Theatre Etiquette: The Dos and Dont's of Attending Shows

Published: April 12, 2023, 2:16 p.m.

Last Friday, a musical in Manchester had to be cut short because some audience members wouldn\u2019t refrain from singing or shouting. Two people were asked to leave after shouting/screaming \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d at the top of their lungs. The show was paused, they were asked to leave but \u201cmini riots\u201d and \u201cfights\u201d broke out prompting the show to end prematurely.\n \nSo, is singing acceptable in theatres? What is the etiquette when seeing a show in a theatre? Sean was joined by Kirsty Sedgman, Doctor of Audiences at Bristol University and Author of \u2018On Being Unreasonable: Breaking the Rules and Making Things\u2019...