Uncle Vernon Gets Stroppy.
Tue, 29 Nov 2005, 10:17 amWalter Plinge7 posts in thread
Uncle Vernon Gets Stroppy.
Tue, 29 Nov 2005, 10:17 am"F**k Off!" Griffiths Tells Audience Member.
When an audience member's mobile phone went off for the third time in the matinee of Heroes at Wyndham's on Saturday (19th November), actor Richard Griffiths, in the middle of a long speech towards the end of the play, lost his temper and asked if it was going to ring again or if he could finish the play.
"ThereÂ’s 750 people sitting in here, and if I was them IÂ’d sue you for spoiling their afternoon," he said. "In fact, why donÂ’t you leave the theatre now? F*** off!"
Another mobile had rung twice in the previous night's performance, which led the play's producer David Pugh to tell SOLT's website, “We are fully supportive of Richard, and if anybody’s mobile phone rings we shall tell them to f*** off out of the theatre!”
The audience clearly supported him too: he received a standing ovation for his words."
When an audience member's mobile phone went off for the third time in the matinee of Heroes at Wyndham's on Saturday (19th November), actor Richard Griffiths, in the middle of a long speech towards the end of the play, lost his temper and asked if it was going to ring again or if he could finish the play.
"ThereÂ’s 750 people sitting in here, and if I was them IÂ’d sue you for spoiling their afternoon," he said. "In fact, why donÂ’t you leave the theatre now? F*** off!"
Another mobile had rung twice in the previous night's performance, which led the play's producer David Pugh to tell SOLT's website, “We are fully supportive of Richard, and if anybody’s mobile phone rings we shall tell them to f*** off out of the theatre!”
The audience clearly supported him too: he received a standing ovation for his words."
Re: Uncle Vernon Gets Stroppy.
Wed, 30 Nov 2005, 12:45 pmI blame the parents meself. In my day boys at twenty years old were whipped publicly for even looking like they were going to speak.
And we had real entertainment in those days, gas lamps, fog, and real weather. Not this namby pamby climate they force on us nowadays.
Good plays about Lords and Ladies an' their goins' on, and farces with underpants 'n' all. Ahh good times.
And dont forget most 20 year olds in my day were already fighting wars, yes, character building getting shot. Calms you down. A lot.
Fact is, having worked and performed with a whole bunch of twenty somethings this month they are BRILLIANT. I was the "grand old man" in their production, I live in awe of their talent, their flexibilty and ability to speak out. Of course a lot of what they said, and terminology, well, I didnt always agree LOL. But as people, mate, compared to my lot (agegroup). Awesome.
Yes there always some 16 - 30's that are inconsiderate pains in the fundament. But they are few, far fewer than the arrogant bastards in my current generation of boomers.
I played to audiences of students all 100% well behaved and enthusiastic. I would think you encountered people who had NEVER been exposed to formal theatre , and that truly is their parents fault.
Consideration is an art, that like maturity, is optional.
My take is that when something like that happens, I cast meself back to the heyday of the globe... I fi can rivet them with my performance then...all other considerations are worthless.
I have seen Craig wither people with few and polite words...and witnessed great performers bring shows to a halt to deliver stinging rebukes to offending audience members.
Its theatre. Thats all. Don't have a cow man.
Thou reeky plume-plucked flirt-gill!
And we had real entertainment in those days, gas lamps, fog, and real weather. Not this namby pamby climate they force on us nowadays.
Good plays about Lords and Ladies an' their goins' on, and farces with underpants 'n' all. Ahh good times.
And dont forget most 20 year olds in my day were already fighting wars, yes, character building getting shot. Calms you down. A lot.
Fact is, having worked and performed with a whole bunch of twenty somethings this month they are BRILLIANT. I was the "grand old man" in their production, I live in awe of their talent, their flexibilty and ability to speak out. Of course a lot of what they said, and terminology, well, I didnt always agree LOL. But as people, mate, compared to my lot (agegroup). Awesome.
Yes there always some 16 - 30's that are inconsiderate pains in the fundament. But they are few, far fewer than the arrogant bastards in my current generation of boomers.
I played to audiences of students all 100% well behaved and enthusiastic. I would think you encountered people who had NEVER been exposed to formal theatre , and that truly is their parents fault.
Consideration is an art, that like maturity, is optional.
My take is that when something like that happens, I cast meself back to the heyday of the globe... I fi can rivet them with my performance then...all other considerations are worthless.
I have seen Craig wither people with few and polite words...and witnessed great performers bring shows to a halt to deliver stinging rebukes to offending audience members.
Its theatre. Thats all. Don't have a cow man.
Thou reeky plume-plucked flirt-gill!
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