tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33915802.post4797286103971581103..comments2008-05-01T10:10:09.843+01:00Waldorfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01758417017426813712noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33915802.post-9002320884593655122008-05-01T10:10:00.000+01:002008-05-01T10:10:00.000+01:00Not me! Not me! At least I hope not.<BR/><BR/>I completely share your frustrations, and we have had our fair share of 'audience problems' over the years.<BR/><BR/>Most recently at "The Children" at Dundee Rep, we had some (let's say) very overstimulated people sitting next to us who behaved appallingly, and who should have been asked to leave. Unfortunately, most of the theatre management were tied up with chaperone roles as this was a youth theatre production, so nothing happened.<BR/><BR/>And at the Traverse last week, a guy in the front row went out mid act (and that's a long creaky climb all the way up to the back) and then was allowed to just wander back in (long creaky climb back down.<BR/><BR/>But give me a live performance any time. John Byrne was explaining to Janice Forsyth on BBC Radio Scotland Radio Cafe yesterday why he is writing for the theatre, not TV any more - simply because of the excitement of a live medium.<BR/><BR/>And there is nothing like a packed house enjoying themselves.Bluedoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03464374078873582916noreply@blogger.com