Walking Out Of Performances at interval.
Sun, 29 July 2001, 05:48 pmGambler28 posts in thread
Walking Out Of Performances at interval.
Sun, 29 July 2001, 05:48 pmWalking out of a performance at interval or at any stage is serious bad form. Not only is it disrespectful to the cast, crew and anyone else associated with the show; it is a waste of money. The first act of travesties, for example, is confusing but the second act ties up most of the confusion. There are medical conditions in which case it is perfectly fine to leave at any stage(Unless they are faked), but I have no respect for anyone who leaves a performance because they don't understand it.
RE: Walking Out Of Performances at interval.
Tue, 31 July 2001, 07:52 pmWalter Plinge
Hello Troy,
My previous post was not "spiked" because of the uppercase, but simply because there seems to be a lot of discussion about a subject that I would have thought was part and parcel of live theatre.
More to the point, there seems to be a lot of discussion from offended members of the one production. It makes me wonder how many people walked out of this show? If it was just one or two, then I suggest that the offended cast and crew need to toughen up a hell of a lot!
However, if it was a large contingency of people who left, then THAT begs the questions - What IS so offensive about this play? Perhaps the crew needs to take a step back and have a good hard look at their own show.
Just maybe the exiting audience has a valid point to express.
But the bottom line is that most producers of "cutting-edge" productions that I've experienced are not at all averse to deliberately planting elements into their work that they know will offend at least a few people. And then they act surprised and offended by the walk-outs and put down the "staid" audience.
Good publicity, eh!
The best cutting-edge theatre is the kind that doesn't have to try!
My previous post was not "spiked" because of the uppercase, but simply because there seems to be a lot of discussion about a subject that I would have thought was part and parcel of live theatre.
More to the point, there seems to be a lot of discussion from offended members of the one production. It makes me wonder how many people walked out of this show? If it was just one or two, then I suggest that the offended cast and crew need to toughen up a hell of a lot!
However, if it was a large contingency of people who left, then THAT begs the questions - What IS so offensive about this play? Perhaps the crew needs to take a step back and have a good hard look at their own show.
Just maybe the exiting audience has a valid point to express.
But the bottom line is that most producers of "cutting-edge" productions that I've experienced are not at all averse to deliberately planting elements into their work that they know will offend at least a few people. And then they act surprised and offended by the walk-outs and put down the "staid" audience.
Good publicity, eh!
The best cutting-edge theatre is the kind that doesn't have to try!
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