Big hair, sweet wrappers and mobile phones top the list of irritants for theatre goers.
1. Set malfunctions
At the recent Mikhailovsky Ballet Giselle (pictured), Judith Flanders described how two pieces of hanging ivy “spent much of Act II going up and down like a bride’s nightie”, distracting from the Queen of the Wilis’ impassioned solo. When you’re wondering if a piece of set will fall over or how much the stage manager has been drinking, it’s hard to appreciate the sincerity of a performance.
1. Set malfunctions
At the recent Mikhailovsky Ballet Giselle (pictured), Judith Flanders described how two pieces of hanging ivy “spent much of Act II going up and down like a bride’s nightie”, distracting from the Queen of the Wilis’ impassioned solo. When you’re wondering if a piece of set will fall over or how much the stage manager has been drinking, it’s hard to appreciate the sincerity of a performance.