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, 11:17 pmwalter plinge wrote:
> 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.
Good Point Walter.
I think to an extent, yes. But it seems more a failing of etiquette in general, rather than comparing cinema to theatre. I get just as pissed off by people answering phones, etc, in cinemas. It's hard to tell whether casual dress influences casual attitude? I reckon I know how to behave even if I enjoy slumming it....and if you dressed the people that you're observing in very classy gear, would their behaviour necessarily improve?
Your post suddenly made me aware of several incidents that have occurred in only the last few days, as we have been performing a Barking Gecko show in metropolitan schools.
Teachers bringing latecomers in and marching them into their seats - between the existing audience and our ongoing performance...
Teachers having their own conversations loudly at the back of the venue, oblivious to the performance...
FREQUENT use of flash photos and video cameras, even when it is expressly prohibited in the prologue to the show...
Mobile phones that aren't switched off....
A janitor who entered the venue and noisily emptied bins around the perimeter...
Workmen continuing to do building maintenance, gardeners mowing lawns, etc, at the same time the school has us scheduled to perform...
I know these are isolated incidences, and there are plenty of examples of good rolemodelling....but when each of these individual teachers is being an example to about 200 kids at a time, is it any wonder nobody seems to be learning any etiquette?
Cheers,
Craig
> 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.
Good Point Walter.
I think to an extent, yes. But it seems more a failing of etiquette in general, rather than comparing cinema to theatre. I get just as pissed off by people answering phones, etc, in cinemas. It's hard to tell whether casual dress influences casual attitude? I reckon I know how to behave even if I enjoy slumming it....and if you dressed the people that you're observing in very classy gear, would their behaviour necessarily improve?
Your post suddenly made me aware of several incidents that have occurred in only the last few days, as we have been performing a Barking Gecko show in metropolitan schools.
Teachers bringing latecomers in and marching them into their seats - between the existing audience and our ongoing performance...
Teachers having their own conversations loudly at the back of the venue, oblivious to the performance...
FREQUENT use of flash photos and video cameras, even when it is expressly prohibited in the prologue to the show...
Mobile phones that aren't switched off....
A janitor who entered the venue and noisily emptied bins around the perimeter...
Workmen continuing to do building maintenance, gardeners mowing lawns, etc, at the same time the school has us scheduled to perform...
I know these are isolated incidences, and there are plenty of examples of good rolemodelling....but when each of these individual teachers is being an example to about 200 kids at a time, is it any wonder nobody seems to be learning any etiquette?
Cheers,
Craig
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