Sim Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Sorry folks, and partly my fault....a steer back to audience behaviour please!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vukasin Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 There were two or three instances of mobiles ringing during the matinee performance of Sylvia, and they seemed to go on forever. It's not the crime of the century but the instructions really couldn't be clearer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Well, I had an humming, foot-tapping neighbour for the Sylvia matinee. But, hey, he was having a lovely time and its Christmas. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 8 hours ago, capybara said: Well, I had an humming, foot-tapping neighbour for the Sylvia matinee. But, hey, he was having a lovely time and its Christmas. I also had a humming neighbour for the matinée but, as he was waving a stick at the orchestra, I couldn't really complain. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonty Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 5 hours ago, bangorballetboy said: I also had a humming neighbour for the matinée but, as he was waving a stick at the orchestra, I couldn't really complain. First laugh of the morning! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthE Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 On 17/12/2017 at 06:44, bangorballetboy said: I also had a humming neighbour for the matinée but, as he was waving a stick at the orchestra, I couldn't really complain. Similar issue at Cav & Pag! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penelopesimpson Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 1 hour ago, RuthE said: Similar issue at Cav & Pag! Wasn't it glorious, Ruth? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthE Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 45 minutes ago, penelopesimpson said: Wasn't it glorious, Ruth? I loved it, twice (though I wouldn't attribute much of that to the conducting!) Anyhow, back on topic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penelopesimpson Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 21 hours ago, RuthE said: I loved it, twice (though I wouldn't attribute much of that to the conducting!) Anyhow, back on topic! I'm going again on Friday. I wondered about the conducting. I am v.amateur so didn't like to say anything, but it certainly wasn't Pappano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 On 17/12/2017 at 06:44, bangorballetboy said: I also had a humming neighbour for the matinée but, as he was waving a stick at the orchestra, I couldn't really complain. Didn't realise Valeri Gergiev was conducting for the RB now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 A good read in the Independent - How UK audiences have always been a rowdy lot: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/how-uk-theatre-audiences-have-always-been-a-rowdy-lot-a8126161.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 i think The Fourth Doctor has the answer to the sweet issue ... (aslong as the bag is suitably soft paper) would you like a Jelly Baby ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 42 minutes ago, Nicola H said: i think The Fourth Doctor has the answer to the sweet issue ... (aslong as the bag is suitably soft paper) would you like a Jelly Baby ? EXTERMINATE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 8 hours ago, Nicola H said: i think The Fourth Doctor has the answer to the sweet issue ... (aslong as the bag is suitably soft paper) would you like a Jelly Baby ? Fantastic! I literally laughed out Loud. 🤣😂 Just what I needed after finishing a 4x night shift, and waking to a very windy,rainy day in Liverpool. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Tonight at a wonderfully non- ballet performance (Lady Windermere’s Fan at the Vaudeville, highly recommend) I was incensed by a mobile phone actually ringing in the first act as well as text message pings, slurps of drinks, rustling of some food item or other. Not sure if behaviour is getting generally more unacceptable or if following this conversation has just made me highly intolerant!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthE Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 I went to Five Guys Named Moe the other night and, after an announcement at the start that no recording or photography was permitted, a woman had the gall to get out her phone and start filming it even though she was sitting three seats away from an usher! Suffice to say it didn't go on for very long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buflesse Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 What does everyone think of audience members' tendency to take photos at the very end of a ballet, when the dancers are taking their bows? I can't help but find it irritating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 I'm tempted to say that if they're kind enough to share their best photos, I'm delighted. bangorballetboy for one has been generous enough to share fabulous photos on many occasions on Instagram which have certainly added to my enjoyment. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 1 hour ago, buflesse said: What does everyone think of audience members' tendency to take photos at the very end of a ballet, when the dancers are taking their bows? I can't help but find it irritating. Well, the dancers don't find it irritating. I note that Wigmore Hall are now implicitly encouraging the taking of photos during bows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buflesse Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 The ROH has never said it’s allowed so I personally wouldn’t risk it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 But they have never said it's not allowed, either. As long as photos aren't taken during a performance, the ROH is very happy for people to take photos during curtain calls. Indeed, many of the dancers use those photos on their social media pages. The ones who are really strict about curtain call photos are the Coliseum; I've been slapped down a few times trying to take photos there, so haven't bothered trying for the past few years! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buflesse Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Okay, that's somewhat reassuring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trog Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 One thing that annoys me are those who decide to put on their coats and hats during the final applause. What can't wait to get out quick enough? The fidgeting is annoying and people behind can't see the dancers. Last time I was at the Brum Hippodrome, the lady next to me put on a tall hat. If I was behind her, it wouldn't have been on for very long! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buflesse Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Totally agree! Some people make a beeline for the exit as soon as the curtain falls :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 I never do that, but I know that for some people, they have trains to catch so have to make a beeline for the exit as soon as the curtain comes down. Others want to beat the cloakroom queues and others simply want to get out before the queues start on the stairs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, buflesse said: Totally agree! Some people make a beeline for the exit as soon as the curtain falls :/ My better third and I did that once when we had a train to Paris to catch. Was rather funny when we bumped into one of the dancers we had just seen on the stage at St. Pancras! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Many of us do not live in London and have to run for trains.....it can be very sad not to be able to stay and we might long to. I always get out of the way quickly though, and sometimes turn and give a last clap from the exit door. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, Mary said: Many of us do not live in London and have to run for trains.....it can be very sad not to be able to stay and we might long to. I always get out of the way quickly though, and sometimes turn and give a last clap from the exit door. Same here on all points! A quick exit can mean the difference between getting home at midnight and getting home at 2am, or in the case of overruns missing the train altogether. As I'm not disrupting the performance itself I make no apologies for it: it's already difficult enough for us provincials to see the ballet in London, seeing as ROH's idea of making concessions is throwing in the occasional matinee for a select number of productions. (If only they could be persuaded to offer early starts rather than pushing them back as late as they dare...) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 There seems to have been a change of heart at the ROH over curtain call photos. I seem to recall, back in ballet.co time, that curtain pics taken by Dave Morgan had to be deleted? Or have I got that wrong, Dave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toursenlair Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 a little off topic, but one time I was roundly reprimanded by an usher at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC for taking a picture.... of my friends sitting in the audience.... during the intermission! "Didn't you hear the announcement?" she snapped. "NO PICTURES!!!". "I'm so sorry," I stammered, "I thought that just meant of the dancers... on st..." "Didn't you hear the announcement?" she snapped. "NO PICTURES!!!". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colman Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Allowing and encouraging curtain call photos makes sense: the audience get their mementoes when they're not annoying anyone and when they push them out to social media they're free publicity for the production/company. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 16 hours ago, Blossom said: Tonight at a wonderfully non- ballet performance (Lady Windermere’s Fan at the Vaudeville, highly recommend) I was incensed by a mobile phone actually ringing in the first act as well as text message pings, slurps of drinks, rustling of some food item or other. Not sure if behaviour is getting generally more unacceptable or if following this conversation has just made me highly intolerant!!! Sorry to hear that, Blossom. I just thought yesterday that I would like to go and see that... now I'm not so sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colman Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Sim said: I never do that, but I know that for some people, they have trains to catch so have to make a beeline for the exit as soon as the curtain comes down. Others want to beat the cloakroom queues and others simply want to get out before the queues start on the stairs. Or kids they need to get out of there before the good behaviour timer runs out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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