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Overheard at the theatre: More funny audience comments

‘Is the stage in the dress circle?’

Our round-up of funny audience comments at shows proved so popular we received lots more hilarious exchanges on social media, which we've rounded up for your delectation below…

– [At Cats] "I'm confused, I didn't think it would actually be about, well, cats"

– "I wanna see that Henry Vee"
"No honey, that's a Roman numeral. It's pronounced 'Henry Five'"

– [At Les Miserables] "Where are they going to put the guillotine?"

– "Which screen is Wicked showing in?"

– [At Man and Superman] "Well that was much better than Cats"

– [At Blood Brothers interval] "Something tells me that this isn't going to have a happy ending"

– [At Spamalot] "Oh I didn't realise it was supposed to be a comedy"

– "Where are the toilets?"
"Top of the stairs on your level"
"…and where will they be at the interval?"

– [At Chicago] "What's it about?"
"I don't know but I think it's set in New York"

– [At Jesus Christ Superstar] "Well, I didn't expect it to end like that"

– [At Waiting for Godot] "He won't come, you know – his name's not in the programme"

– "And the card you're using please?"
"A Ford Fiesta"

– "Is the stage in the dress circle?"

– "I'd like one of the £15 seats, but can I have it at the front?"

– "Should I send lilies to Joan Collins? They are her favourite flowers"
[Joan Collins was not performing at the theatre]

– "Did Patrick Swayze get the photos I sent?"
"I don't know. He's not in Dirty Dancing, he's in Guys and Dolls"
"I know, but I sent him some pictures. Did he get them?"
"Not if you sent them here. This is Dirty Dancing. He's in Guys and Dolls"
"I sent them to stage door"
"If you sent them to our stage door then no, he didn't get them"

– [At Made in Dagenham interval] "I didn't know this was a musical?!"

– [At Thriller Live] "Is Michael Jackson still going to be in it?"
"Well, he wasn't in it when he was alive so it's even less likely now he's dead"

– "This is ludicrous! The whole point of me printing my ticket at home was to get me in quicker via scanning but they've sent me back to you! It's ridiculous!"
"Madam, you seem to have cut your ticket in half, through the barcode"
"Well it wouldn't fit in my handbag!"

– [At The Railway Children] "We've just bought this kitten from Harrods, we're fine to just take him in in his box, yes?"
"…"