New Poll - Dress Run?
Sat, 19 June 2004, 02:17 pmcrgwllms11 posts in thread
New Poll - Dress Run?
Sat, 19 June 2004, 02:17 pmNew Poll topic:
Do you make an effort to dress up when you go to see theatre?
The Poll-tergeist
Do you make an effort to dress up when you go to see theatre?
The Poll-tergeist
Re: Casual rates
Sat, 26 June 2004, 06:36 pmPS
I have relatives in the eastern states who are not particularly well off, and consequently had NEVER been to a theatre performance, because they were embarrassed they could not afford to dress up.
It wasn't until I had paid for their tickets and dragged them reticently to see me in a show recently that they were astonished to find most of the audience were dressed the same as them, simple smart casual.
Until that moment, they'd been suffering under the assumption that theatre was an elite activity and you needed a dinner suit and cocktail frock before they'd let you in through the foyer.
So I guess that, while I certainly don't disapprove of making an effort to look nice, I am hoping that theatre doesn't retain any old fashioned airs of fashion snobbery...it could well be costing us audiences.
Cheers,
Craig
I have relatives in the eastern states who are not particularly well off, and consequently had NEVER been to a theatre performance, because they were embarrassed they could not afford to dress up.
It wasn't until I had paid for their tickets and dragged them reticently to see me in a show recently that they were astonished to find most of the audience were dressed the same as them, simple smart casual.
Until that moment, they'd been suffering under the assumption that theatre was an elite activity and you needed a dinner suit and cocktail frock before they'd let you in through the foyer.
So I guess that, while I certainly don't disapprove of making an effort to look nice, I am hoping that theatre doesn't retain any old fashioned airs of fashion snobbery...it could well be costing us audiences.
Cheers,
Craig
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