https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2024/12/19/audience-row-macbeth/
"In the stillness of London’s Harold Pinter Theatre, as David Tennant crouched
on stage to deliver a pivotal soliloquy in
Macbeth, chaos erupted.
A patron, incensed after being asked to wait before returning to his seat after
a loo break, began shouting indignantly from the wings. Demanding immediate
access, he disrupted the performance with his cries of, “two hours without a
loo break! I paid £250 to see David Tennant in
Macbeth and I was really
looking forward to it!”
Staff intervened, but the situation escalated when the man shoved security
personnel. Frustrated, fellow theatergoers began slow-clapping and chanting
“out, out, out!” until he was forcibly removed, booed all the way to the door.
The incident spread rapidly across social media, sparking debates about
audience etiquette. One commenter encapsulated the frustration many felt:
Some people just do not know how to behave in public, and at the theatre,
they feel they should be able to get up and move around, talk, and even look
at their mobiles. They behave as if they are at home.
Others, however, sought to clarify the sequence of events, pointing to a
misunderstanding that framed the outburst. Another user explained:
The disgruntled ticket holder caused a furore when he was told he would have
to wait to return to his seat after returning from the toilet. He wasn’t
refused re-admission completely, just asked to wait for a suitable moment to
retake his seat. All this person’s rage was because he couldn’t sit back
down immediately – he HAD to wait a few minutes.
This raises a troubling question: How could such a minor inconvenience – a
short wait for an appropriate pause in the performance – escalate into such
aggression? And why does this kind of behaviour seem to be happening in
theatres more frequently?"
Via Violet Blue’s
Cybersecurity Roundup: December 24, 2024
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-24-118516160
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
