How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Grace2
Swing Joined: 7/28/19
#1How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/21/19 at 7:06am
Hello everyone hope youre having a good day Ive been wondering how hot does it have to be for a show to be canceled as I was wondering if its lower or higher than school getting canceled over here (45+ Celsius) and if the shows over here (Melbourne Australia) would be canceled at some point as where I live in Melbourne it’s gotten to 42 Celsius and meant to be getting hotter. I was thinking it would be higher as almost all theatres are inside but then I was thinking as theres a lot of electrical and people and on top of that youd have to perform that it may be lower due to risk. So if you know let me know. Thanks a lot!
Updated On: 11/21/19 at 07:06 AM
magictodo123
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/18/19
#2How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/21/19 at 7:18am
Huh. I've NEVER heard of a show being cancelled because of heat. I know cities may issue a temperature advisory, but they usually tell people to stay indoors and theaters are air conditioned...I'm not sure!
Broadway Joe
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/10
#3How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/21/19 at 7:34amThey have this thing called air conditioning, it's lovely.
Broadway61004
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/11
#4How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/21/19 at 7:55amI can't speak for Australia, but I can say here in NY the only heat-related thing that would cancel a show would be if it was so hot the power went out (as in the 2003 blackout when shows were canceled for several days). But otherwise, rain, snow, hot, cold, shows will be on.
#5How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/21/19 at 8:43am
Slava's Snowshow has to stay at 0 degrees or less celsius to live up to its name.
#6How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/21/19 at 8:52am
Broadway61004 said: "I can't speak for Australia, but I can say here in NY the only heat-related thing that would cancel a show would be if it was so hot the power went out (as in the 2003 blackout when shows were canceled for several days). But otherwise, rain, snow, hot, cold, shows will be on."
Well, there have been a few isolated days in past years when shows canceled performances for either a blizzard or a hurricane, but definitely not for hot weather.
Fosse76
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/05
#7How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/21/19 at 9:37am
Broadway61004 said: "I can't speak for Australia, but I can say here in NY the only heat-related thing that would cancel a show would be if it was so hot the power went out (as in the 2003 blackout when shows were canceled for several days). But otherwise, rain, snow, hot, cold, shows will be on."
Heat wasn't the cause of the 2003 blackout.
Fosse76
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/05
#8How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/21/19 at 9:37am
Broadway61004 said: "I can't speak for Australia, but I can say here in NY the only heat-related thing that would cancel a show would be if it was so hot the power went out (as in the 2003 blackout when shows were canceled for several days). But otherwise, rain, snow, hot, cold, shows will be on."
Heat wasn't the cause of the 2003 blackout.
Broadway61004
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/11
#9How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/21/19 at 9:46am
Fosse76 said: "Broadway61004 said: "I can't speak for Australia, but I can say here in NY the only heat-related thing that would cancel a show would be if it was so hot the power went out (as in the 2003 blackout when shows were canceled for several days). But otherwise, rain, snow, hot, cold, shows will be on."
Heat wasn't the cause of the 2003 blackout."
The power surge caused by the amount of units running (i.e. air conditioners as a result of the heat). So yes, heat was responsible. In any case, the point is that would be the only way a heat-related issue would cause shows to cancel.
#10How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/21/19 at 2:27pm
I worked as stage crew at Phantom, London during an unbearably hot spell in August 2002 and there was definitely no AC in Her Majesty’s. We just sweated it out and then hydrated ourselves in the pub after the show. I assume we were a good 10 degrees cooler than Melbourne though. And that any electrical equipment you may have in Aussie will be suitably cooled to prevent it overheating inside the theatre.
tourboi
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/15/05
#11How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/21/19 at 2:33pm
Broadway Joe said: "They have this thing called air conditioning, it's lovely. "
Yes but outside North America many historical theatres aren’t air conditioned. In the UK almost all west end theatres are without AC... witnessed several fainting spells when I was working over there on a show during a particularly hot summer.
#12How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/21/19 at 2:37pmDo you really think theatres in major Australian cities don't have AC?
Grace2
Swing Joined: 7/28/19
#13How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/21/19 at 2:42pmI know there are air conditioning but I was wondering if it would at some point be canceled cause of it as schools have ac and do extreme weather when it’s get too hot so you go inside all day so I was curious despite the ac would it still be canceled (that why I said it would be higher due to being indoors the indoors part was because most places have ac)
#14How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/21/19 at 2:55pm
Are you specifically asking about Australia? This might be a question for somewhere more Australia-centric, like AussieTheatre.com. At least they'd know if extreme heat has affected theatre in the past better than we would.
From your run-on sentence I still can't really tell what you're asking. Schools stay inside all day when there are extreme temps and bush fires, right? And a theatre is generally an indoors-only event. So...? Again, what are you actually asking?
Grace2
Swing Joined: 7/28/19
#15How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/21/19 at 2:58pmWhat I’m really trying to find out is if there’s a point where they have to shut down a show because of heat if so what does the temp have to be for it to be shut down I just really curious at this point
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#16How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/21/19 at 3:14pm
It is unlikely there is any sort of consensus in ANY country. Building with air, aren't going to shut down - they can't afford to.
LuPita2
Broadway Star Joined: 9/11/18
#17How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/21/19 at 3:22pm
Grace2 said: "What I’m really trying to find out is if there’s a point where they have to shut down a show because of heat if so what does the temp have to be for it to be shut down I just really curious at this point"
No. There is not. I hope this answers your question.
ModernMillie3
Broadway Star Joined: 9/23/13
#18How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/21/19 at 3:27pm
Heat is not a factor for theaters, not really anyways. However, extreme cold and massive snow storms have closed many theaters (in the US) for a day or two.
UncleCharlie
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/26/16
#19How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/21/19 at 3:27pm
Grace2 said: "What I’m really trying to find out is if there’s a point where they have to shut down a show because of heat if so what does the temp have to be for it to be shut down I just really curious at this point"
Scientists estimate the earth's core would melt at 6000 C. So, I think that's your number.
#20How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/21/19 at 7:56pm^this
#21How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/22/19 at 12:40am
Jesus, the OP asked a legitimate question and some people just couldn't help but be snarky. It is getting really tiring having to scroll through these posts to get to those that are actually answering a question or really contributing to a thread.
Fosse76
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/05
#22How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/22/19 at 2:09am
Broadway61004 said: "Fosse76 said: "Broadway61004 said: "I can't speak for Australia, but I can say here in NY the only heat-related thing that would cancel a show would be if it was so hot the power went out (as in the 2003 blackout when shows were canceled for several days). But otherwise, rain, snow, hot, cold, shows will be on."
Heat wasn't the cause of the 2003 blackout."
The power surge caused by the amount of units running (i.e. air conditioners as a result of the heat). So yes, heat was responsible. In any case, the point is that would be the only way a heat-related issue would cause shows to cancel."
It was a factor, but not the reason.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#23How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/22/19 at 7:33am
uncageg said: "Jesus, the OP asked a legitimate question and some people just couldn't help but be snarky. It is getting really tiring having to scroll through these posts to get to those that are actually answering a question or really contributing to a thread."
Actually A LOT of people answered the question - far more than were snarky. BUT the OP kept asking the same question looking for an answer that just didn't exist
#24How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/22/19 at 8:43am
And plenty of schools here don't have AC, and they don't cancel school on hot days
#25How hot does it have to be for a show to be cancelled? (In Celsius if you can)
Posted: 11/22/19 at 8:49am
Never too hot for Hadestown.
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