Xanderl
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Post by Xanderl on Mar 12, 2016 11:34:21 GMT
I had a brilliant idea this morning - "Avoid queuing during the interval by pre-booking your toilet visit" Pay a small fee and get a ticket for a timeslot during the interval in some special priority toilets I'm looking into patenting this idea My other idea was for premium seats where at the press of a button a curtain comes round (or maybe use that special glass that goes opaque) and the seat turns into a commode
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Post by Snciole on Mar 15, 2016 10:18:30 GMT
Special mention to Trafalgar Studios, whose toilets are just horrible and cramped and the toilet didn't flush properly!
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Post by emicardiff on Mar 15, 2016 12:22:01 GMT
Special mention to Trafalgar Studios, whose toilets are just horrible and cramped and the toilet didn't flush properly! And one time last summer when I went to open the door completely ripped out! the ladies were all queuingfor the one disabled loo.
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Post by Jon on Mar 15, 2016 13:28:25 GMT
The Trafalgar is just a badly designed theatre in general
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Post by fiyero on Mar 20, 2016 11:16:26 GMT
I have 2 memorable experiences, both the Prince Edward theatre, upper circle.
The first one the gents toilets were out of action, no entry allowed at all. This meant retreating down the stairs, across the lobby to the next loo and back again. Not fun when you only realise you need to go at the 5 minute bell.
The second was on Miss Saigon's closing night. 2 people in dresses were causing quite a fuss saying that they had the right to wait in the gents for the cubicle as we couldn't prove that they weren't transsexual. I think the way they worded it proved they weren't! Management came and tried to remove them just as I was leaving. I'd have just explained that while the queue is shorter the wait for the cubicle will be longer as gents tend to be in there for longer if they need a cubicle!
Just had another memory and while not a theatre it seems relevant to my last story, at the o2 I heard very loud female voices from the next cubicle in the gents, when I came out it was apparent they were very drunk and had ripped the toilet roll dispenser off the wall! I think it's funny that if I went into the ladies I'd probably get arrested!
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Post by Scots UK Theatre on Mar 20, 2016 12:27:47 GMT
I heard about the Saigon story. Believe they ended up ejected from the theatre all together.
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Post by avenueqresident on Mar 20, 2016 12:40:02 GMT
Delfont Mackintosh theatres by far has the nicest toilets in all of Theatreland.
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Post by theatremiss on Mar 20, 2016 15:19:57 GMT
The Menier loos are just vile. Grubby, run down and an awful trek yo get to them
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Post by profquatermass on Mar 22, 2016 19:41:55 GMT
The Menier ladies are fine and there's enough of them (at least if you see a musical there are!).
Special mention to the St James which has an inadequate amount on the ground floor and loads in the basement if you don't mind going on a treasure hunt since they do everything they can to keep them secret
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Post by Snciole on Apr 6, 2016 22:53:54 GMT
I went to the Arcola this evening. Lovely, small theatre, lovely staff, plenty of plugs but my bottom just couldn't cope with this seat
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2016 1:04:48 GMT
When I was in New York a few weeks ago, me and my girlfriend went to see Kinky Boots. I went to the toilet probably about 10 minutes into the interval. The queue was quite long for the cubicles, but I managed to get to the urinal. As I turned round when I finished, a woman (who coincidentally was sitting in the seat in front of me) appeared from one of the cubicles, she had left just before the end of the first act to avoid the queues, and went to the wrong restroom by accident and was too embarrassed to leave the cubicle, hence the queue, but she had to just pluck up the courage when the bell went to signal the show starting again.
She tried to make a joke of it by saying "this is just part of the show" which sort of made everyone laugh.
Ah memories.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2016 6:52:59 GMT
I went to the Arcola this evening. Lovely, small theatre, lovely staff, plenty of plugs but my bottom just couldn't cope with this seat Arcola toilets confuse me more than the ones in Japan, where I just ended up pressing random buttons and hoping for the best!
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Post by Snciole on Apr 7, 2016 9:13:36 GMT
It had been a bit of a stressful long day and I did not need such a confusing, small toilet, to remind me how big my bottom was. There was no soap either.
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Post by freckles on Apr 7, 2016 12:25:02 GMT
The Menier ladies are fine and there's enough of them (at least if you see a musical there are!). Special mention to the St James which has an inadequate amount on the ground floor and loads in the basement if you don't mind going on a treasure hunt since they do everything they can to keep them secret ...and then it's quite a challenge to find your way back again, I'm sure I nearly ended up on stage once (St James). They are nice loos though.
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Post by DuchessConstance on Apr 7, 2016 12:28:10 GMT
Oh dear! I've never been to the Arcola and this frankly isn't making me want to. Isn't it all made of reclaimed wood planks or something?
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Post by Baemax on Apr 7, 2016 12:35:22 GMT
I don't see the problem with the Arcola toilets. It's a bit like walking into a lumber yard, sure, but they're clean and functional and what they lack in lighting they make up for in being eco-friendly. They're not complicated, they're just a little bit weird (and some of the doors are quite gappy around the sides, but no gappier than public toilets in America, just a bit gappier than most public toilets in the UK).
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Post by Snciole on Apr 7, 2016 12:55:48 GMT
Also there are plenty of them! If NT or Old Vic had such toilets then it would make intervals a lot easier. I love ergonomics like this really, it reminds me of when I lived in halls of residence. It just made my bottom feel absolutely gigantic (okay, it is absolutely gigantic but still!)
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Post by Snciole on Apr 7, 2016 12:59:03 GMT
plenty of plugs but my bottom just couldn't cope with this seat Um, Snciole, I think you were supposed to use the one on the right, in fact...
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Post by showgirl on Apr 7, 2016 14:25:00 GMT
I'm glad you went on to explain, Snicole, as I know the Arcola (and its toilets!) but was staring at the photo, trying to work out what the issue could have been.
Presumably it was essential for design reasons in each case, but far too many newer theatres bury their toilets (either all of them, or the greater supply) in basements with cramped and tortuous access: not just the Arcola, but the Menier and, as mentioned above, the St James. And when you have more than one set of facilities, as in the case of the last-named, why on earth not publicise and promote them to reduce queues and the risk of the interval over-running?
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Post by Snciole on Apr 7, 2016 15:37:06 GMT
If the seat was a bit bigger (or my seat was a lot smaller!) I probably wouldn't be complaining, the sink in the one cubicle is a good and more hygienic idea but the nature of the seat means part of your bottom cheek is right on that raised, then lowered into a curve bit, so you feel like you are falling off! A friend recommended I just hover next time but that feels even more risky.
I felt like I was in a doll house's bathroom.
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Post by loureviews on Apr 7, 2016 17:22:56 GMT
Going back to the ladies' room, is the Dominion designed for size zero midgets?
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Xanderl
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Post by Xanderl on Jul 1, 2016 10:10:16 GMT
Urgent message for the ladies of the forum! I was given a 1951 book about the Royal Festival Hall, which contains some top tips for correct usage of the powder room. Please bear this in mind on your next theatre visit.
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Post by kathryn on Jul 3, 2016 12:42:01 GMT
Blimey!
Mind you, as comments about womens' appearance at the theatre in another thread show, this attitude hasn't entirely died out yet.
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Post by Snciole on Aug 16, 2016 12:59:42 GMT
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Post by showgirl on Aug 16, 2016 17:46:45 GMT
Yes, I've just seen this on WOS. However, can we ladies trust the worst offenders to apply for any of this money?
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Post by The Matthew on Aug 16, 2016 18:07:31 GMT
I'd be pleased enough if some places would invest in fixing the broken lock on the door, or in a paper dispenser that offers up more than half a sheet of paper before jamming and forcing you to reach into what feels like a plastic shark to try and get more.
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Post by eatbigsea on Aug 23, 2016 2:43:54 GMT
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Post by lynette on Aug 23, 2016 13:03:50 GMT
Hurray hurrah. Mind you how disgraceful that people should have to put money into this when providing decent and enough loos should be taken for granted and paid for by the theatre themselves. I hope they've included The Old Vic in their upgrades.
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Post by Dawnstar on Aug 23, 2016 19:00:32 GMT
Oh dear, is the Old Vic that bad? I haven't been there for a while so don't remember what the loos are like. I'm there on Saturday. At least I'm sitting on an aisle so I guess I'd better be prepared to make a speedy exit in the interval.
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Post by Baemax on Aug 23, 2016 20:58:17 GMT
The toilets at the top of the Old Vic are fine. Plentiful, clean, and spacious, just up a lot of stairs. The ones in the basement are cramped and horrible and should be avoided.
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