CURTAIN UP
Wed, 18 Apr 2007, 04:08 pmGordon the Optom7 posts in thread
CURTAIN UP
Wed, 18 Apr 2007, 04:08 pmWhat time is acceptable for a show with a stated time of 8.00 pm to start? If late, what are acceptable reasons?
Buses, trains, cinemas all start on time, however I have found that the greater majority of theatre productions - at all levels - in Australia start between 5 to 15 minutes late, for no apparent reason. The audience have learnt to turn up late, 'they'll wait for us!'
Ok - has everyone forgotten
Sat, 21 Apr 2007, 06:51 pmOk - has everyone forgotten that starting on time and not letting audiences in (aka lock out) is a recent invention? Let's not forget that audiences could turn up in the middle of shows, at the end of shows, and at the start of shows, as a regular and accepted norm - and even talked through it, gave commentary, ate... It's much different now. We expect the audience to be 'professional' in their manners, but the fact is that nobody told them that things have changed. Only we've changed.
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