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Post by dramallama on May 22, 2018 9:37:18 GMT
Actors on social media - please don't tweet about being annoyed you have to do a matinee on a sunny day, or talk about 'freedom' and getting your life back at the end of a (not even very long) run. I suspect there are thousands of actors who would love to be doing what you are doing. I feel the same way about critics complaining they have to see yet another show. I mean, as with any job, there are days where you just can't be bothered, but please... keep it to yourselves. There are plenty of people who would sell their granny to be able to make a living off seeing shows and writing about them (I'm not trying to suggest it's easy or always fun and games, because I'm sure it isn't). Whether you're an actor or critic, you just sound ungrateful.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2018 9:49:04 GMT
Actors on social media - please don't tweet about being annoyed you have to do a matinee on a sunny day, or talk about 'freedom' and getting your life back at the end of a (not even very long) run. I suspect there are thousands of actors who would love to be doing what you are doing. I'm inclined to give them the sunny day one- I think (the British especially!) no matter if they're in their 'dream job' or not, have a pathological need to be in the sun as much as possible (i.e until burned to a crisp) But I very much agree on the public 'freedom' tweets. Yeah we get that touring is hard, or that 5th Barricade boy in Les Mis wasn't where you saw yourself. But 100s would gladly step into your place. (as someone pushed out of my own dream sector, I feel similarly about academics bitching on social media. If y'all don't like it get another job and let someone else do it). Having the luxury of not being in a my dream job, I do however declare this a public bitch that I a) have to work on a sunny day b) cannot wait for some time off next week and release from the hellmouth.
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Post by The Matthew on May 22, 2018 10:34:47 GMT
Actors on social media - please don't tweet about being annoyed you have to do a matinee on a sunny day How terrible for them having to miss out on two afternoons a week, compared with most people who miss out on five mornings and five afternoons a week. Or is this one of those "look how wonderful my life is" non-complaints, like saying "Sometimes it's so difficult deciding which chauffeur should drive my car today"?
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Post by wickedgrin on May 22, 2018 10:38:19 GMT
I attended a dreaded "unreserved" seating event at the Brighton Fringe the other evening. The event was full and the steward asked me to go along the row and "not leave any seat unoccupied". I was about to sit next to an empty seat next to a woman who looked up from her phone and said "that seats occupied!" "Who by?" I said "The Invisible Man?" and promptly sat in it!
Now I understand that people reserve seats for friends who have gone to the bar or the loo and I really have no issue with that - she could have said " I'm really sorry this seats taken, my friend has just nipped to the loo". There would have been no issue. But to be spoken to so discourteously!
No doubt she will encounter much "attitude" in her life. I do believe that if you are courteous to others they will be courteous back. Smile at someone and 90% of the time they will smile back.
BUT if anyone gives me "attitude" I can return it tenfold!
Needless to say I did not move from my seat and the woman had to get up in a terrible huff and find another seat for herself and her "invisible man"!! She ended up at the back! What a shame!
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2018 10:42:11 GMT
As we're talking about jobs above I'm hijacking for a moment for a general 'bad behaviour' moment or two...because they were all out yesterday in work.
1. if you have say, some paperwork, or an invoice to give to someone on a reception desk, kindly don't just shove it in their face/wave it at them and say nothing. A polite 'can I give you this' or 'is this where I pay this' is all that's needed.
2. If someone says 'Can I help?' after you've been stood in a queue, clearly waiting for help...maybe, oh I don't know f***ing answer them...don't just look at them? I'm fairly good...psychic I am not.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2018 10:42:21 GMT
Actors on social media - please don't tweet about being annoyed you have to do a matinee on a sunny day How terrible for them having to miss out on two afternoons a week, compared with most people who miss out on five mornings and five afternoons a week. Or is this one of those "look how wonderful my life is" non-complaints, like saying "Sometimes it's so difficult deciding which chauffeur should drive my car today"? At least I get to bed at a reasonable hour six nights a week, and I don't have to fight through a crowd of devoted fans to leave the office. I wouldn't mind the rapturous applause whenever I do my job well enough though.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2018 10:43:27 GMT
How terrible for them having to miss out on two afternoons a week, compared with most people who miss out on five mornings and five afternoons a week. Or is this one of those "look how wonderful my life is" non-complaints, like saying "Sometimes it's so difficult deciding which chauffeur should drive my car today"? At least I get to bed at a reasonable hour six nights a week, and I don't have to fight through a crowd of devoted fans to leave the office. I wouldn't mind the rapturous applause whenever I do my job well enough though. See above. If people gave me a round of applause everytime I processes an invoice I'd be less bitter.
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Post by crowblack on May 22, 2018 10:45:18 GMT
Or is this one of those "look how wonderful my life is" non-complaints I don't know - they were both middle-aged actors, not glammy pouting instagram types, but it was only a short play and a short run.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2018 10:52:21 GMT
Maybe they're knackered by the run, or being ironic about the joyous freedom of unemployment? Maybe both? Or maybe they genuinely haaaaated the play and although the wage was nice, this unemployment is more welcome than it is when finishing a job they enjoyed? There's probably levels of meaning we're missing by deciding to take their comments solely at face value. The ones sulking about having to miss A WHOLE TWO afternoons of sunshine can definitely get knotted though.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2018 11:00:02 GMT
Maybe they're knackered by the run, or being ironic about the joyous freedom of unemployment? Maybe both? Or maybe they genuinely haaaaated the play and although the wage was nice, this unemployment is more welcome than it is when finishing a job they enjoyed? There's probably levels of meaning we're missing by deciding to take their comments solely at face value. The ones sulking about having to miss A WHOLE TWO afternoons of sunshine can definitely get knotted though. As much as I whinge about unemployment, there is also a sense of utter joy at being released from a job you hate. Peak 'actor moans about being inside on Sunny day' was Killian Donnelly taking a picture from his dressing room....of the people outside the pub opposite. There's an Irishman if ever I saw one.
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Post by kathryn on May 22, 2018 11:26:03 GMT
Maybe they're knackered by the run, or being ironic about the joyous freedom of unemployment? Maybe both? Or maybe they genuinely haaaaated the play and although the wage was nice, this unemployment is more welcome than it is when finishing a job they enjoyed? There's probably levels of meaning we're missing by deciding to take their comments solely at face value. The ones sulking about having to miss A WHOLE TWO afternoons of sunshine can definitely get knotted though. I'm going to be really, scrupulously, fair and point out that in this country you can never tell if those 2 sunny afternoons will be the only ones we get all summer. *Stares out of window* *notices patch of sunshine* Maybe I'll eat lunch in the graveyard today - wouldn't want to miss my chance...
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2018 11:28:06 GMT
Maybe I'll eat lunch in the graveyard today - wouldn't want to miss my chance... I thought my 'I'll eat in the car with the windows open' yesterday was bad.....
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 22, 2018 12:14:54 GMT
I attended a dreaded "unreserved" seating event at the Brighton Fringe the other evening. The event was full and the steward asked me to go along the row and "not leave any seat unoccupied". They do that at the Hope Mill when it’s busy. I understand why but it’s v annnoying when you’ve rolled up early to get a “first in” token, purchased drinks at the bar, and then get instructed about where you can sit in their unreserved seating auditorium. I just ignore and plonk myself on the aisle. Then if asked I just say “no no I HAVE to be in the aisle...” vaguely implying some possible medical reason that prevents any further enquiry.
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Post by bellboard27 on May 22, 2018 16:04:19 GMT
I attended a dreaded "unreserved" seating event at the Brighton Fringe the other evening. The event was full and the steward asked me to go along the row and "not leave any seat unoccupied". They do that at the Hope Mill when it’s busy. I understand why but it’s v annnoying when you’ve rolled up early to get a “first in” token, purchased drinks at the bar, and then get instructed about where you can sit in their unreserved seating auditorium. I just ignore and plonk myself on the aisle. Then if asked I just say “no no I HAVE to be in the aisle...” vaguely implying some possible medical reason that prevents any further enquiry. I've had this at the Young Vic Maria - you queue up and head in first to get a nice central seat and then get asked to move along to the end of the row - if I wanted one of the worst seats, I would have come in last, not first! I tend to ignore such instructions.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 22, 2018 16:09:31 GMT
Renegades, aren’t we!
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Post by ellie1981 on May 22, 2018 17:30:44 GMT
They do that at the Hope Mill when it’s busy. I understand why but it’s v annnoying when you’ve rolled up early to get a “first in” token, purchased drinks at the bar, and then get instructed about where you can sit in their unreserved seating auditorium. I just ignore and plonk myself on the aisle. Then if asked I just say “no no I HAVE to be in the aisle...” vaguely implying some possible medical reason that prevents any further enquiry. I've had this at the Young Vic Maria - you queue up and head in first to get a nice central seat and then get asked to move along to the end of the row - if I wanted one of the worst seats, I would have come in last, not first! I tend to ignore such instructions. The Young Vic were very accommodating late last year when I was with my heavily pregnant friend for Yellowman - we’d booked the tickets so far in advance she wasn’t even pregnant at the time but was about to pop by the time it opened. Even though it was unreserved, they kindly put down some reserved notices by the seats nearest to the exit when we requested it. Obviously it really helps when you’re visibly very pregnant. I suppose I could always stuff a cushion under a dress every now and again.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 22, 2018 21:23:10 GMT
I've had this at the Young Vic Maria - you queue up and head in first to get a nice central seat and then get asked to move along to the end of the row - if I wanted one of the worst seats, I would have come in last, not first! I tend to ignore such instructions. I suppose I could always stuff a cushion under a dress every now and again. I’ll try that 🙂
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Post by daisy24601 on May 22, 2018 21:35:11 GMT
Maybe they're knackered by the run, or being ironic about the joyous freedom of unemployment? Maybe both? Or maybe they genuinely haaaaated the play and although the wage was nice, this unemployment is more welcome than it is when finishing a job they enjoyed? There's probably levels of meaning we're missing by deciding to take their comments solely at face value. The ones sulking about having to miss A WHOLE TWO afternoons of sunshine can definitely get knotted though. I'm going to be really, scrupulously, fair and point out that in this country you can never tell if those 2 sunny afternoons will be the only ones we get all summer. *Stares out of window* *notices patch of sunshine* Maybe I'll eat lunch in the graveyard today - wouldn't want to miss my chance... Yep, true. Just because it's sunny today doesn't mean it will be sunny tomorrow. It's also very hot on stage in layers of costumes! Not the worst thing in the world, but even doing your dream job we all like to grumble from time to time!
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Post by talkingheads on May 22, 2018 21:52:22 GMT
Something that can't be easily controlled I know but I find coughing in the theatre absolutely infuriating. It distracts from the action onstage and then subconsciously you're anticipating the next cough. I appreciate people can't help it sometimes of course, and in fact I imagine it's quite fun if you're watching James Graham's Quiz. I must confess that, touch wood, I haven't had a bad experience in a theatre per say. At comedian Gary Delaney's show last year a couple in front of me were very lasciviously eating each other's faces and suchlike, and checking their phones. Thankfully they were spotted from the stage and swiftly dealt with by Delaney, which if anything made the evening better in some ways.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2018 22:20:19 GMT
Something that can't be easily controlled I know but I find coughing in the theatre absolutely infuriating. It distracts from the action onstage and then subconsciously you're anticipating the next cough. I appreciate people can't help it sometimes of course, and in fact I imagine it's quite fun if you're watching James Graham's Quiz. I must confess that, touch wood, I haven't had a bad experience in a theatre per say. At comedian Gary Delaney's show last year a couple in front of me were very lasciviously eating each other's faces and suchlike, and checking their phones. Thankfully they were spotted from the stage and swiftly dealt with by Delaney, which if anything made the evening better in some ways. There is something about the theatre atmosphere that troubles those who are prone to coughing fits. I always go prepared with a bottle of water and tissues. There have been times when I have forgotten to bring both and tried my hardest to suppress a cough and have ended up with tears pouring down my face and a runny nose. Most uncomfortable.
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Post by talkingheads on May 22, 2018 22:27:15 GMT
Something that can't be easily controlled I know but I find coughing in the theatre absolutely infuriating. It distracts from the action onstage and then subconsciously you're anticipating the next cough. I appreciate people can't help it sometimes of course, and in fact I imagine it's quite fun if you're watching James Graham's Quiz. I must confess that, touch wood, I haven't had a bad experience in a theatre per say. At comedian Gary Delaney's show last year a couple in front of me were very lasciviously eating each other's faces and suchlike, and checking their phones. Thankfully they were spotted from the stage and swiftly dealt with by Delaney, which if anything made the evening better in some ways. There is something about the theatre atmosphere that troubles those who are prone to coughing fits. I always go prepared with a bottle of water and tissues. There have been times when I have forgotten to bring both and tried my hardest to suppress a cough and have ended up with tears pouring down my face and a runny nose. Most uncomfortable. I absolutely sympathise, I've been caught off guard with a cough myself on occasion. The occasion where somebody else coughing bothered me most I seem to remember was during David Eldridge's Beginning, but thankfully I was so absorbed I forgot about it soon enough, and in fact enjoyed the play so much it remains the only West End play I've been to see twice (luckily no problems the second time!)
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Post by firefingers on May 22, 2018 22:42:13 GMT
Something that can't be easily controlled I know but I find coughing in the theatre absolutely infuriating. It distracts from the action onstage and then subconsciously you're anticipating the next cough. I appreciate people can't help it sometimes of course, and in fact I imagine it's quite fun if you're watching James Graham's Quiz. I must confess that, touch wood, I haven't had a bad experience in a theatre per say. At comedian Gary Delaney's show last year a couple in front of me were very lasciviously eating each other's faces and suchlike, and checking their phones. Thankfully they were spotted from the stage and swiftly dealt with by Delaney, which if anything made the evening better in some ways. I remember a few years ago being at Wagner's Ring Cycle at the ROH and a woman coughing a lot. This woman was told (not by me but within my ear shot) "If you have TB, this isn't La Boheme, you shouldn't be here. For God sake be quiet or leave." She managed to subdue her coughing after that.
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Post by tysilio2 on May 23, 2018 7:09:51 GMT
Two new ones for me this evening at Blood Brothers in Manchester. A girl three rows in front with a bun so tall it's right in my sightline and just had someone loudly break wind near the end of Act 1. It was probably Mickey... Nope, wasn't him (according to his tweet!)
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 23, 2018 11:23:41 GMT
Was interested to see “Over 18’s Only” performances of Deadpool 2 at the local Vue but upon proceeding to book turns out they’re the Scene section above with a hefty £16 price tag. So nowyou have to pay a premium to watch a film in peace it seems. And not even strictly over 18’s because the vile sprogs are in the same room but below you throwing popcorn at eachother and whatsapping.
At Avengers Infinity last week a father with two preteen boys allowed them to run riot while he got himself faceless on a six pack of Stella. Left the area they were sitting like an absolute pig sty.
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Post by ellie1981 on May 23, 2018 12:15:11 GMT
Was interested to see “Over 18’s Only” performances of Deadpool 2 at the local Vue but upon proceeding to book turns out they’re the Scene section above with a hefty £16 price tag. So nowyou have to pay a premium to watch a film in peace it seems. And not even strictly over 18’s because the vile spoigs are in the same room but below you throwing popcorn at eachother and whatsapping. At Avengers Infinity last week a father with two preteen boys allowed them to run riot while he got himself faceless on a six pack of Stella. Left the area they were sitting like an absolute pig sty. Deadpool 2 is a 15 rated film though. I can understand them doing it for those pesky 12A rated films where adults seem to think it’s appropriate to take toddlers in with them and use the cinema as a babysitter. That’s when the disruptions happen more because the average superhero film these days is well over 2 hours and they just get restless rather than being exposed to inappropriate content. Most of the worst and distracting cinema behaviour for me unfortunately comes from adults.
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Post by Jon on May 23, 2018 13:45:55 GMT
Was interested to see “Over 18’s Only” performances of Deadpool 2 at the local Vue but upon proceeding to book turns out they’re the Scene section above with a hefty £16 price tag. So nowyou have to pay a premium to watch a film in peace it seems. And not even strictly over 18’s because the vile sprogs are in the same room but below you throwing popcorn at eachother and whatsapping. At Avengers Infinity last week a father with two preteen boys allowed them to run riot while he got himself faceless on a six pack of Stella. Left the area they were sitting like an absolute pig sty. Deadpool 2 is a 15 rated film though. I can understand them doing it for those pesky 12A rated films where adults seem to think it’s appropriate to take toddlers in with them and use the cinema as a babysitter. That’s when the disruptions happen more because the average superhero film these days is well over 2 hours and they just get restless rather than being exposed to inappropriate content. Most of the worst and distracting cinema behaviour for me unfortunately comes from adults. It annoys me that people go to the cinema and waste money not properly watch the film, being distracted by their phones or talking. I prefer the arthouse cinemas to the the multiplex where you don't get as much riff raff! Mess in cinemas does get on my nerves, you wouldn't treat your home like that so why do in a cinema or any public place?
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Post by firefingers on May 23, 2018 14:43:28 GMT
Cinema behaviour drove me up the wall, stopped going for years. Fortunately I discovered Picturehouse Central, which is the Waitrose of cinemas. Costs more but you can actually enjoy the film. They also have some benefits like a members bar so I have somewhere to hang when I've got an hour to kill in Piccidily.
The Prince Charles also omly attracts people who actually want yo be there, and you can get tickets for a fiver at weekday matinee screenings if you are a member (tenner a year). Membership paid for itself when I got buy one get one free ramen at Shoryu the other day. Bargain.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2018 14:50:41 GMT
Cinema behaviour drove me up the wall, stopped going for years. Fortunately I discovered Picturehouse Central, which is the Waitrose of cinemas. Costs more but you can actually enjoy the film. They also have some benefits like a members bar so I have somewhere to hang when I've got an hour to kill in Piccidily. The Prince Charles also omly attracts people who actually want yo be there, and you can get tickets for a fiver at weekday matinee screenings if you are a member (tenner a year). Membership paid for itself when I got buy one get one free ramen at Shoryu the other day. Bargain. I think it's always attracted that type... I remember it when it was a porn cinema!
No, I've not been in...
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Post by ellie1981 on May 23, 2018 15:11:26 GMT
I’ve had some annoying experiences with audiences at the Prince Charles. At the first Arnie All Nighter I went to they had to call the police and get a guy arrested as he got very drunk, loud and aggressive.
When we saw Poltergeist last year there were several groups of people who found the whole thing absolutely hilarious. I’m all for laughing at funny bits in a film, particularly classics everyone knows where the majority of the audience will have seen the film quite a few times before, but they were cracking up every time the dog appeared on screen for some reason.
Love Picturehouse Central, and as I have a West End Cineworld Unlimited membership, tickets there are only £5.
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Post by Jon on May 23, 2018 15:30:24 GMT
Cinema behaviour drove me up the wall, stopped going for years. Fortunately I discovered Picturehouse Central, which is the Waitrose of cinemas. Costs more but you can actually enjoy the film. They also have some benefits like a members bar so I have somewhere to hang when I've got an hour to kill in Piccidily. I do like Picturehouse Central but only been a few times. I haven't been to the other Picturehouses but apparently they're quite nice.
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