| re: James Corden delays start of play to let audience watch Euros penalty shootout | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 03:35 pm EDT 07/12/24 | |
| In reply to: re: James Corden delays start of play to let audience watch Euros penalty shootout - sf 12:57 pm EDT 07/12/24 | |
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| Could it be that the House Staff at this performance observed that much of this particular audience was following the game on their phones and the decision was made, not generally to disrespect the arts and prioritize sports, but particularly due to the mood in the room with this audience? I'm sure there are many people in England who don't care about this sporting event. But it seems that this audience was comprised of many, even a majority, who did care. And I know that trains and buses are an issue, especially in London where the tube system shuts down for the evening. But there's also a difference between doing something like this regularly, in which case patrons would legitimately not know when to expect the performance to be over and not be able to plan their transit, and doing so once for an unforeseen event. And, if going on on time would have meant phones being checked during the performance and a large number of audience members not paying attention to the start of the play, I'm guessing that everyone (cast, staff, audience watching the game and those not) would have preferred to wait, especially considering that they were talking about a matter of minutes, not hours. If I'd been any of those folks, I can't imagine making any other decision in this particular case. |
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