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
Thu, 1 July 2004, 03:16 pmWalter Plinge
Hi Craig/all
Do you think that this casualisation of theatre (if I can put it that way) has led to a loss of theatre etiquette and a treatment of venue more as cinema rather than a theatre.
Maybe the two are unrelated, but having worked in different venues for a number of years I have noticed a large increase in the number of younger people up to mid forties that have no knowledge of theatre etiquette and treat venues like a cinema and dress to match.
So you have people turning up late and expecting to get in, bringing fast food to eat during the performance, taking calls on mobiles, send and recieving sms during performance, feet on seats and eating and drinking in the auditorium.
It maybe that because these people don't attend enough theatre they don't realise there is an etiquette or learn the etiquette? Does dressing up for theatre then attach a certain etiquette to it and therefore a certain way to behave? Thoughts anyone?
Do you think that this casualisation of theatre (if I can put it that way) has led to a loss of theatre etiquette and a treatment of venue more as cinema rather than a theatre.
Maybe the two are unrelated, but having worked in different venues for a number of years I have noticed a large increase in the number of younger people up to mid forties that have no knowledge of theatre etiquette and treat venues like a cinema and dress to match.
So you have people turning up late and expecting to get in, bringing fast food to eat during the performance, taking calls on mobiles, send and recieving sms during performance, feet on seats and eating and drinking in the auditorium.
It maybe that because these people don't attend enough theatre they don't realise there is an etiquette or learn the etiquette? Does dressing up for theatre then attach a certain etiquette to it and therefore a certain way to behave? Thoughts anyone?
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