Cinema alone

Thinking back I can remember going to see Cats at my local theatre alone when I was 16.
Clearly going solo hasnt bothered me much at all!😄

No but that sounds great too. I’ve recently noticed more folk going by themselves and thought why the heck not.

You weren't sat in the second row at the Duke of Yorks seeing Woman in Mind were you? 😀

I love going to the cinema on my own and am secretly slightly put out that my DH has suddenly started wanting to go 😀

I went to see a brilliant tribute singer this week and a guy next to me (with his wife) expressed commiserations that my husband wasn’t with me

Never been to the cinema by myself. But went to the theatre by myself last night and absolutely bloody loved it! So would definitely do cinema now

I went to see Marc Almond at the Brighton Dome with my husband - there was a single seat next to me and a woman in her late 70s came and sat down. She was very apologetic to me, like I would think she was wierd, but she said she went to concerts on her own all the time as she could never find anyone her age who wanted to go. Good for her.

It was good - Sheridan Smith was fantastic as was Romesh Ranganathan, it’s his first time performing in theatre I gather & shouldn’t be his last as he was excellent.

It’s an interesting play, rather unlike Ayckbourn’s other work, far more fantasorial than his usual middle class family conflict. There are moments of poignancy & hilarity, but I prefer his other plays - I’m an Ayckbourn purist I suppose! I felt most affection for Gerald the husband which again is quite unusual for Ayckbourn as his focus is often on women as the focus of sympathy. This piece felt unfinished to me - I was left wanting to know how it all settled down. It was panned by the critics when first shown in 1985 but audiences have consistently loved it. Enjoy - & let me know what you think!

I love going on my own. Always book the same seat, get sweets before and after hot chocolate from the foyer. I take a very large pure wool wrap that I drape over me like a blanket. Don’t care if people think I’m weird. I find it blissfully relaxing. In fact - I might just go today.

Ooh was it good @NoExchangeBeforeChristmasThen? I’m going to see it next week. Two nights in London for work and two shows booked, one with a friend and one on my own.

In my forty odd years of adult life I’ve never observed a time when it seemed unusual to be at the theatre, or a concert, or a restaurant on my own.

Either I was egregiously unobservant, or I was too busy enjoying myself to care whether other people were alone.

I’m not a cinema goer but I adore theatre & often go on my own. I’ve been tonight (albeit with a friend) but the two women sat in front of us were both there alone. Both early thirties I’d say, evidently gone straight from work to see Sheridan Smith in an Ayckbourn. I started doing it in my late thirties, around 12 years ago, it wasn’t as common then, it’s brilliant to see it being so normalised now. I eat out alone a lot too - did so this lunchtime - I love the peace of the experience.

I think it’s very empowering for women to do these things alone, with their own money. And I’d genuinely feel sad for any woman who didn’t feel emancipated enough to do the same, & hope she found the confidence to do so in future.

Just got back tonight and there were 5 people on their own scattered about. No issues. Perfectly normal thing to see in a cinema.

I saw No Other Choice on Tuesday. The local city centre Odeon closed down a while ago - think it’s being turned into flats. Was a bit of a flea pit anyway. The Curzon is nice but not as swish as an Everyman, but there isn’t one of those here either. Other choices are the dinky Picturehouse (with the terrible loos) in the nicest area of town, or a revered independent with a slightly quirky schedule.

No idea. We have both here - the Odeon deal is so much better. And the cinema is perfectly nice. It has about 18 screens, all pretty decent standard, and the staff are lovely. I saw the Korean film No Other Choice yesterday so it's not like they only show blockbusters. I'm sticking to the Odeon.

Why is Odeon Limitless so much cheaper than Curzon Cult membership? 🧐

I have odeon limitless and go on my own all the time. Loads of people do it

That pretty much was the twist but it would really annoy me personally to walk out before the end of a film!😁
I actually went to see The Housemaid this afternoon, good film. Went on my own and had the whole screening to myself.
I love a personal screening....that's the dream!😅

You did. It has quite the twist (I read the book :))

I would frequent my local, very cute Picturehouse if it possessed anything close to acceptable loos. As it doesn’t I swerve it, even though it’s in my favourite area of town.

The Curzon is at the top of a shopping centre, surrounded by cocktail bars and restaurants, so involves a fair bit of resisting temptation. It features a bar and restaurant- and they’ll bring snacks or pizza or whatever to your seat during the film. Which I’m not entirely certain is correct form - but what can you do?

You are my nightmare ‘public at the cinema’. 😂

Luckily my local Picturehouse does not sell hot smelly crunchy food for people to be walking in and out to collect. There is an Everyman not far away for those that like that.

Yep, and I also go to restaurants on my own. I have friends and a husband, but I travel a bit and like to eat at nice places when I’m away, so I think nothing of going on my own. Same with the cinema.

Oh really? I'm so awkward I fear if a booking made me do that I just wouldn't go 😂

I'd do the same but I guess some people are funny about sitting in 'their' seat. Got a long-haul plane home a couple of years ago, sat in between my friends with one friend in front of us by the window. One guy was seat in the middle seat and the aisle seat was empty. I would've moved over to the aisle seat to give us both room but he stayed in the middle 😅

I do it, actually im planning on going again next week. Ive always figured that even when you go with someone youre basically just sat next to them ignoring them watching the film.

My local cinema are great, I often go when the nacho cheese sauce isnt quite ready so they let me know what time it will be ready and I nip back out for it. They are also quite happy for me to be wearing socks when I nip out. Nor do they bat an eyelid at me buying a hotdog, nachos, picknmix and a slushie to myself 🤣.

I love a solo cinema trip