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Theatre show WWYD?

44 replies

LifesTooShortYOLO · 23/11/2021 12:44

So we have a show tomorrow evening at the Theatre that has been rescheduled since it got cancelled during lockdown and Covid last year.
I was due to go with my mum and MIL and both have now said they don't feel happy going as we are all going to be seated next to each other with not much spacing or social distancing, it's going to be crowded and no ventilation.
I understand their worries and I've said they've got to be happy going.
WWYD?
I'm thinking I will still go as it's not going to get much better than this, when exactly will be the time when we feel happy to go to a theatre again?
They are happy to loose their money if they don't feel happy going.

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Waxonwaxoff0 · 23/11/2021 12:53

I went to the theatre last weekend so yes I'd go. They don't have to if they're not happy.

vera99 · 23/11/2021 12:57

Been many times and crowded gigs as well. Basically, if you're not happy going then don't but if you want to go (and you can wear a mask if you wish) then go. Wouldn't push anyone out of their comfort zones though.

Oftenithinkaboutit · 23/11/2021 13:06

From a corona perspective - hell yes I’d go without a second’s thought

However I wouldn’t actually go because for me the theatre is all about the early dinner and chat and then post analysis of the show over a glass of wine

ApplesAreTheBaneOfMyLife · 23/11/2021 13:09

I’d definitely still go.

Could you give their tickets to some friends instead?

Mumdiva99 · 23/11/2021 13:18

Go...might you are happy either on your own or with friends.

I've been a few times. Not caught covid. Have stayed home last few weeks and now have covid...caught from school age daughter I assume.....

Comefromaway · 23/11/2021 13:22

I've been to the theatre several times and am due to go again on Friday. I'm vaccinated and I will wear a mask.

nancy75 · 23/11/2021 13:24

I've been a couple of times & just wore a mask throughout (most people didn't)
Are you happy going on your own? If the 2 people you were going with aren't there you'll have an empty chair either side of you, so not too close to other people

Floralnomad · 23/11/2021 13:25

I’d go , we went to the theatre in London a couple of months ago and my sister has been several times since they opened , none of us have caught anything .

girlmom21 · 23/11/2021 13:26

I'd definitely go!

Madasahattersteaparty1749 · 23/11/2021 13:31

I went to the theatre last week, was so good to be back.

If they are not happy to go I would see if you can get friends to go instead.

INeedNewShoes · 23/11/2021 13:35

I'd go but I wouldn't encourage the others if they don't feel comfortable. Everyone has there own line on Covid and weigh up benefit Vs risk their own way.

I went to the theatre last week and enjoyed it. There's no other proper way to go to the theatre than to go to the theatre so there's no alternative. The risk doesn't feel too great as the audience will mostly be adults who aren't forming a big proportion of cases at the moment. I also don't want to watch the Arts collapse entirely.

Whereas, for example, I haven't taken DD to softplay to mix with kids from umpteen different schools when there are alternatives that can be as much fun. We seek out new playgrounds instead so she still gets to climb new equipment but outdoors or as a particular treat I've been seeking out outdoor attractions that are exciting, like low key theme parks or, in the summer, boating lakes etc.

ThePlantsitter · 23/11/2021 13:37

Yes I would go, with a mask. Everyone's facing forward. They are right not to go if they're worried though.

Allmyarseandpeggymartin · 23/11/2021 13:40

This is such a sad post, when will they say they feel comfortable going to the theatre? Covid is not going to get any better. Life is so short, we’ve got to take every chance to enjoy it.

Are they CEV? Have they had their jabs?

To answer your question yes I would go, my mother would go. We are double jabbed, time to enjoy life.

bumblefeline · 23/11/2021 13:44

A theatre is not the best place to go if worried about Covid. We went to the West End in August. No one really wearing a mask, no spare seats, singing and cheering it was fantastic.

I'd still go if I was you.

ThePlantsitter · 23/11/2021 13:55

I don't think people making their own decisions about whether or not they feel safe is sad.

If wearing masks was the law they might feel safer. It's sad that people don't respect others enough to do it routinely but it's not sad that people choose their own actions based on the info they have.

JunoMcDuff · 23/11/2021 13:56

I'd go.

I went a few weeks ago.

I'd see if friends wanted the tickets.

eightlivesdown · 23/11/2021 14:01

I've been to several shows and other events recently. There's no social distancing; some people wear masks, some don't. Go if you are comfortable with this, but not if it makes you anxious. Same for mum and MIL.

SunLovingMummy · 23/11/2021 14:04

I don’t think I’d go myself as I’d be very anxious being so close to so many people in unventilated space, no masks. I have been to an outdoor concert, wearing a mask and felt uncomfortable being so close to so many. So I can see their perspective

If you’re comfortable with the scenario, by all means go on your own. Or see if a friend or two would be interested in the spare tickets.

LilyPond2 · 23/11/2021 16:51

I wouldn't personally go. I am over 50 and my booster jab has not yet had its two weeks to take effect. Once my booster has had time to take effect, not sure. It would have to be something that I'd be really sorry to miss.

changingstages · 23/11/2021 17:19

I went to the theatre (West End) last week. I go about three/four times a month. Fringe theatre etc - mask use still quite high. West End, it's been declining. The play I was at, in a packed theatre, I was one of two people (apart from the front of house staff) wearing a mask.

I'm not going to go back till after the winter. All I want is for DD to be able to stay in school and for Christmas to be vaguely normal, so am going to keep my risks strictly to work-related activities (ie commuting to London etc) for a while.

changingstages · 23/11/2021 17:20

should say, one of two people in the circle, not necessarily the whole theatre - not sure what those in the stalls were up to. Perhaps they were more cautious down there...

Magistera · 23/11/2021 17:27

Presumably your Mum and MIL are old enough to have had a third jab in the past few weeks? Their immunity will be high, this is the safest time to go out imo.

DockOTheBay · 23/11/2021 19:05

I would definitely go. Why not ask a friend if they want to take your Mums ticket, maybe they could pay half or something so nobody loses out too much.

tootyfruitypickle · 23/11/2021 19:09

I'd definitely go but most of us didn't wear masks so it's not a place for anyone worried about covid .

tootyfruitypickle · 23/11/2021 19:11

Different for me and dd though as we had covid recently so not at all worried about passing it on or catching it (the joy of having a secondary child Grin).
I might have been a bit nervous pre having covid ! It was really rammed and largely mask free (which I loved as everyone chatting ).

London west end

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