Should Danny and Sandy move seats?

terryya

scotsbob wrote: »

Well if it's ok to take seats they haven't paid for I guess they may as well steal some sweets and some programmes.
Maybe steal a few handbags and phones when the lights are down and no one is looking.
If they leave a few minutes before the end they might be able to steal a car from the car park as well.

Theft is theft no matter how you dress it up.

(Bargainous? What does that mean?)

When did common sense and perspective become such rare commodities?

tasty_snacks

yes, absoulutely no question. i'd take the programme too if it were the last show and they were going for free, i.e. the theatre had no possible chance of selling it.

if arrived late for a show and someone was in my seat i'd ask them to move. no problem.

sarahlouise210

Taffybiker wrote: »

I'd move if it really was a better view, but every theatre I've been in has had large screens displaying what is happening on stage. In fact, the performers have been almost invisible to to the glare of overly bright lighting, and I found myself watching the screens anyway.

I see many shows at theatres all over the country and I have NEVER seen any screens depicting what is on stage ??? I have only ever seen screens at Arenas like Wembley etc .

hethmar

I used to get really cheapie back row seat matinees for us when the kids were young. Very often the place would be half empty and we would move forward when the lights went down.

In one case, actually it was Christopher Biggins in the 3 musketeers I remember, the place was half empty, he had the lights put on and called people forward My OH was with us and didnt move despite Christopher's encouragement - lol - in the end a rather handsome young musketeer was sent up to drag us down to the front of the circle. pmsl

I cant see a problem with moving forward (even if OH could). I was a very regular attendee with the children and in fact one has gone into the business, so obviously those monthly trips to the theatre made an impression on him.

bridaldream

Definatly, I would ask a steward and then if they say ok I would move, it could be that these people could not make it for some reason, the people on the next seats could be friends of theirs and tell the steward they are not turning up and could not sell the tickets on - saves them going empty !!

You never know unless you ask !!

glossyhair

I was at a concert at the Albert Hall a couple of months ago and two men, with literally half a dozen full plastic bags and briefcases turned up late and pushed past everybody to get into the seats in the middle of a row. After about 10 mins, they decided they didn't want to sit there and got up again, (in he middle of a song!) pushed their way out, with all their bags and proceeded to sit in a couple of empty seats. Then they moved twice more!! This noisy movement was really distracting and intensely annoying and several of us (I was sitting at the end of a row) complained to the FOH staff. The two men were told to check their baggage into the cloakroom, go back to their own seats at the end of the first half and stay there or leave. They left!! Moral of the story: be considerate and discreet!

I have moved to empty seats on many occasions and have no qualms about doing so. As long as you move at an appropriate time, are considerate and prepared to go back IF the rightful "owner" arrives . . . then I can't see a problem.

BexInLondon

Gosh I wouldn't even have considered this a dilemma! We do it all the time, though like others on here we wait until the interval to move.

slimmer1

I think it's quite OK to use unoccupied seats provided that you you don't move until you are fairly sure they're empty (unusual in a full house!!) and are quite prepared to move back if 'owners' arrive late. I wonder just who offered the low price? Theatres tend to charge prices per block so these seats may be charged at same rate so you're not using more expensive seats. Thinking of other seat use, consider on long haul flights how customers (confident that nobody can enter mid flight!!) can lay across several seats to snooze and nobody cares.

pippinpuss

I would certainly move if no-one was there when the curtain went up. If they arrived late I would move. If a seat hasn't been sold no-one is going to complain. The crowd gives a better response if all together not spaced out all over the theatre anyway.

kento_2

I once went to Birmingham Rep and they had a very poor turnout for a production and asked the audience to all move down the front just before the curtain went up - regardless of what they had paid - I wonder if the theater then considered refunding those who had paid top price to then find they had be given the same seats as everyone else?

Since then we have often moved seat but generally stayed in the same pricing band, usually to avoid someone in front blocking our view or rustling sweet papers


The first thing is if they are dearer seats or just better seats at the same price becuase if that is the case they you haven't cheated thetheatre at all.