Walking Out at Intermission - The Thread — Page 2

Lot666 said: "Voter said: "Yes I have! I did it for Between The Lines and The Ferryman."

I've never done it, but in hindsight, I should have left The Ferryman."

I left during the 5 minute after Act 1 ended. I kind of regret leaving since I heard the play got better

MemorableUserName said: "It's nice to see that tweet, because I left Funny Girl at intermission too. I started out enjoying Michele's performance, but during "Don't Rain..." there was a point where she had her arms up, and the audience was cheering madly, and she started pumping her arms to bask in their adulation that turned me off. It was too much about Lea Michele and not the character. Considering there was nothing else I was enjoying about the show and everything I'd heard about the second act being weaker, I figured I'd seen her and there was no point staying around for more.

Left Doubtfire at intermission too. The cast, especially McClure, were working so hard, but I hated all but one of the songs and thought the book was terrible--the movie was smart enough to introduce the character with scenes showing him being a good dad; the musical just introduced him being a thoughtless jerk, which continued through Act I. I would have left earlier if I'd been able.

I remember walking out of the 2012 Jesus Christ Superstar revival. I don't remember why other than I obviously wasn't enjoying it.

There have been others, thankfully forgotten."

If I were to see Funny Girl again, I’d be ok with leaving at intermission too. All the songs I like are in act 1 anyway.

Never done it. I can't justify spending the money for a show to not get the whole thing.

I was close to doig it at Girl from the North Country. Oh God. I could not stand it.

My partner wanted to leave so badly from "The Shark is Broken", but alas it was intermissionless.

ON TOUR

-The most recent non-equity tours of Cats and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - both were absolutely terrible with sleepwalking performances from the casts.

-Cathy Rigby in Peter Pan

ON BROADWAY

-The most recent revivals of Present Laughter, Long Day's Journey Into Night, and Sylvia

-Gettin' the Band Back Together

Showstopper! the improvised musical troupe was one of the most painful experiences I’ve had in a theatre audience. Instant intermission walk-out. Lost a friend who was an usher at the theatre, but still worth whatever time I would have lost during the second half (not comfortable calling it an Act).

The Shark is Broken wasn’t that much better; incredibly dull with weak performances. I would have walked if there were an intermission.

Updated On: 5/15/23 at 10:35 AM

Mean Girls

Pippin ( family eating Tuna fish sandwiches behind me. I couldn’t take the smell.)

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I've never done it on Broadway, but the closest I've come was 2017's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, still by far the worst production I've ever seen. The songs were awful, the supporting was awful, and the fact they changed the story so most of the children were killed on stage (including watching a young character get dismembered limb from limb by giant dancing squirrels?!) was appalling. At the end I wish I'd left earlier.

On another note, I've left halfway through regional theatre before, and I've done it on vacation when seeing Broadway reincarnations of shows at a vacation resort or on a cruise ship. Those tickets are often free - and if the show sucks, it's easy to find something else fun to do.

I'll echo The Little Prince, I never ran so quickly out of a theater- at one point I was counting ceiling tiles, seats, anything to keep me occupied.

Lumiere2 said: "I've never done it on Broadway, but the closest I've come was 2017's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, still by far the worst production I've ever seen. The songs were awful, the supporting was awful, and the fact they changed the story so most of the children were killed on stage (including watching a young character get dismembered limb from limb by giant dancing squirrels?!) was appalling. At the end I wish I'd left earlier.

On another note, I've left halfway through regional theatre before, and I've done it on vacation when seeing Broadway reincarnations of shows at a vacation resort or on a cruise ship. Those tickets are often free - and if the show sucks, it's easy to find something else fun to do."

Same, never walked out of a show, but if I would have, it would have been Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I probably would also have walked out during Funny Girl with Beanie, but I was with other people, and although they didn't like it either, they thought It would be rude to leave. 🤷‍♀️

Voter said: "Lot666 said: "Voter said: "Yes I have! I did it for Between The Lines and The Ferryman."

I've never done it, but in hindsight, I should have left The Ferryman."

I left during the 5 minute after Act 1 ended. I kind of regret leaving since I heard the play got better"

It didn't, or at least I didn't think so. I was furious at the end, for having wasted so much money and time.

I've split my share of shows at the intermission for whatever reason. I left that revival of WEST SIDE STORY because nobody on that stage seemed to know what they were doing or give a damn about doing it. Others, whatever.

I left one play while the actors were still onstage, because I was hating every goddamn second of it and just couldn't take it any more -- Alan Ayckbourne's TABLE MANNERS, part of that idiotic NORMAN CONQUESTS in that dreadful revival a few years back.

& Juliet on the West End. The show wasn’t really my cup of tea, but what really made it unbearable was that I unknowingly bought a ticket to a sing-a-long performance. I ran out of there as soon as the lights came up!

MNNiceorIce said: "My feeling is that if you've walked out of a

I walked out of this comment after only reading half of it, but I completely disagree!