Y ou won’t meet someone who goes to the theatre regularly who doesn’t have an opinion on theatre etiquette. You also won’t meet someone who doesn’t go to the theatre regularly who doesn’t have an opinion on theatre etiquette. We all love to police the behaviours of others in any space we come together in.

When Patti LuPone told off a patron for using their phone in the theatre, the news reverberated around the world. When the stage musical Wicked was adapted into a movie, there was a movement on TikTok ticking off fans who dared to sing while watching.

In my own networks, when theatre etiquette is mentioned I’ve discovered that everything from opening a lolly to daring to wear jeans is among the grievances of the theatre police. The end of Meanjin after 85 years is as sad as it is

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