May i firstly start by saying, that your views on audience behaviour are your own, and not necessarily everyone elses.

You go on to say how people are self centred, and don’t think about anyone else. I feel that your rantings are clearly centred around yourself, and not everyone elses enjoyment of theatre which is availible to everyone. As your comment on the the lady who didn’t understand English very well or at all. Why should she have to suffer at the back, when she clearly paid the same price ticket as yourself. I feel that is very discriminating…

Also your narrow mindness of people with illnesses or inflictions. If a person was coughing during a performance, ( which clearly annoys you) how do you not know that what they have could either be lung or throat cancer which makes them cough! Do you really feel that they shouldn’t be able to watch a performance?

I understand that you may have asthma, which must be very disruptiva at times in your daily life. But global warming does not cause this. The fact that we live in a nanny state, where we are not able to build up our natural deffences and immune systems properly are probbablt the real causes. Tabacco smoke may be used in performances. So because of this do you go to the theatre management and ask them to tell the cast they can not use it? Also as i work in Theatre, i know that Actors use alot of perfumes, deoderants, aftershaves ect. One to help the Audience feel like they are in a real enviroment, and secondly, the heat on that stage is intense, and a smelly Actor is never a good thing for your fellow actors perfroming along side you.

So in conclusion, I feel alot of your points raised are gripes or your own. Instead of working yourself up before you even get to the theatre, just sit back and let the magic of the stage take you away. Don’t just stand up with that lightbulb expecting it to get screwed in. The world does not just revolve around you.

Yours Sincerely

J. Thornhill