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, 03:00 pmI think I covered that...
>"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."<
Having been in my time, heckled, dodged fruit, bottles and excrement (Yes my performance truly deserved it sometimes) Been threatened with a knife, death and several large US marines who took exception to my stage sexuality, oh and on one memorable (not) occasion a large, smelly and very sexually aware billy goat decided to join me on the outdoor stage. What cologne WAS I wearing? What was I thinking?
I do remember seeing reported(But not witnessing) in Drury lane in London a famous actor stop a play and exclaim to some second row patrons " no thats alright my dears, we will wait for you to be seated comfortably and finish your conversation before we continue with our story" And they did. The patrons leaving in high embarassment and to the appreciation of the crowd.
As you well know Joe, a thick skin is acquired over long practice, and shed by slow abrasion.
Youngsters will learn that it really is not a job for the faint hearted...
Thou beslubbering boil-brained maggot-pie!
>"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."<
Having been in my time, heckled, dodged fruit, bottles and excrement (Yes my performance truly deserved it sometimes) Been threatened with a knife, death and several large US marines who took exception to my stage sexuality, oh and on one memorable (not) occasion a large, smelly and very sexually aware billy goat decided to join me on the outdoor stage. What cologne WAS I wearing? What was I thinking?
I do remember seeing reported(But not witnessing) in Drury lane in London a famous actor stop a play and exclaim to some second row patrons " no thats alright my dears, we will wait for you to be seated comfortably and finish your conversation before we continue with our story" And they did. The patrons leaving in high embarassment and to the appreciation of the crowd.
As you well know Joe, a thick skin is acquired over long practice, and shed by slow abrasion.
Youngsters will learn that it really is not a job for the faint hearted...
Thou beslubbering boil-brained maggot-pie!
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