The audience from Hell

Hi Gordon Over the past few years I have often taken students of mine to the theatre and we often sit in the front row or very close. These students are well behaved, they are attentive, they are very appreciative of not being shoved in the back row where they cant see or hear anything. They show their appreciation by being often a better audience than many of the loud and rude adults who decry the fact that young people are sitting in front of them. I agree , some school kids will pull faces , make gestures at the actors and do the same things that many adults will do. Please dont assume that all students are the same, just as all adult audiences are not the same. If we could also remember, that students will often model the same type of behaviour that they see their elders doing. I went to a theatre show last night and the behaviour of the three or four "gentlemen' sitting behind me ( all of whom were aged at least 50 ) was appalling. Kerri