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Crisps shouldn’t be allowed in the theatre

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coffeegirl73 · 26/04/2025 02:13

Went to a play tonight - a professional production - tickets weren’t cheap. But for me it was spoilt by people all round me munching from large family size bags of crisps and bags of sweets. I just feel it’s very disrespectful to the performers. It seems mad to me that we can’t go an hour without eating?? They were selling ice cream at the interval which is kinda traditional I guess and most people finishing off their ice cream wouldn’t make noise. The 2nd half was worse- the girl beside me had a large bag of sweets that were individually wrapped and she was constantly unwrapping sweets and offering them to her friends. Was at Stratford there last year and there’s no way you would eat through the performance but this theatre is also pretty well known. Was very annoyed

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RickiRaccoon · 26/04/2025 03:43

It is annoying when people can't do things quietly or discreetly. Venues should avoid selling things in overly crinkly packaging like they avoid selling overly smelly foods.

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Glitchymn1 · 26/04/2025 03:30

YANBU. It’s distracting and spoils the experience.
Even my 9 year old can sit still for two hours without feeling the need to stuff her face every 5 seconds.

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nyancatdays · 26/04/2025 02:46

I agree OP! Why can’t people go to the theatre these days without constant noisy eating? It’s so rude and bad-mannered. I went to see a ballet last year at a big regional theatre that used to be wonderful, but now they sell popcorn, sandwiches and beer to take into the auditorium and everyone was rustling and munching so loudly you could hardly hear the music, and the whole place smelt vile, of spilt sticky beer and drinks. A woman in our row was eating a hummus salad in a box. The tickets cost £150 for all of us and I was so disgusted - will never go back there. What is wrong with people? A theatre isn’t a canteen.

Gardenfish · 26/04/2025 02:45

I agree op.

Libre2 · 26/04/2025 02:42

I agree re the eating OP - it’s deeply annoying. And crisps in a theatre setting is just bonkers.

Uppitymuppity · 26/04/2025 02:39

Don't go and see shows in a public setting where they sell food that might have any sort of noise being made whilst it's being eaten if you dont want to hear it. Perhaps next time you could hire a private box then your delicate ears cannot hear such intrusive sounds.