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Audience members at a performance of "The Bodyguard" in Manchester, U.K., were so rowdy that riot police were called — and it's not the first time theatergoers have been called out for bad behavior. This Storyboard looks at why this might be happening — did lockdowns destroy our social skills and manners? Plus, a breakdown of Broadway actors' biggest etiquette bugbears.

https://flipboard.com/@theculturedesk/what-s-going-on-with-theater-audiences-71nbkas9rohsn4n0

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What's Going On With Theater Audiences?

Phone usage, loud eating, conversations and raucous singalongs, one of which led to riot police being called, are just some of the antics that theater professionals say are common in audience members these days. Do we just not know how to behave in public post-pandemic, or should the pros accept that etiquette has evolved?

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Apr 12, 2023 at 3:48pmWeb
Show threadKateApr 12, 2023
@CultureDesk I wonder if these 'jukebox' style musicals are attracting a different crowd to the theatre? A crowd that doesn't know how to behave!
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Show threadFlipboard Culture DeskApr 12, 2023
@katekate Interesting point! Theaters do need to welcome new audiences and the arts should be for everyone, but the actors, crew and front-of-house team also need to be able to do their jobs.