Don Q Fan Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 I haven't waited more than a few minutes for my coat at ROH since Open Up either. Its very quick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Same here certainly not more than five mins anyway. As it happened last Saturday afternoon I was so busy contacting friends after the performance etc that when I went to collect my things it had closed already! The staff were winding me up saying I'd have to wait another two hours etc before they opened up again!! Or ....had they gone to lost property ... Which would be a VERY complicated procedure! Anyway they opened up for me but I think they aim to empty and close the cloakrooms in 20 mins after performances ...though it doesn't usually take this long of course. Lovely to see you on Saturday Don Q sorry not more time etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, LinMM said: Same here certainly not more than five mins anyway. As it happened last Saturday afternoon I was so busy contacting friends after the performance etc that when I went to collect my things it had closed already! The staff were winding me up saying I'd have to wait another two hours etc before they opened up again!! Or ....had they gone to lost property ... Which would be a VERY complicated procedure! Anyway they opened up for me but I think they aim to empty and close the cloakrooms in 20 mins after performances ...though it doesn't usually take this long of course. Lovely to see you on Saturday Don Q sorry not more time etc. I would have assumed the cloakroom was Opened Up all the time the building is open. (I never use it myself.) Anyway I'm glad they re-opened it for you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 So we are at the Coli for Le Corsaire and the girl sitting in front of my vertically-challenged wife has her hair tied up in a 3 or 4 inch vertical bun right on top of her head, which is right in her sight line. Is it acceptable to lean forward and chop it off at the roots? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Quintus said: So we are at the Coli for Le Corsaire and the girl sitting in front of my vertically-challenged wife has her hair tied up in a 3 or 4 inch vertical bun right on top of her head, which is right in her sight line. Is it acceptable to lean forward and chop it off at the roots? That happened to me in Birmingham in the summer. I wish I'd had something with me to cut the bun off - I might have got arrested if I'd just pulled it out!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 DH was at a show my school were participating recently. He and my cousin found themselves sitting in the dress circle behind a hairstyle as mentioned above, whose male companion had perched his glasses on top of his head. So DH has a blurred view of the stage through them. Luckily there were some spare seats so DH and cousin moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Q Fan Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I've seen people wearing HATS as well???? Yes I've often seen high buns or bouffant hair dos and thought no consideration for people behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheherezade Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Yes, a large hat at ENB last night too, and not a close-fitting flapper/beanie-style hat but a wide-brimmed offering that must have completely obscured the view of the people in the row behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninamargaret Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Perhaps we should revert to the old days when programmes carried a note asking ladies to remove their hats! Another note at the same time advertised that tea trays could be ordered and brought to patrons in their seats. Just imagine what fun that would be if the practice restarted! Unfortunately I can remember the delicate clink of teacups throughout the theatre. Think what fun that would be at the ROH! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon2 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, ninamargaret said: Perhaps we should revert to the old days when programmes carried a note asking ladies to remove their hats! Another note at the same time advertised that tea trays could be ordered and brought to patrons in their seats. Just imagine what fun that would be if the practice restarted! Unfortunately I can remember the delicate clink of teacups throughout the theatre. Think what fun that would be at the ROH! Tea might be better than the trays with red wine and two glasses that seemed popular at the cinema I went to on Sunday lunch time. I’ve decided I don’t like the smell of red wine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthE Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 20 minutes ago, Jane said: Tea might be better than the trays with red wine and two glasses that seemed popular at the cinema I went to on Sunday lunch time. I’ve decided I don’t like the smell of red wine. I love the smell of (good) red wine - but it's quite a strong smell, and therefore a sensory distraction when (a) my eyes and ears are meant to be focusing on a performance, and (b) I haven't chosen to have it within smelling distance. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Ditto popcorn. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon2 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 2 hours ago, alison said: Ditto popcorn. There was popcorn too but I was expecting that. Red wine took me by surprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyTaylor Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Quote from the 2 ladies behind me at the RB Sleeping Beauty tonight "Isn't this long. When we came to see Coppelia we got 2 intervals of 30 minutes and it still finished by 10 o'clock" What are they coming for - the intervals or the ballet??? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I had a new one tonight: my neighbour head banging to the beginning of Brahms symphony number 1! Thankfully I usually close my eyes to concentrate on the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Just now, bangorballetboy said: I had a new one tonight: my neighbour head banging to the beginning of Brahms symphony number 1! Thankfully I usually close my eyes to concentrate on the music. Perhaps he thought they were going to burst into Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody! Party on dudes! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 The man sitting in front of me this evening had a prime seat (OS H27) and a clear view of the stage with no obstacles. However he definitely didn’t want to be there as he fidgeted non stop throughout and was saying goodbye to his companion and ran out the door as soon as the curtain fell. Me wonders why some people bother attending at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Dancer Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Praise is due to the chap who told off the 2 people texting at the start of the third act of Le Corsaire tonight. Thanks whoever you are for taking action. No praise to the woman behind me who started asking her friend which of the men was the hero really loudly at the start of the piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheherezade Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 hour ago, JennyTaylor said: What are they coming for - the intervals or the ballet??? The intervals, Jenny, indefatigable proof of the success of Open Up. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheherezade Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 hour ago, bangorballetboy said: I had a new one tonight: my neighbour head banging to the beginning of Brahms symphony number 1! Thankfully I usually close my eyes to concentrate on the music. I have sometimes felt the need to bang my head. And to close my eyes. With increasing regularity, unfortunately, at some of the more recent productions at the ROH. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 16 hours ago, JennyTaylor said: Quote from the 2 ladies behind me at the RB Sleeping Beauty tonight "Isn't this long. When we came to see Coppelia we got 2 intervals of 30 minutes and it still finished by 10 o'clock" What are they coming for - the intervals or the ballet??? Very similar picture next to me last night but it was obviously a special group treat so I felt they could be forgiven. Let's face it, there are longueurs in Sleeping Beauty which are, I suspect, ameliorated for regulars by our keen focus on a range of individual dancers who may, or may not, be centre stage. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonty Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 On 09/01/2020 at 14:35, Scheherezade said: Yes, a large hat at ENB last night too, and not a close-fitting flapper/beanie-style hat but a wide-brimmed offering that must have completely obscured the view of the people in the row behind. Why on earth would someone keep their hat on inside? On 09/01/2020 at 23:20, JennyTaylor said: Quote from the 2 ladies behind me at the RB Sleeping Beauty tonight "Isn't this long. When we came to see Coppelia we got 2 intervals of 30 minutes and it still finished by 10 o'clock" What are they coming for - the intervals or the ballet??? I have a certain sympathy. I have sometimes felt that about SB myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 As currently danced by the RB, Sleeping Beauty is never too long. I could just sit and listen to the music alone. In fact, I wish it were longer (please reinstate the Sapphire variation in Act 3!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Agree but as long as I can make a matinee!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 11/01/2020 at 12:40, Fonty said: Why on earth would someone keep their hat on inside? Perhaps they've been having cancer treatment and are self-conscious about having lost all their hair? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 10 hours ago, taxi4ballet said: Perhaps they've been having cancer treatment and are self-conscious about having lost all their hair? I've seen that Taxi but the couple of times I have noticed ladies wearing hats because of hair loss they have been discrete hats and I can't see that they would have impeded anyone and they certainly didn't mine. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 I had a teenage pupil who suffered severe hair loss (not cancer) and she had a selection of beautiful hats which resembled a silky turban or 1920s Cloche. She wore them for class and they wouldn't have been a problem for anyone sitting behind her in a theatre. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 From the letters page in today's Times: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Eeew how revolting. This is one of the reasons I never go to the cinema anymore. I haven't been for years, and I don't miss it. Actually, I went to see Judy in the West End on a Sunday at midday (my first foray to the cinema for many a year), and there were only about ten of us in the whole place. Total bliss! I will be trying the Bolshoi broadcast of Giselle on the 26th, so hopefully that will also be a civilised affair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 I only go to our local cinema now, in the mid afternoons. Often see blockbusters, even in early days of release, with only a handful of fellow movie devotees - but now only go 6-8 times a year, rather then 2-3 times a month. Otherwise, the distractions just too great. Why can't people spend approx 2 hours without having to consume enough snacks to feed the 5000? Enough pop to refloat the Titanic? The slurping and rustling just drives me bonkers! Its usually at their kneee level - i.e. right at my ears level - and almost blocks out the soundtrack. Then there's the chattering in the quiet bits - you know, the plot develpment bits. Bah! And don't get me started on the queue to buy a ticket (I often have a voucher to use, so can't use the machines outside) when one small family group often takes 10-15mins to get served all this expensive flim-flam. Mind you, I suppose all that non-sense does keep the cinema afloat and the ticket price down. I cheat - I just get a small packet of sweeties from Sainsbury at about 1/5th the cost and twice the volume! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Very pleased with something the conductor at ROH last night (Simon Hewett) did. He asked the orchestra to stand for their audience acknowledgement before the prelude for act 3 of Sleeping Beauty. As a consequence, the audience knew the performance was about to continue and so we were spared the dreadful chattering that has blighted this run so far whilst the orchestra played this prelude. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthE Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, bangorballetboy said: Very pleased with something the conductor at ROH last night (Simon Hewett) did. He asked the orchestra to stand for their audience acknowledgement before the prelude for act 3 of Sleeping Beauty. As a consequence, the audience knew the performance was about to continue and so we were spared the dreadful chattering that has blighted this run so far whilst the orchestra played this prelude. Indeed - it made such a huge difference. Having not seen it since mid-December, I didn't realise this was the first time it had been done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 He did it at this past Saturday's matinee too so it must be something he does as standard. Maybe the other SB conductors could be encouraged to follow suit in future runs. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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