Food in the Theatre

I swear, we're only a few years away from "We'll deliver that pizza to your seat BEFORE the end of the first act, or it's free!"

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Mr Roxy- It's fine if someone is diabetic and needs something sweet during a perofomance. It's those who don't need food during the show that is bothersome.

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"What about people who are diabetic & sometimes need to eat something because they feel lighheaded? A friend of ours, who is a (diabetic) had to have something sweet during a show & took out a candy bar."

I am not diabetic, but I can get headaches if I'm hungry, so I'll sometimes eat food in the theater, even if I have to buy one of those outrageuously priced snacks from the lobby. Mind you, I don't pull out a three-course meal.

"It's fine if someone is diabetic and needs something sweet during a perofomance. It's those who don't need food during the show that is bothersome."

How are you supposed to tell the difference?

I don't see the major problem with bringing SMALL SNACKS (not meals) in the theater that don't make loud noises when you eat them. As Mr. Roxy said, if they can sell their overpriced snacks in the lobby, why are there "no food and drink in the theater" rules minus the ones you buy? Is it some trick to get the people who easily get hungry to spend $3 on a small bag of M&Ms? I can also understand that it is also a cleaning issue (so people aren't getting crumbs all over the place), but until they stop selling overpriced snacks in the lobby that are allowed in the theater, I don't see why I can't bring a couple of crackers or cookies to munch on if I get hungry.

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I always thought that food bought in the lobby was to be consumed in the lobby only. You can't bring it IN (in my world, anyway).

Except for the medical conditions, can't you people eat BEFORE you go to the theatre?

Unless you are having to sit through the entire Ring Cycle or Nicholas Nickleby, then you can live for a couple of hours without eating.

This is another reason why Americans are so fat. If you can't think of anything better to do with you time than eat, there's a problem.

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Updated On: 5/28/07 at 01:45 PM

A couple of months ago, we had lunch before going to a matinee and my friend had the remains of her giant club sandwhich with her in a plastic bag. I told her to pitch it, but she wanted to see what would happen if we tried to bring food in. She had no intentions of snacking during the show; she just wanted to save her sandwich for the evening. Anyway, when we walked in, the guy who scanned our tickets asked if we had food, and she let out a nervous giggle. He let us go through with it, merely saying, "Next time, disguise it better."

Roxy, are you sure your friend is a DIABETIC? I am diabetic (Type 2) and have been instructed to avoid anything with sugar.

People who are HYPOGLYCEMIC need to eat periodically to avoid dizziness, but they should be eating protein--not sugary sweets.

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Haha, our theater SERVES food to the patrons once they are inside and in their seats. We have what is called a hawker, who goes from house to house with snacks.

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if you eat in your seat, usually an usher will ask you to leave or to hand over the food. i mena, really, you can have food before, after, and even during intermission, is it really necessary to eat during the show??

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OK

Stop selling them in theaters as well & I will be all for the ban

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Hypoglycimia runs in my family and we can sit through shows without eating... And food in theatres is ridiculous, but water should be allowed... but not $4 bottles that are a quarter of the size of regualr bottles...

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Food in the theatre is so distracting. Once during a matinee, the person behind me pulled a McDonald's bag out of their bag and it was crinkling the entire time and they were smacking away. I can see someone bringing water, but I think that most people can go two or three hours without eating to watch a show. I think it shows a lot about how etiquette has changed. It's not only distracting, but disrespectful to the actor's and other audience members.