Will you PLEASE be quiet??!!
Mon, 26 Aug 2002, 09:26 amLeah Maher32 posts in thread
Will you PLEASE be quiet??!!
Mon, 26 Aug 2002, 09:26 amHey kids,
Not wanting to take attention away from the interesting three way romance developing in the "Reviewers in the Missed" thread, an interesting point has been raised way down there in the Reviews forum; what do you do about noisy audience members?
The amazing Mr Kelso in the equally amazing Copenhagen at the Octogon very recently apparently employed the simple break of character and "Would you please be quiet, the rest of the audience is tying to listen." before returning to character and picking up from where he had been so rudely interupted.
Is this the best way to go about it? Or should you just ignore it and hope it goes away? Or send a runner out in the interval to hunt down the culprits and have a quiet word? Or get the cast and crew together in the car park afterwards to make sure these inconsiderate audience members never bother another actor again?
Suggestions? Stories? Annecdotes?
Leah
Not wanting to take attention away from the interesting three way romance developing in the "Reviewers in the Missed" thread, an interesting point has been raised way down there in the Reviews forum; what do you do about noisy audience members?
The amazing Mr Kelso in the equally amazing Copenhagen at the Octogon very recently apparently employed the simple break of character and "Would you please be quiet, the rest of the audience is tying to listen." before returning to character and picking up from where he had been so rudely interupted.
Is this the best way to go about it? Or should you just ignore it and hope it goes away? Or send a runner out in the interval to hunt down the culprits and have a quiet word? Or get the cast and crew together in the car park afterwards to make sure these inconsiderate audience members never bother another actor again?
Suggestions? Stories? Annecdotes?
Leah
Piss Take
Tue, 27 Aug 2002, 12:53 pm> Interesting that that thread has been viewed that way.
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> I reckon it's safe to say that at least one of the three is
> has been taking the piss.
Tee hee hee, you can get websites about that!
Sorry, I think I've been hanging out with the Blak Yak lads a little too much lately.
On the topic, I have stopped and glared at latecomers. I mean actually stopped my little monolgue, folded my arms, turned and glared at them. Of course, it was a christmas show and I could get away with it (in character). I would hardly have done it during say, The Dresser.
What about the lovely old grannies? You know the ones, deaf as a post and sitting as far away from the stage as possible "What did that girl say?" and her friend recounts the whole play from start to finish. And it's not just children who call out, so called 'grown ups' are perfectly capable of doing it as well.
Well, that's my little bit.
Melissa
PS if you want to show how an audience should behave, come and see the KADs one act season, starting on the 30th of August! Starring the lovely Leah Maher and Rayann Condy (oh and me, but come and see it for them)
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> I reckon it's safe to say that at least one of the three is
> has been taking the piss.
Tee hee hee, you can get websites about that!
Sorry, I think I've been hanging out with the Blak Yak lads a little too much lately.
On the topic, I have stopped and glared at latecomers. I mean actually stopped my little monolgue, folded my arms, turned and glared at them. Of course, it was a christmas show and I could get away with it (in character). I would hardly have done it during say, The Dresser.
What about the lovely old grannies? You know the ones, deaf as a post and sitting as far away from the stage as possible "What did that girl say?" and her friend recounts the whole play from start to finish. And it's not just children who call out, so called 'grown ups' are perfectly capable of doing it as well.
Well, that's my little bit.
Melissa
PS if you want to show how an audience should behave, come and see the KADs one act season, starting on the 30th of August! Starring the lovely Leah Maher and Rayann Condy (oh and me, but come and see it for them)
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