an abandonment - at today's matinee of Macbeth (maybe it is cursed 😱) at the Royal Exchange in Manchester when an elderly man took ill about half an hour in. I remember reading on here that something similar happened when they were doing West Side Story and they just carried on around the sick person, which is what I think they tried to do today, but one of the women sitting in front of him was a doctor who took charge straight away. She got other audience members to help him out of his seat onto the floor and was telling someone to call an ambulance and telling them what to say. By this point they had to stop the show, and they brought the house lights up, but then there was an awful couple of minutes of everyone just sitting there while they tended to the man on the floor. He seemed to make a bit of a recovery, they went outside with him, and then that was that, on with the show again. Having been there at West Side Story when the similar incident happened, I'm glad they paused the show and put the welfare of the audience member first. Hopefully that's a new policy and not just because a doctor was in. I know it's a bit inconvenient and there is a risk that people may have planned travel and have to leave early, but the health of everyone involved has to come first. I hope it is their policy, but sadly that's not the impression I got. I'm pretty sure they only stopped the show because the doctor made enough of a commotion calling for help that they couldn't really do anything else. I'm glad she was there. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2019 14:42:25 GMT
The most notable one I remember is when a fire alarm went off 20 minutes into a performance of Wicked in Leeds. The audience got held outside for about 45 minutes before being told by theatre officials that the show had been called off.
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 29, 2019 18:06:41 GMT
We had the first preview of the 9 To 5 tour recently which I was at and which was paused due to the oil on the floor, but eventually stopped due to (a small number of) audience members threatening a riot. More details in that thread.
Last year, I was at Brief Encounter in Birmingham when that was stopped due to a loud explosion backstage. I ended up on several radio stations talking about that one, as they ended up cordoning up much off Broad Street as there was the concern it was something more (thankfully, it wasn't).
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 29, 2019 18:39:46 GMT
The first time I saw We Will Rock You, c2012-ish, we got to the end of Act 1 without any issues, but were then told that a burst water main had disrupted the building's toilet facilities so legally they weren't allowed to continue.
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Post by TallPaul on Oct 7, 2019 12:42:04 GMT
Saturday night's performance of We Will Rock You at Sheffield Lyceum was abandoned after about 20 minutes, due to what is being reported as an electrical fire.
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Post by grannyjx6 on Oct 8, 2019 19:51:07 GMT
Saturday night's performance of We Will Rock You at Sheffield Lyceum was abandoned after about 20 minutes, due to what is being reported as an electrical fire. Yes, I read about that. We should have gone on Thursday but my husband was ill and when I phoned to explain, to my amazement they actually credited my account with the ticket price. If I could have rebooked for another date (which would probably have been Saturday) I would have, but it was a sell out. A shame for everyone affected. |
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