Worst Theatre Audience of my life (Joke Post check my latest post on the 3r — Page 2

mc1227 said: "My biggest pet peeve at theatre has always been people leaving at curtain call. I will go as far as to not let someone by who is leaving my aisle."

What a truly dumb and stupid thing to do. You have no idea why they might have to leave before the curtain call. I know one instance when I had to do it because the cancer drugs I was taking had shortened my times needing to go to the bathroom and a particularly long second act had tested that. As much as I hated to do it I had to run as soon as the show ended. There a great many other legitimate excuses for people to do the same. For you to block their way because you know better is rude and ignorant.

Updated On: 2/25/17 at 01:19 PM

People can be in a rush to go to the restroom and they were respectful to wait until the end to avoid an inconvenient moment. The audience was awful also when I saw "Comet" but the show is soooo bad, I didn't even care. Unfortunately people don't get why they need to put their cell phones away.

I certainly don't want to start a 'them and us' situation but I go to the theatre often in Australia-Brisbane/Sydney/Melbourne/Adelaide and I can't remember when I last heard a mobile ring, saw txting or experienced bad audience behaviour. Staying to applaud[except for urgent exceptions] is part of the show[was blown away how Matilda did their bows].

Maybe I have just been lucky all these years--may it continue, but I DO blame a lot of people behaviour on the subliminal influence of television.

mailhandler777 said: "mc1227 said: "My biggest pet peeve at theatre has always been people leaving at curtain call. I will go as far as to not let someone by who is leaving my aisle."

You have no clue why the person is leaving and to prevent them is rude and stupid. I've only ever left during curtain call once in about 600 shows but if you blocked me trying to get out you would be knocked on your a**.

If 2 or more people with M&M shopping bags decide to sit through an entire show and then suddenly want to beat the crowd to the exit, they are not disturbing me to do it. They can leave by going out the other side of the aisle. If they want to take me down, they are coming with me. Sorry, it's rude and if they truly have an emergency they should exit before curtain call, not right in the middle of it.

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You left during the curtain call, and you have the gall to complain about the rudeness of others? Get bent.

Hopefully someone will have to leave your row and then you attempt to physically block them. I can't imagine it ending well for you.

I didn't make a spectacle, I simply said that they would have to go out the other way. No fuss or fighting occurred. They simply exited the other way and people on the other side accommodated them, I didn't and won't in the future since that part of the show is very important to me and my experience. I didn't really think it was a big deal but some of you seem to think it's criminal. Whatever...

I love the now escalating threat of physical violence of this already weird thread.....I just hope you guys never meet at a show. But if you do, post about it on BWW!

Ok, I agree the initial post was bogus.

Late August I saw Wicked. So very many, many people were constantly getting up- I can only guess to use the restrooms. OK, I understand that happens, but this was a CONSTANT exodus of the theater during the performance. My enjoyment of viewing was SO VERY distracted by the door to my left constantly opening & closing! This was absolutely non stop & it was not just children that needed to go potty, lots of adults too. Did they not know to use the facilities BEFORE the show begins? The light seeping in from the open door detracted from the shows enjoyment.

During the same show, a gentleman sitting about 5-6 seats to my left, pulled out his Chinese food & ate it all during intermission!! I guess I should be greatful it was during intermission and NOT during the show! Intermission over, doors closed, now the food aroma is trapped. Simply not pleasant! Now the potty breaks start up again, food smell alternated to slightly disapating when doors opened, to overtly cloying when the doors shut.

PLEASE make sure to use the restrooms BEFORE attending any show & for heavens sake, do NOT eat your meal in the theater! A quiet non smelly snack is ok. Go to lunch or dinner BEFORE or AFTER the theater!

Teaching others about how to act in the theatre, or to enforce the way one should is not your job. If I were a patron, seeing a show, near you and you stopped me, you know what my takeaway would be if you tried to block me? it wouldn't be "oh, maybe I should learn for next time." It would be, and I am sure that it would be this way for many people (tourists and locals,) What a dick move/ what an asshole that guy was being, something along those lines. It's not your place to judge, you're not the teacher for proper audience behavior.

Updated On: 2/27/17 at 04:45 AM

SweetLips said: "Steph----Did you enjoy Dusty? I saw it 3 times then flew to see it in Adelaide--was even better there and being the final performance the crowd went crazy,

Didn't come down from Brisbane for Lea Salonga and she didn't perform here but friends raved about both her Melbourne and Sydney performances--you were lucky to see her.

I am sure you will be very pleased with this years' selection from The Production Company---might wave to you in the front row !

Ladies in Black is good-would have left out parts but the majority most enjoyable."

I loved Dusty!! I mean, really, Amy Lehpamer is incapable of giving a bad performance in anything and I always love John O'Hara too, but I was really impressed with the whole production. I particularly enjoyed Baylie Carson's performance - she is definitely a star in the making! It was really nice seeing TPC do an Aussie show too; I'd love if they did that more frequently! I'm excited for the announcement tomorrow. I've been extremely slack about booking tickets so far this year (only have the final performance of Kinky Boots so far!). I really must get around to booking Ladies in Black and The Full Monty and probably Mormon and Aladdin but I'm feeling a bit meh about both of them (admittedly I've seen BOM), so hopefully TPC has something exciting to offer!

Disappointing you didn't get to see Lea; she was absolutely amazing and I think vocally the best of the Broadway divas we've had perform in Hamer Hall lately! Will you get to see Sierra when she comes out?

djoko84 said: "mc1227 said: "My biggest pet peeve at theatre has always been people leaving at curtain call. I will go as far as to not let someone by who is leaving my aisle. I feel very strongly that the actors who have worked so hard to entertain you deserve that moment and it's an opportunity for the audience to show their appreciation.


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Like other people said you don't know why people have to rush out. I have never done it, but many times I have had to run like hell to catch my bus back to Jersey. By blocking someone you're not making any point if they're just going to leave at the other end of the aisle. If anything you look like the jackass.



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Not to mention that by forcing people to leave through the other side of the aisle you'll actually be bothering everyone else on that row as well...

Islander_fan said it best, no one will leave thinking "well, that was a valuable lesson, better not do it again"... it will be more along the lines of "what was that persons problem?! It was a fine theater evening up until we tried to leave and someone blocked us"