An Independent article caused drama by suggesting theatre etiquette has gone too far – 17 one-star reviews
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I find your headline a strange choice. It implies that Andrew Scott’s complaint about someone on a laptop in a tiny theatre is etiquette & people being stuffy rather than simple respect. Yet, in your article you say there’s a difference between “behaviour” and “etiquette”.
— vickster51 (@vickster51) January 4, 2024
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"Ah Jessie, you read English at Sussex didn't you? Can you give me a thousand words on why people should be allowed to work on their laptops during Hamlet? Ta." #IndieClickBait
Obsession with ‘theatre etiquette’ could soon turn audiences away… https://t.co/rZ65LO0sNA
— Paul Joyce (@bergersmicer) January 4, 2024
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No. pic.twitter.com/C5wS6LR0jF
— Dr Adam Rutherford (@AdamRutherford) January 4, 2024
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"But what if we put off the kind of people who pay London theatre prices and then do their emails during the show" is not a question that should give theatre managers any sleepless nights https://t.co/pIzy7NfYtz
— Eddie Robson (@EddieRobson) January 4, 2024
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“too many rules” — sit down, put your phone away, and shut up. that’s not too many. https://t.co/rmI54tvpqd
— louis ™ (@lsshnkr) January 4, 2024
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If it turns away people who can't shut up for a couple of hours I am all for it
— Alex (@Tiiii69) January 3, 2024
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Honestly etiquette in general has been eroding and we’re worse off for it. It’s not a compromise on your individual freedom to act like a person in a world populated by other people. https://t.co/VKqqYFVpd8
— Tiffany Morris (@tiffmorris) January 4, 2024
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Front of house once had to stop someone bringing an entire steak and chips on a slab of wood into the theatre all the best xoxo https://t.co/8QTySrTLU1
— Natasha Hodgson (@NatashaHodgson) January 4, 2024
Anyway, here’s the man himself performing those famous lines from Hamlet, if you’re not too busy checking your emails to watch it.
Andrew Scott, as Hamlet, performs the opening lines of #Shakespeare's most famous soliloquy. Watch the full production at 9pm, Saturday, @BBCTwo pic.twitter.com/2jK0bAGY0u
— BBC Arts (@bbcarts) March 28, 2018
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