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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2017 9:01:39 GMT
Yes, because behaving like adults completely guarantees someone won't trip over a handbag strap, land face first on an item of glass-ware, then take the company for vast sums of money when a judge rightly rules that their life-changing injuries could have been avoided had the theatre just used plastic-ware like every other theatre does. Ban handbags. Or as a minimum handbags with straps. You are Rufus Norris and I claim my £5.
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Post by CG on the loose on Aug 11, 2017 12:45:13 GMT
Yes, because behaving like adults completely guarantees someone won't trip over a handbag strap, land face first on an item of glass-ware, then take the company for vast sums of money when a judge rightly rules that their life-changing injuries could have been avoided had the theatre just used plastic-ware like every other theatre does. Ban handbags. Or as a minimum handbags with straps. And feet. Trip hazards, every one.
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Post by TallPaul on Aug 11, 2017 12:59:34 GMT
The answer is to ban audiences from every theatre, except TheatreBoard members, obvs!
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Post by Xanderl on Feb 25, 2018 8:45:37 GMT
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 25, 2018 9:04:01 GMT
Surely the easiest option is to make people drink up before taking their seats then you don't have any glass or plastic cups in the auditorium. I think most audience members can cope without added liquids for 90 mins at a time. No breakages or spills to worry about then.
Let's make the auditorium the place to enjoy the show. And let's make front of house the place to enjoy drinks and snacks...
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Post by JJShaw on Feb 25, 2018 11:00:57 GMT
Surely the easiest option is to make people drink up before taking their seats then you don't have any glass or plastic cups in the auditorium. I think most audience members can cope without added liquids for 90 mins at a time. No breakages or spills to worry about then. Let's make the auditorium the place to enjoy the show. And let's make front of house the place to enjoy drinks and snacks... I personally agree that no one needs anything other than a bottle of water should you be that fussy for 60 minutes at a time (considering most acts are roughly 60 mins for act one) Unfortunately, the vast majority of the public looooove asking "can we take drinks inside?" and the answer in I think every single theatre is "yes but only in plastic! (fake plastic smile here haha)" Firstly this is always a foolish question because if you couldn't take a drink in then people might be put off buying one and theatres do not want to loose getting any money behind the bar, so I plead with the public to stop asking ushers such an obvious question? Environmentally I also wish that so many plastic cups weren't used, some theatres have gone down the route of fancy reusable poly-carb wine glasses akin to picnic ones but much fancier. So much fancier that several audience members treat it as a souvenir and try and take them home...! It's not a theme park! You're not paying extra for the glass!!! People already complain about prices for theatre drinks if you charged for how many poly-carbs theatres lose because people either bin them (despite most people actually leaving the rubbish youre meant to bin!) or taking them home then people would complain even more!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2018 12:19:46 GMT
Surely the easiest option is to make people drink up before taking their seats then you don't have any glass or plastic cups in the auditorium. I think most audience members can cope without added liquids for 90 mins at a time. No breakages or spills to worry about then. Let's make the auditorium the place to enjoy the show. And let's make front of house the place to enjoy drinks and snacks... You have obviously never had the pleasure of telling audiences members they can't scarf down a glass of wine in every act....Seriously you'd think I was telling someone I was taking their child away not their Merlot. Actually they'd probably thank me for taking the kids...
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 25, 2018 12:42:22 GMT
I agree that it would be a change of culture - but a necessary one.
I appreciate that theatres need the revenue from bars and the like - but the primary function of the building should still be the stage works of theatre. And when audience behaviour starts impinging on that activity, it is the behaviour that needs to change.
As we can see from the Bad Behaviour thread and this one, there is clearly an issue that needs addressing.
Yes, it will be a painful transition (particularly for ushers dealing with the disgruntled) but unless we tackle the issues surrounding food, drink, mobiles and talking - the theatre-going experience will continue to decline and people will choose not to put up with the antics of their fellow human beings.
Time for a zero tolerance campaign!!
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Post by Jon on Feb 25, 2018 13:37:35 GMT
Surely the easiest option is to make people drink up before taking their seats then you don't have any glass or plastic cups in the auditorium. I think most audience members can cope without added liquids for 90 mins at a time. No breakages or spills to worry about then. Let's make the auditorium the place to enjoy the show. And let's make front of house the place to enjoy drinks and snacks... You have obviously never had the pleasure of telling audiences members they can't scarf down a glass of wine in every act....Seriously you'd think I was telling someone I was taking their child away not their Merlot. Actually they'd probably thank me for taking the kids... If someone has to have wine in each act then they must have a underlying drink problem....
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 25, 2018 13:38:31 GMT
I was working the bar at a show at the end of last year, and one patron had 4 glasses of red before the start of the first act...
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Post by The Matthew on Feb 25, 2018 13:45:39 GMT
If someone has to have wine in each act then they must have a underlying drink problem.... Or a terrible show problem.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2018 13:47:07 GMT
You have obviously never had the pleasure of telling audiences members they can't scarf down a glass of wine in every act....Seriously you'd think I was telling someone I was taking their child away not their Merlot. Actually they'd probably thank me for taking the kids... If someone has to have wine in each act then they must have a underlying drink problem.... I mean clearly you've met some of my former opera patrons... In somewhat seriousness, drinking 2 glasses of wine over what 3 hours ish, isn't exactly indicative of a drink problem (or if it is my Saturday nights must indicate a need for a trip to The Priory stat), but the fact people kick off if you tell them not to is perhaps. Personally I don't have an issue with people being allowed to take drinks in. 90% of audiences are perfectly capable of quietly sipping a pint while watching a show. And smaller theatres particularly heavily rely on bar takings (As well as ice cream etc) and I wouldn't want to knock that just for the one tosser who can't behave. Because likely their a tosser whose not going to behave regardless.
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Post by Jon on Feb 25, 2018 14:07:27 GMT
I was working the bar at a show at the end of last year, and one patron had 4 glasses of red before the start of the first act... I don’t drink alcohol so I wouldn’t know but 4 glasses of red seems excessive!
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 25, 2018 14:11:31 GMT
I was working the bar at a show at the end of last year, and one patron had 4 glasses of red before the start of the first act... I don’t drink alcohol so I wouldn’t know but 4 glasses of red seems excessive! He came back for more during the interval
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2018 15:10:18 GMT
I was working the bar at a show at the end of last year, and one patron had 4 glasses of red before the start of the first act... I don’t drink alcohol so I wouldn’t know but 4 glasses of red seems excessive! He came back for more during the interval And a very efficient barman you were too oxfordsimon . Thanks.
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