Originally Posted by
Chihiro77:
“Oh come on, really?
While I'm sure she's not a very nice person, what kind of theatre only sells bagels and has cast members houting at the audience? How do you know she grabbed six bagels? Why did the audience wait until the end to applaud the man who told her to be quiet?
This story has more holes than the six bagels you speak of!”
Is it nice be a doubting Thomas?
A fringe theatre in Southwark called Union Theatre which has a little cafe at the entrance which sells bagels , which have become well known and gets great reviews on Trip Adviser. Have a look
It was a theatre goer who asked her to shut up, the audience politely waited until the show had ended and the cast left the stage to turn to him an applaud him and pass comments and thank.
He was the partner of one of the cast.
The audience were hardly going to ruin such an intimate performance to applaud another member of the audience!
The person who she approached for something to eat told me about it at the bar after the show when I was waiting for one of the cast ( my son)
The bagel wraps were left on her table, as was one half eaten and one full one.
Not all theatres are in cities with huge stages and hundreds of plush seats.
Some are fringe theatres off West End and hidden away in places you would never guess-some are under bridge arches, there is one at the back of a book shop.
They have shows which consist of performers and cast creatives who work on profit share.
This means they audition in the same way as someone auditioning for a West End show but they don't get paid unless the show makes a profit.
The Theatres are small and the chances of making anything from doing such shows are very very slim, even if they sell out every night. The nature of the theatres allow for the cast to mingle and involve the audience like it did at the show we went to.
The cast and creatives do it for the love of their art and out of the hope it leads to further exposure and paid work.
Someone taking £18 work of bagels without paying is another cost to be covered.
Not much money to many people but it's the principle of taking and not paying which is bad.