The audience from Hell

I am in complete agreement with Kerri, Please do not tar all schoolies with the same brush.

During a 2007 GRADS production of a Shakespearean play (I forget which one) Kerri and I had both attended on the same night as ITA Adjudicators to find that the New Fortune Theatre was almost over-run with 1st and 2nd year (Years 8 & 9) High School students. Not only in the front row, but filling almost EVERY row the building had to offer.

So many in fact that Kerri and I sought refuge amongst the techs, lights and peacocks of the upper level balcony.

My preconceived fears of mobile phones, texting screens and just "kids" in general all came to naught and I can honestly say that one could not have wished for a better audience.

With the exception of one young "courting couple" that appeared to have been infected by the rapture and romance of the Great Bard, those youngsters  were more attentive, much less commentative and generally better behaved than a lot of "Adult" audiences.

So please, do not pidgeon hole all young adults into the same category.

(Thinking back though, I am wondering if the escorts armed with stun-guns and tazers may have had something to do with the exemplary behaviour.)

Seriously though, this group of about 50+ kids were fantastic. They sat in complete awe of the tale unfolding in front of them on stage. They laughed or exclaimed surprise as the play dictated, but not one uttered a sound that was not appropriate.

I would like to know which school/s they were from and play every show to them.

"If you think you are small and insignificant and cannot make a difference - try sleeping with a mosquito." - Dalai Lama (from a recently observed T-shirt)