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Post by littlesally on Aug 9, 2018 13:39:29 GMT
Little Shop of Horrors last night. Drunken woman shrieking with laughter, constantly! Even at the moving scenes. We were sitting very far away from her but she still ruined parts of the show.
The production is fantastic though. Great fun. A better all round production that the Menier but, as good as Jemima R was, I still missed Sheridan S. Vicky Vox is sublime.
Booked to see it again next Monday, hopefully with a better audience.
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Post by Lemansky on Aug 9, 2018 13:41:39 GMT
Ha! Obviously the only thing to do is to ditch the phone completely from now on. My husband did say that I had to go on a month theatre ban due to my carelessness! Or you could go on a one-month husband ban due to his unsupportive and unsympathetic response? Could do, but all the theatre tickets for the next month (year really) are mine so if I don't get to go no one else does either. I did remind him we were seeing Hamilton again soon and he backtracked quickly!
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Post by nick on Aug 9, 2018 14:29:53 GMT
After not having a great week having ended up in hospital with a water infection, I decided to treat myself to seeing Matilda at the Birmingham Hippodrome last night. It was an amazing show but some of it was clearly spoiled by a child with issues which kept shouting out. The child was a bit better when the show started but seemed to shout out in virtually every number, he was shushed a few times by numerous people including me as well as more quietly by his parents. The child obviously had issues and they say we should make allowances but is it any different to someone turning up drunk who may be an alcoholic as that is classed as a disease. Plus seeing children perform so remarkably probably made this child's actions more noticeable and the tickets weren't cheap I paid £65 so lots of the families there would have spent over £200. The child was taken out by his family with about 30 minutes to go plus there was a near fight in the bar over queue jumping at the interval. I wish there was an easy solution to people with issues attending shows - it helps their development especially children but should a lot of others have their enjoyment spoiled by one person who sadly cannot help their actions. I almost wondered if they could listen to a show through headphones whether it might help them. The easy solution is tolerance, surely? Recently the tallest man I've ever seen came and sat in front of me, I've been squashed by very large people next to me, I've had to lean sideways to escape violent BO, an entire audience had to wait while a woman in a wheelchair was lifted into the auditorium. But also I've had to leave a performance because my wife hit her leg on arrival and the pain became excruciating, My phone has gone off, my children have fidgeted, climbed on my knee and fell asleep, I've sat in front of short people, I've had a cold and sneezed throughout a performance. I'd rather put up with some inconvenience that nevertheless allows as many diverse people as possible to experience the joy of theatre.
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Post by nick on Aug 9, 2018 14:49:49 GMT
Sorry that came out more critically than I intended.
I like this forum because people's comments are supported by good nature and good humour. And Hitster your comments are in that vein while mine are less so.
In my defence I teach children with autism and my wife is a wheelchair user so I take these things with too much seriousness.
Having a good moan is a human right so please carry on and ignore me.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2018 14:46:56 GMT
Not a proper “show”, but on Wednesday I saw the new Mamma Mia film and the man in front of me thought that because he paid £2.99 extra for a VIP seat (he probably didn’t. He probably paid Vue cinemas’ £5.99 flat rate then sat in the posh seats), he had the right to take off his shoes and his socks and put his feet up on the empty seat in front of him. I felt pretty disgusted to say the least. The next person to sit in that chair would have someone’s foot germs lingering on their head and neck,
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Post by yokollama on Aug 10, 2018 18:40:55 GMT
I've also had my fair share of bare feet encounters, but thankfully not seated behind me!
I'm not a fan of armrest hoggers who decide to lean right to the side and block nearly half my view of the stage. The only comfort I took away from this was the time I spent conjuring up ways to exact my vengeance upon said armrest hogger instead of torturing my mind with Aladdin. Although I'm glad the man decided to sit bolt upright to give me a clear view of the magic carpet. How gracious of him.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2018 19:04:43 GMT
Sorry. Need to vent. Fuming. Production tackling attitudes and stigma towards disability completely undermined by a whole row of 50/60years completely missing the point of everything.
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Post by 49thand8th on Aug 10, 2018 19:27:08 GMT
Here's one that happened this week on Broadway: Kate Bornstein's response:
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Post by Xanderl on Aug 10, 2018 20:16:56 GMT
John Redwood MP at the Globe last weekend.
Not doing anything in particular, just being John Redwood which I think qualifies as bad behaviour.
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Post by sophie92 on Aug 11, 2018 5:34:10 GMT
Little Shop of Horrors last night. Drunken woman shrieking with laughter, constantly! Even at the moving scenes. We were sitting very far away from her but she still ruined parts of the show. The production is fantastic though. Great fun. A better all round production that the Menier but, as good as Jemima R was, I still missed Sheridan S. Vicky Vox is sublime. Booked to see it again next Monday, hopefully with a better audience. I was also there that night, sat on the opposite side of the theatre to aforementioned woman, and my goodness, was she irritating! I felt very sorry for those sat near her.
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Aug 11, 2018 8:28:16 GMT
I have a minor involvement in making relaxed performances and almost universally behaviour is better at relaxed performances than at regular ones.
On the flip side I was once working box office at a tiny charity film screening being held at a school as a fundraiser. A small group arrived and were exceptionally rude and horrible. For a while it appeared they’d be the only guests, but then a woman arrived, quietly bought a ticket and went inside.
When I popped in to check on the screening I realised the woman has Tourette’s and was vocalising regularly. The party of arseholes were not happy. I took great joy in refusing their refund.
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Post by lynette on Aug 12, 2018 10:10:08 GMT
Ice rattling in plastic cup behind us at NT Dorfman last night and exclamations out loud , like Oh, no! Sweet really.
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Post by sophizoey on Aug 12, 2018 10:50:10 GMT
Jersey Boys matinee in Newcastle Theatre Royal yesterday. Except for the usual people who sing along and really annoyed me and one woman who kept standing up to dance in the corner of my eye.
However my favourite was a group of 3 women who swanned in at 14:29 and made a fuss someone was in their seats. Yes there was someone in their seats, because they showed up a week late. Held up the show starting while the kind box office staff found them somewhere to sit.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2018 17:51:30 GMT
At Miss Saigon, a woman sat one seat away from me compelled to turn her bright phone screen on every five minutes, presumedly to check the time. If your internal body clock is that bad that you don’t know roughly five minutes have passed then you should be concerned. She loudly slapped her boyfriend’s thigh in horror when When Kim shot Thuy and then let out a shriek of “Oh no!” at the end when Kim shoots herself. Accompanied intermittently by the gentleman behind who needed to explain the basic plot to his companions in a regular speaking voice throughout. Is it too much to expect questions to be asked at the interval/end?
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Aug 18, 2018 9:20:11 GMT
One seat away is very much within sphere of politely but firmly asking if they can turn the phone off. I reckon I can cover about ten yards left and right and two rows forward. Did you ask if they can stop looking at their phone?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2018 10:03:50 GMT
One seat away is very much within sphere of politely but firmly asking if they can turn the phone off. I reckon I can cover about ten yards left and right and two rows forward. Did you ask if they can stop looking at their phone? It was easier for me to adjust my expectations and live with it than I was to talk across her hench boyfriend telling her to behave. There are some situations that just aren’t worth the potential impending hassle that will follow. Granted it’s a cop out, but it’s a decision I made at the time which I thought was most appropriate.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2018 10:07:27 GMT
Additionally, two rows forward? You would surely have to raise your voice enough to be adding to the distraction to do that. At that distance it’s certainly too far to be discreet.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2018 10:10:58 GMT
A woman sat one seat away from me compelled to turn her bright phone screen on every five minutes, presumedly to check the time. If your internal body clock is that bad that you don’t know roughly five minutes have passed then you should be concerned. She loudly slapped her boyfriend’s thigh in horror when When Kim shot Thuy and then let out a shriek of “Oh no!” at the end when Kim shoots herself. Accompanied intermittently by the gentleman behind who needed to explain the basic plot to his companions in a regular speaking voice throughout. Is it too much to expect questions to be asked at the interval/end? [br Because you didn’t say what show this referred to I read the spoilers and now know the ending so it would be great if you could now reveal the title so that I know which show to avoid in the future.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2018 10:14:24 GMT
^ Noted, and edited. Apologies for that.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2018 15:12:03 GMT
I had a woman do very similar (the shouting out at the end) at Miss Saigon. Granted it seemed a natural response, but ladies, indoor voices please. (it also set me off in peels of giggles which might have slightly marred the drama of the ending had I note seen it before, as it was it's not my favourite musical so actually it enlivened my evening)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2018 17:50:43 GMT
She loudly slapped her boyfriend’s thigh in horror when When Kim shot Thuy At least she didn't slap yours. Always look on the bright side of life!
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Aug 18, 2018 18:08:11 GMT
One seat away is very much within sphere of politely but firmly asking if they can turn the phone off. I reckon I can cover about ten yards left and right and two rows forward. Did you ask if they can stop looking at their phone? It was easier for me to adjust my expectations and live with it than I was to talk across her hench boyfriend telling her to behave. There are some situations that just aren’t worth the potential impending hassle that will follow. Granted it’s a cop out, but it’s a decision I made at the time which I thought was most appropriate. I agree, it is your call at the time. Just that close would really have annoyed me
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Post by galinda on Aug 19, 2018 16:29:53 GMT
Woman sat in front of me at bat out of hell got her nail file out and started filing her nails!
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Post by waybeyondblue on Aug 19, 2018 17:58:27 GMT
Woman sat in front of me at bat out of hell got her nail file out and started filing her nails! Was it the activity or predictability that upset you? Would your reaction differ if it were Sondheim, for example (as a composer rather than the filer)? Were they filed across , to point or other? This thread needs pictures! Lastly, if a man did it then would you feel better, worse, about the same or Mormon?
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Post by altamont on Aug 19, 2018 18:46:07 GMT
Anyone doing anything has the potential to annoy me at the theatre. Examples include -
Reading the programme Flicking the pages of the programme Not sitting still in front of me (why I am near obseesive about being in the front row) Not sitting still on my left or right (why I am almost equally obsessive about being at the end of the row - I can trust my wife next to me to sit still) A child spending the entire play twirling his mother's hair Sweet wrappers (obviously) Breathing too loudly Nail filing would be added to the list if I'd come across that Phone usage (I still remember the look on Lesley Manville's face when she saw someone next to me on their phone early in Long Day's Journey into Night - she cojld have killed him - although the culprit was too engrossed to notice)
I fully admit I am utterly unreasonable and doubtless annoy other people by doing some of the above things - and I'd really hate having to sit next to me (my wife has the patience of a saint)
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Post by lou105 on Aug 19, 2018 20:09:42 GMT
Nail filing would be added to the list if I'd come across that Rubbing dry hands together was one of mine!
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Post by ensembleswings on Aug 22, 2018 18:10:56 GMT
I’ve arrived at the theatre earlier than usual and regret taking my seat so soon, the woman sat a few seats along has just opened a spicy chicken pasta pot (that absolutely stinks) only to discover there was no fork included, I thought that’d be that and she’d admit defeat and throw it away but no. She’s proceeding to eat it with the help of a hair comb she’s pulled out of her bag. I honestly don’t have the words to say how grossed out I feel right now
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Post by kimbahorel on Aug 22, 2018 18:24:42 GMT
*hands up* Okay I had to pee right smack bang in the middle of Act 1 of Les Mis🙈🙈 So had to step over the 5 people at the end of the row and then again coming back and then a loo dash right in the middle of the curtain call.
I also swear someone was singing somewhere is the dress circle.
Something must have been up getting into the show the queue was massive so no preshow loo trip 😣. Didnt even sit down until 2.25 that is a first for me. I usually turn up at 2 and in my 2.05!!!
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Post by The Matthew on Aug 22, 2018 18:56:43 GMT
I’ve arrived at the theatre earlier than usual and regret taking my seat so soon, the woman sat a few seats along has just opened a spicy chicken pasta pot (that absolutely stinks) only to discover there was no fork included, I thought that’d be that and she’d admit defeat and throw it away but no. She’s proceeding to eat it with the help of a hair comb she’s pulled out of her bag. Bonus bad behaviour points if she combs her hair afterwards, and doubled if it's not on her head. (Although, as someone whose life is largely held together with gaffer tape and cable ties, there's a part of me that admires the resourcefulness of the improvisation.)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2018 23:11:40 GMT
Nail filing would be added to the list if I'd come across that Rubbing dry hands together was one of mine! I really hate it when people eat during stage plays. I am used to this in cinemas but when people do it in theatres I want to smack the bag of whateveritis out of their greasy sugar encrusted hands. I do feel like a bit of a hypocrite because I have mindlessly stuffed popcorn into my face while watching films but I'd never dream of doing that in a theatre.
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