Globe Audiences: Spectatorship and Reconstruction at Shakespeares
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Woods, Penelope
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Appendix 8 - Front of House Affect Data
Date
Mat /
Eve
Weather
23 Apr
Eve
Mild
Start
time
Ticket
Sales
Seated
Yard
Wheelchairs
1324
867
457
2
869
453
0
Fainters
Fainters-under- Repeat
membrane
Fainters
'Feeling’
Faint
Vomiters
Difficulty
Standing
Ambulance
/Hospital
Leavers
2
‘Groundlings keen to participate’
24 Apr
Eve
Mild
19.2
1322
4
2
8
1
‘Flash cameras used, photographers stopped during show.’’
25 Apr
Eve
Mild and a
little wet
1
1
a few
‘feeling faint’
‘A few people came out feeling faint, but only one lady actually fainted. The first casualty came out within minutes declaring ‘this show obviously isn't for me’ as she turned
a very pale shade of green! The stewards reported a couple of groundlings refusing to put their heads through the holes in the sheet as it was ‘undignified’.’
25 Apr
Mat
Wet and
Warm
12.48
1328
878
450
2
3
‘A man was extremely vocal and a little aggressive in his behaviour towards the stewards and patrons around him, at the interval. He complained about the noise of the
helicopters and wouldn’t listen to explanation. FOH were called in to intervene and calmed the man down by explaining that there had been an emergency outside the
Globe to which an ambulance and police had also been called. This information pacified him somewhat and he went on to tell FOH his life history and the fact he had been
institutionalised in Belmarsh for a number of years due to mental illness.’
27 Apr
Eve
Warm
1410
860
550
lots
‘Smoke gusts seemed easier tonight, however the incense burning was a new addition and the fainters started barely 5 mins into the show. A lot of people came out
feeling too claustrophobic and queasy, some of whom did not return.’
28 Apr
Eve
Warm
1319
850
469
0
2
a number
‘felt queasy’
362
Date
Mat /
Eve
Weather
Start
time
Ticket
Sales
Seated
Yard
Wheelchairs
Fainters
Fainters-under- Repeat
membrane
Fainters
'Feeling’
Faint
Vomiters
Difficulty
Standing
Ambulance
/Hospital
Leavers
‘Two fainters (both men) within the first 20 minutes. One who was under the canopy when he fainted, was a little on the violent side as he came to on the piazza
afterwards. Both took a while to recover in the first aid room. A number also came out feeling queasy.’
29 Apr
Eve
Warm
1347
839
508
1
15
6
‘15 fainters tonight, several quite serious (6 wheel chairs were required in the yard). A number of these were groundlings who had been standing int he canopy. Several
said that they had overheated. At times the first aid room was not sufficient to house the number of casualties, so FOH placed a number of fainters on mats outside on
West Piazza. Thanks to the Witches who helped retrieve a patron! At the end of the interval a steward was approached by a patron who complained that a gentleman
sitting near her in Upper East had been aggressive and sexually inappropriate towards her. FOH spoke with the gentleman in question– he did not appear to be drunk and
accepted that he had been ruder than he meant to be when he got into a confrontation with another patron. He explained that he was feeling distressed by the amount of
blood during the first half and had pushed past another patron in haste to exit at the interval. FOH felt that as he was now calm and seemed to accept that his behaviour
was inappropriate, that he should be allowed to remain– FOH checked first with the female patron, who had complained, that she was happy for him to remain, which she
was.’
1 May
Mat
Sunny,
Warm,
Very Wet,
Hail
1326
871
491
0
3 in first
half
‘Woman concerned the dry ice would set off her asthma. groundlings remained in yard under canopy even though it rained and hailed in the second half; audience
reluctant to leave at the end because of the rain’
1 May
Eve
Very Wet
2 May
Mat
very Wet
19.31
1344
865
479
0
2
1362
869
493
0
1
‘Young boy fainted during first half. His dad was a GP so took over looking after hi; membrane not used as too wet; blankets being stolen from cart; huge queues at coffee
carts made for extended interval; show relay in FOH office not working; audience couple who had tickets for the wrong day tried to sneak in.’
4 May
Eve
Cold
19.5
1300
849
451
0
1
‘1 elderly lady fainted by the coffee cart before the show began no other first aid cases; rowdy school group was warned not to keep putting heads in and out of holes
because they would damage them; they damaged them; several complaints about late start and restricted view with the cauldron’
363
Date
5 May
Mat /
Eve
Eve
Weather
Start
time
Cool
Ticket
Sales
1314
Seated
860
Yard
454
Wheelchairs
Fainters
0
numerous;
5 from the
same
school
Fainters-under- Repeat
membrane
Fainters
'Feeling’
Faint
Vomiters
Difficulty
Standing
Ambulance
/Hospital
Leavers
‘Steward injured falling down stairs was taken to hospital; a young boy with vertigo was reseated ; five fainters from the same school; one girl came out after 5 minutes in
tears and shock. All the blood had been too much for her and she didn’t feel able to go back inside the theatre. Instead she sat in the coffee shop with her teacher and
other fainters from their group. The witches did offer to show her the stage blood to show her it was all make believe but she couldn’t face that either; complaints about
noise from packing up Swan carts.’
5 May
Mat
Cool
13.4
1085
605
480
0
4
‘First aid room being painted so some chaos organising space for fainters; loud noise in radiators in toilet; school groups well behaved today; short man on crutches
couldn't see over the membrane, was given a house seat because it was quiet, woman asked for hearing loop but it wasn't working.’
6 May
Mat
Mild but
Sunny
13.36
1202
747
455
2
4
1
‘Problem of two people putting their heads through one hole this was rectified when spotted by stewards, reoccurring problem with witches being manhandled by the
audience towards the end of the interval, FOH allocated four stewards in the yard to act as bodyguards for witches, teenage groundlings causing problems trying to sneak
into bays to sit, majority of audience students, most well behaved.’
7 May
Eve
Mostly dry
and cold
19.15
1331
864
467
1 (felt
unwell)
0
‘Problems with school students; lots of complaints about some French school students.’
8 May
Eve
Windy and
cold
19
1326
867
459
1
1
10
‘Ian Russell and assistant filmed the performance from LG; forty students arrived fifteen minutes late; ten students left ten mins before interval because they were too tired
to stand; persistent photographer in LG asked to delete photos;’
364
Date
16 May
Mat /
Eve
Weather
Start
time
Ticket
Sales
Seated
Yard
Wheelchairs
Fainters
Eve
Cold,
heavy
downpour
s & hail
18
1325
868
457
1
3
Fainters-under- Repeat
membrane
Fainters
'Feeling’
Faint
Vomiters
Difficulty
Standing
Ambulance
/Hospital
Leavers
‘Two ‘young female fainters before the interval. There was a third fainter but no details are provided. The groundlings remained steadfast under the canopy, even though it
hailed and poured. French college students caused some disruption. As did an elderly French lady.’
16 May
Mat
Mild with
showers
12.5
1325
869
456
1
1
2
‘One young man fainted in the Middle Gallery; wheelchair used to transport him to First Aid Room. Another lady felt ill and came out to take a seat in the foyer, she also
returned inside after the interval. One other patron felt unwell but refused any assistance from FOH or the Fireman, she later left the theatre.’
18 May
Eve
Warm
19.2
1323
856
458
4
‘There were a total of four medical cases this evening, nothing serious.’
19 May
Mat
Warm
13.3
1263
811
452
1
14
‘Due to the warm weather 14 people were taken ill and/or fainted. All were taken to the First Aid room and none were serious. Large group of 7-10 year old primary school
children present. Man soaked by porter said he had ‘thoroughly enjoyed the show’ but his programme had been soaked so it was replaced. Curtain on the ring was stuck
for the entirety of the show in front of Box A, but no-one complained.’
20 May
Eve
Warm and
dry
21 May
Mat
Very
Warm
19.25
1318
863
455
0
0
4
1
large
number
1
‘Large number taking photographs; two groups who had lost tickets and had them reissued with complications.’
21 May
Eve
Warm and
dry
19.1
1364
860
504
0
4
1
365
Date
Mat /
Eve
Weather
Start
time
Ticket
Sales
Seated
Yard
Wheelchairs
Fainters
Fainters-under- Repeat
membrane
Fainters
'Feeling’
Faint
22 May
Eve
Fine and
dry
19.15
1322
867
455
0
8
1
4
large
number
several
2
Vomiters
Difficulty
Standing
Ambulance
/Hospital
Leavers
1 Ambulance;
1 taken to St
Thomas’s by
taxi
2
‘Vomiter aimed for plant pots; repeat fainter came back to thank FOH.’
23 May
Mat
Hot and
Sunny
12.4
1317
864
453
1
‘Four visually-impaired audience members and 2 guide dogs who really enjoyed tour and show; several elderly audience members suffered problems, one with a
pacemaker moved out of direct sunlight, one collapsed after feeling pins and needles and an ambulance called, one with man with medication for heart problems, two
separate young girls vomiting and feeling unwell repeatedly.’
23 May
Eve
Very Hot
1320
864
456
8
27?
8
1 ambulance
‘Starting from 10 mins into this evening, 27 people either fainted or came out feeling hot and faint together with 8 vomiters. Mats were set up by the glass doors and outside
the first aid room to accommodate people An 87 year old lady sitting on the back row of Bay D in the corner, fainted and fell promptly into a deep sleep. FOH and a first
aider attended to her, checking she did not slip into unconsciousness and once the fireman, who was on another call to MG could join us to help lift her down the stairs to
the waiting wheelchair in the yard... ambulance called. 'A lady had bought a ticket with her family in the upper gallery but came down because she found it was too high to
remain up there. She was re-located to one of the house seats in Bay A lower gallery.’
25 May
Eve
Cool and
windy
19.05
Sold
out
‘high
volume’
24
‘One school group had travelled down from Northumberland today and consequently ended up with seventeen fainters in their party.’
25 May
Mat
Sunny
and windy
13.3
1350
865
450
0
1
1
‘Someone complained that liquid was dripping on them from the floor above- someone had knocked over a bottle of water.’
26 May
Mat
Cool and
windy
13.3
1239
788
451
0
6
1
366
Date
Mat /
Eve
Weather
Start
time
Ticket
Sales
Seated
Yard
Wheelchairs
Fainters
Fainters-under- Repeat
membrane
Fainters
'Feeling’
Faint
Vomiters
Difficulty
Standing
Ambulance
/Hospital
Leavers
‘A school girl kicked one of the actors who emerge from the membrane at the start of the show; school groups in shop and loos very noisy.’
27 May
Eve
Cold and
dry
19.15
1333
865
468
0
28 May
Mat
Sunny
and mild
13.35
1325
869
456
1
4 ‘felt faint’
20 ‘fainted
or felt faint’
20?
‘Due to the warm weather around 20 people felt faint or actually fainted. Most were standing in the Yard however one lady was sitting in MG and another two ladies in UG.
None of these incidents were serious.’
29 May
Eve
Intermitten
t Showers
19.18
1319
869
450
1
1
4 ‘felt ill’
‘Four people felt ill but all recovered after resting in the Fist Aid room. One student who was part of a school party had been sick and was taken to the First Aid room by
FOH accompanied by the teacher. The teacher then wanted to return to the performance however FOH suggested that since the boy was only 13 it may be better if she
stayed with him, which she did.’
30 May
Eve
Cool and
breezy
18.05
1328
869
459
0
2?
6 felt faint
‘Someone’s coat marked by muddied actor in the canopy. His wife soaked with water, however they had all enjoyed the performance greatly.’
30 May
Mat
Sunny
and Cool
1319
867
452
0
4
‘Lots of congestion problems because of heavy rain and decision to take the canopy down. Several people complaining of poor sight-lines.’
2 Jun
Eve
Warm
19.2
1314
862
452
1?
quite a few
(ran out of
space in
First Aid
room, used
yoga mats)
1
1 ambulance
367
Date
Mat /
Eve
Weather
Start
time
Ticket
Sales
Seated
Yard
Wheelchairs
Fainters
Fainters-under- Repeat
membrane
Fainters
'Feeling’
Faint
Vomiters
Difficulty
Standing
Ambulance
/Hospital
Leavers
‘French girl wanted to stand under membrane but had wheelchair with her; unidentified bag found; woman who had lost rings came back to complain, 7 year old girl came
out of the theatre in tears just after the start of the show. She was terrified of the witches and of all the blood. Her uncle was playing Banquo, but she was too scared to go
back in to watch any more; another young girl vomited 'she was too upset to back inside; noisy German students’
3 Jun
Eve
Fine and
dry
19.1
1324
869
455
2
3
‘Several schools standing in the yard, all were very well behaved, a smooth and quiet evening.’
4 Jun
Eve
Mild
19.05
1323
869
454
0
6
1
‘Persistent photographers, ‘at the end of the evening a Starbucks napkin was handed to one of the stewards on the Gates, with a message written on it. It was a sincere
apology to the cast and everyone that she had behaved so badly in taking photos, this was caused by her being so ‘overwhelmed by the wonderful and captivating
performance’; FOH replaced the programme of a groundling who had water thrown over her by the porter.’
4 Jun
Midni
ght
Mild
23.05
1309
858
451
1
15 (taken ill)
‘remarkably well behaved audience for a Midnight show; Swan served sausages after the show so took a while to clear the piazza’
5 Jun
Eve
Humid
and Dry
19.1
1321
869
452
0
7
‘2 women in Middle Gallery fainted, then took taxis home; 5 in Yard/LG fainted but re-entered; 2 people taking photos were asked to delete them’
9 Jun
Eve
Dry and
cool
19.23
1312
858
454
0
3; (1 felt ill)
1
‘Late start; latecomer with ticket problem; Stage Management needed to bring a ladder onstage during interval so audience was cleared.’
10 Jun
Mat
Cool and
drizzly
13.35
1347
867
480
1?
9
1
‘Man in a wheelchair reseated; woman unable to climb stairs helped up in the lift; college students in the canopy had put coats on top and then pulled holes down to waiststewards kept an eye on them; SM needed to get a ladder onstage to adjust inner ring again.’
368
Date
Mat /
Eve
Weather
Start
time
Ticket
Sales
Seated
Yard
Wheelchairs
Fainters
10 Jun
Eve
Windy and
chilly
18.35
1336
869
467
0
6
Fainters-under- Repeat
membrane
Fainters
'Feeling’
Faint
Vomiters
Difficulty
Standing
Ambulance
/Hospital
Leavers
‘Two of the female fainters and a ‘young boy’ were still feeling ‘a little ropey’ after the interval but wanted to go for the rest of the show so they were offered House seats;
persistent photographers who stewards did their best to suppress; young boy in MG spitting but taken care of by FOH’
11 Jun
Mat
Windy and
chilly
13.35
1325
869
456
1
8
‘Fainters were mainly school children; one girl was ‘hysterical on leaving the theatre and we eventually ascertained that it was more than the shock of fainting. Something
she had seen in the play had brought it [some trauma in the past] all back to her. Her mother was called. She needed a lot of reassurance she. She would not go back
inside the theatre; students at the front during incoming had started a ‘jumping bean’ mexican wave FOH put a stop to that; boys under canopy stage right fidgeting and
couldn’t keep still ‘in their head hole’, began to block walkway for actors.’
12 Jun
Eve
Cool
19.29
1316
862
454
0
5
‘First girl fainted after about 15 minutes, and a further 4 people treated in the First Aid room.’
13 Jun
Eve
Muggy
1336
871
465
0
several?
20 ‘came
out’
‘1 fainter under canopy at the beginning also grazed her hand falling to the ground. About 20 in all came out tonight, one in particular from D2 just before the interval, went
completely as she sat down on the log. She caused a lot of curious looks so FOH stood in front of her as a human screen; IJ chairs blocking access; group of c. 60
students entered late noisily; stewards on ‘pod watch’ [for actors being poked/molested by audience] actor in SR pod close to the stage had been ‘a particular sufferer’- no
problems tonight; more disruptive students (Swiss), lots of photographers, one in the very front was made to stop and delete all photos, ‘FOH spoke with her at the end of
the show, asking if she realised how distracting this was for the actors, she was spotted taking a flash as Lady M stood above her on stage’
13 Jun
Mat
Warm
1325
869
456
1
4
‘4 fainters just before the interval. One lady collapsed just outside Door One, and continued feeling unwell on recovery; it was a signed performance; double-booking;
steward fell; police helicopter and other helicopter calls made to Air Traffic Control, children ‘poking and prodding’ one of the actors in the pod reprimanded by FOH, on
spec visitors tried to get in.’
369
Date
Mat /
Eve
Weather
Start
time
Ticket
Sales
Seated
Yard
15 Jun
Eve
Cold and
Blustery
19
1318
868
450
Wheelchairs
Fainters
Fainters-under- Repeat
membrane
Fainters
'Feeling’
Faint
Vomiters
Difficulty
Standing
Ambulance
/Hospital
Leavers
3
‘Young american boy came out of Door 3 20 mins into the show as he had found the neck breaking sequence too overwhelming. He was very upset and despite being
reassured by actors as they waited outside Door 3, it took him some time to feel strong enough to go back into the Theatre. He did so before the interval and remained till
the end of the show and seemed to be fine. Young boy waiting for father to bring ticket escorted in; German student with back pain helped and then given house seat;
elderly gentleman having difficulty standing given house seat; young girl on crutches was spotted having difficulty standing and given a house seat tat the interval;
disruptive school children had disturbed actors and surrounding audience;’
15 Jun
Mat
Warm and
Windy
1331
869
462
7 required
first aid
1
1 ambulance
to St Thomas
‘285 school children and a number of colleges; schools were particularly excitable so FOH stayed inside theatre to keep them as calm as possible; required 3 Duty
Managers at times; expecting 22 special needs children but ten turned up; disabled loo by shop not working which was a problem; arrived late but during scene with porter
and the sound of laughter reduced any possible disturbance, student standing under canopy was injured in excitement and jostling with porter throwing bucket of water,
accidentally pushed and fell head first into the metal pod stage left. The girl knocked her head hard on the pod and had a large bump, given an icepack but her condition
deteriorated and she was taken to hospital.’
16 Jun
Mat
Hot sun
and
breezy
13.3
1339
867
472
2
2
2
12
‘About 12 in all had to come out to recover from feeling the effects of heat or strong sunlight; 2 fainters required rescuing from under the canopy, both recovered and
returned to the theatre.’
17 Jun
Eve
Cool and
Breezy
1 collapsed
10 felt
unwell
19.25
‘Seven minutes into the performance a a lady exited the theatre and made her way to the foyer. She collapsed just inside the glass doors and was quickly attended to by
the Fireman. After being placed on the ground with her legs raised for five minutes she recovered enough to be taken o the First Aid room where her condition quickly
improved. She stated that she felt much better and left the theatre soon afterwards. Ten other patrons felt unwell however none of them were serious. Problem with the
lighting.’
18 Jun
Mat
Cool and
Breezy
13.3
1300
850
450
2
10
1
1
370
Date
Mat /
Eve
Weather
Start
time
Ticket
Sales
Seated
Yard
Wheelchairs
Fainters
Fainters-under- Repeat
membrane
Fainters
'Feeling’
Faint
Vomiters
Difficulty
Standing
Ambulance
/Hospital
Leavers
‘One lady was taken ill in the MG; collected by wheelchair; after rest the lady still felt unwell and decided to leave. Shortly afterwards, another lady came out of Door 3
feeling unwell. FoH attended- refused to go to FIrst Aid Room, then began to vomit, left after some rest. In total there were ten fainters, one of whom also vomited and a
cardiac patient requiring first aid. Porter threw water over Chinese lady and her daughter, and soaked her bag and camera. Request that less water be thrown over
groundlings.’
19 Jun
Eve
Cool and
Breezy
19.15
1329
869
460
0
1
‘One girl came out ten minutes into the beginning of the show, as she felt sick. After a short spell in the first aid room she felt well enough to go back in. However a quarter
of an hour later she came back out again, as she said the show was too gory and bloody for her, so she left and went home. Scare about fire across the river. Stage
management felt groundlings were thin, although officially old out so authorised box office to sell more tickets. Doors being creaky and easily blown open. Troublesome
students swapping ‘head holes’ and then sitting down underneath canopy- stewards crawled under and told them off.’
20 Jun
Eve
Cool and
Dry
18.05
1328
869
459
1
1
6
‘There were six people who came out feeling unwell but none required first aid. One girl vomited but soon felt well enough to go back into the show. Noisy Italian students.
Most left after interval, but those that stayed ‘insisted on incessantly muttering during Act Two’ and were given a final warning. Swan catering staff being noisy.’
20 Jun
Mat
Cool
1322
869
453
3
2
‘One boy fainted after 3 minutes, overcome by the content of the play. He remained in the first aid room for the majority for the first half. Another 5 people fainted and were
treated in the first aid room. Two people were sick and a massive thank you to Hotel Peter and his team for their quick and efficient responses. Girls told off for texting
under the canopy. [And a little anecdote about a chatty woman who didn’t know who had written Macbeth and her ‘long-suffering’ husband].’
22 Jun
Eve
Warm
19.1
1339
869
470
1
20?
20 ‘taken ill’
‘Approximately 20 people were taken ill. One ‘lady’ fainted in MG and banged her head, wound dressed she was advised to take a taxi to hospital, but went back into
theatre, came out again feeling dizzy, still refused to go to hospital. Nurse was in First Aid room with her friend.’
22 Jun
Mat
Hot and
sunny
13.4
1328
869
459
2
47?
1
47 ‘taken ill’
371
Date
Mat /
Eve
Weather
Start
time
Ticket
Sales
Seated
Yard
Wheelchairs
Fainters
Fainters-under- Repeat
membrane
Fainters
'Feeling’
Faint
Vomiters
Difficulty
Standing
Ambulance
/Hospital
Leavers
‘Approximately 47 people were taken ill today, in various areas of the theatre- particularly those stood beneath the canopy. Most people recovered quickly after resting in
the First Aid room or on the mats FOH and the Fireman had placed in shaded areas outside. One girl left the theatre feeling dizzy and FOH was informed by her teacher
that she had epilepsy and often had brief fits. FOH laid her on her side, as her teacher had been advised, and the Fireman went to get a screen so as to minimise any
distress caused to other ill patrons in the vicinity. As the Fireman was away the girl did fit but she recovered quite quickly and returned to the theatre 15 minutes later.One
patron vomited in Upper East, the situation was quickly attended to by Hotel. Audiences were (‘wisely’) avoiding the ‘direct sunlight’, This led to areas of congestion,
particularly around D4.’
23 Jun
Mat
Hot and
Sunny
13.3
1316
865
451
1
15?
15 ‘taken ill’
‘Approximately 15 people were taken ill today- none of them serious. One lady felt faint in the MG and lay down behind the seating bank with her feet on the musician’s
bench. As she was rather a large lady FOH had to wait until she was able to walk round to the First Aid room, where she rested and complained of a migraine. After resting
for twenty minutes, against the Fireman’s advice, she returned to the theatre.’
24 Jun
Eve
Hot and
humid
19.1
1330
867
463
0
10?
1
10 ‘taken ill’,
10 came out
‘Ten people were taken ill this evening and around ten more sat on the Piazza in order to get some fresh air but did not require first aid. One girl came out of D3 and
vomited near the cushion cart, the situation was quickly dealt with by Hotel. A steward brought a lady out of Door Three who felt dizzy and faint. The lady refused any first
aid treatment and opted to lie on the bench outside Door Three. During Act Two one of the stewards was feeling unwell so was taken to the first aid room to lie down. FOH
then sent her home to recuperate.’
25 Jun
Mat
Hot and
humid
13.37
1322
869
453
many ‘came
out’
1
‘Many people came out 20 mins into the show to try to get cool. There were several minor first aid cases who recovered and returned to the theatre. Approx 2.45 a lady in
the back row of Bay J passed out and had to be placed in a semi-recovery position along the bench- vomited etc. ended up going to hospital.’
26 Jun
Eve
Hot and
humid
19.19
1352
867
485
2+
1+
9 ‘required
first aid
attention’
‘One music student fainted and cut his head and went to hospital, one ‘lady’ passed out under the canopy and vomited violently. In addition there were nine other patrons
who required first aid attention as well as numerous people exiting the Theatre to cool down on the piazza.’
372
Date
Mat /
Eve
Weather
27 Jun
Eve
Very Hot
& muggy
Start
time
Ticket
Sales
Seated
Yard
Wheelchairs
Fainters
1325
869
456
1
20+
Fainters-under- Repeat
membrane
Fainters
'Feeling’
Faint
Vomiters
Difficulty
Standing
Ambulance
/Hospital
Leavers
1 ambulance
called
‘One young lad came down the steps of Bay N and fainted in the yard’ hit his head and an ambulance was called, but he didn’t need it in the en’a lady who was slightly
aggressive’ got blood on her bag from one of the actors and demanded recompense, was given £20 towards dry cleaning.’
27 Jun
Mat
Hot and
humid
12.37
1319
864
455
1
0
lost count’
‘Although no people actually fainted in the theatre this afternoon FOH lost count how many dizzy and faint people they attended to both on the piazza and in the first aid
room. At one point there was no space in the first aid room and a diabetic girl was asked to lie down outside. As she was checking her sugar levels Keith Duphy rushed out
to the quick change area and banged straight into her and her teacher.. ‘
30 Apr
2011
Eve
Cold and
Very Wet
1361
862
499
2
‘Heavy rain- patron feedback was that it became quite uncomfortable as the rain trickled down the back of their necks!’