Eating in the theatre. Thoughts? — Page 2

robskynyc said: "BroadwayConcierge said: "The only thing I consume during a show is a drink—usually bottled water. I cannot stand unwrapping noises and candy boxes shuffling around, and I actively stare down people near me if they make that kind of noise during a show. Pig out all you want during intermission! But we all arriveto a show with the same number of hours in our day, so you can and should figure out a way to eat appropriately beforehand so you don't have to chow down when the curtain goes up."

HERE HERE! this b!tch next to me at head over heels had the AUDACITY to pull out an ENTIRE CONTAINER OF CHINESE FOOD. i looked at her and said "oh no sweetie this isnt a buffet. put that away or im grabbing the usher." she started to eat, i got up and grabbed the usher who made her throw it out. :)

i swear some people were raised in barns."



Good for you Rob! I would have said the same thing to the bitch and grabbed the usher! Bringing in outside food is a NONO!

Updated On: 9/8/18 at 05:56 PM

KathyNYC2 said: "Must have been related to the woman who brought a loaf of bread and a jar of peanut butter and started to make sandwiches for her family during Act 1. I don’t remember the show It was long ago. I blocked it out.

Complained bitterly when it was taken from her. "



Wow. Just...wow. SMH.

ArtMan said: "CATSNYrevival said: "Honestly, the majority of the time,the people who crinkle for 5 minutes thinking that it issomehow less distracting is almost more irritating. Just open the damn thing and get it over with."

Agree 100%. The unwrapping that goes on and on. Open the f.......thing already. Is it that difficult?"



LOl so true LOL...I always unwrap quickly during applause or scene change. Just Do it quickly and suck quietly!

Updated On: 9/8/18 at 06:28 PM

bk said: "People who eat in theaters, who can't stuff their gaping maws before or after the show or, if they must, at intermission are - morons. Unless someone has a low blood sugar attack, just no. But then, theaters sell this crap so everyone gets what they deserve."

I am one who suffers from the occasional low blood sugar attack, but I try to be prepared. This may mean snacking on something before the show starts, but it's generally as quietly and unobtrusively as possible.

No. Just no. Places you eat: kitchens, restaurants, dining rooms, cafeterias, etc. Places you don eat: theatres, classrooms, houses of worship, museums, etc.

I’m hardcore and old school about this, but you don’t eat in public spaces that aren’t meant for eating for a multitude of reasons. People don’t clean up after themselves and the sound and noise are distracting. We’re not even going to go into the allergy factors that are small but do exist.

My only exception is water, because I always have some sort of big water bottle with me. I have chronic dry mouth from medication and I’ve become quite skilled at doing that move where you try to discretely shimmy down your seat so you’re sunken down in it and open the canteen and raise it to you face to drink from it while trying to not be seen drinking from it.

Outside food goes beyond annoying other patrons. The mess left behind causes more clean up for custodial staff. And then there are rodents to worry about.

I can't tell you how many times I have stepped over empty yellow m&m shopping bags, candy bags and crushed M&M's.I have seen people try to bring full pizzas into a theater. I stopped a woman and her daughter one evening prior to curtain who busted out 2 entire chicken and collard green dinners.

Updated On: 9/9/18 at 01:07 AM

Eboyd514 said: "BalconyClub said: "On a recent Megabus, the lady in the seat ahead of me was eating corn on the cob."

Last Megabus trip the guy next to me was eating a lobster and drinking a bud light"

You’re joking....oh my goodness

PatrickDC said: "I agree with those who are confused why someone can't wait one hour until intermission or the end of Act 2 to eat. It must be they are so used to eating in movie theaters, they think the same thing is ok in live theaters. And yes, it's an economic consideration: Theaters are pushing the snack bar. It wasn't that long ago that food and beverages were absolutely forbidden in live theaters. Now it's ok.

I have a chronic sore throat and need to have lozenges at the ready. My favorites are Fisherman's Friend. They are very dry and don't stick together like other cough drops when I transfer them into a snack-size ziploc bag. The baggie makes zero noise, but just in case I always wait until applause or a loud music moment to grab a FF lozenge."

Thank you :)) Maybe they can sell these at the snack bars too. I don't mind the snack noises so much, but one thing I can't stand is the constant coughing and throat scratching during a show. I once sat through a show where an audience member spent the entire show coughing or clearing his throat every few minutes in a not so subtle way. It was distracting.

Todaytix is a fan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwejyPG183w

I'll never forget the night I was to a production at the Lunt Fontaine. I was seated in the front mezz. Three women arrived just before curtain, giggling and carrying cups of soda. They sat down in the front row. Sometime during the performance one of the ladies placed her soda on the ledge in front of her. Evidently at some point she was unable to reign in her enthusiasm for what was happening on stage and moved in such a way causing the soda to fall from the ledge and splashing onto an unsuspecting patron seated in the orchestra section below. The resulting scream was heard throughout the theater.