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  Matinee Manners

Going to the theatre is a special occasion for young people and should be treated as such.

We ask you to share the following Matinee Manners with your child(ren), making sure that they understand the do's and don't of theatre-going.

 

This is not a TV show
Please don't wander to and fro
Sit back and the enjoy the play
The actors bring to you today.

The theatre is no place for lunch.
Who can hear when you go "crunch".
We should wear our neatest clothes
When we go the Theatre Shows

Do not talk to one another
(That means friends or even Mother)
When you go to see a show,
Otherwise you'll never know
What the play is all about.
And you'll make the actors shout
To let you hear the lines they say.
So be still…enjoy the play.

A program has a special use
So do not treat it with abuse!
Its purpose is to let us know
Exactly who is in the show…
And who has helped to bring the play
That you enjoy this very day.

Keep your hands upon your lap
But if you like something, you clap
If a scene is bright and sunny
And you think something is funny,
Laugh…Performers love this laughter!
But be quiet from thereafter.

Don't kick chairs or pound your feet
And do not stand up in your seat
And when the final curtain falls
The actors take their Curtain Calls.
That means they curtsey or they bow
And you applaud which tells them how
You liked their work, liked the show
Then when the lights come on, you go
Back up the aisle and walk… don't run
Out to lobby, everyone.

The theatre is a special treat
And not a place to talk or eat
If you behave the proper way
You really will enjoy the play.

 

 
 
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