The Mousetrap (Empire Theatre)
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Oswald Ballbag
Midfield
Saw it last time it was on at Empire a few years back. I quite enjoyed it.
Kborom
Striker
Went yesterday afternoon sat at the back of the stalls. The play was very good, some easy laughs and a couple of soap actors in it as well.
The bad was the audience. Where I was I had people snoring, ridiculous amounts of coughing, sweet wrappers being opened, talking and the same mobile went off multiple times which is an utter disgrace. It's probably the noisiest audience I've been in and I got to theatres regularly and the cinema weekly. I was with friends who were sat near the front and they could hear some of the coughing but otherwise it was fine so think it best to avoid the back of the stalls.
Lovely venue but they search your bags so don't take alcohol in (in a bag that is).
The bad was the audience. Where I was I had people snoring, ridiculous amounts of coughing, sweet wrappers being opened, talking and the same mobile went off multiple times which is an utter disgrace. It's probably the noisiest audience I've been in and I got to theatres regularly and the cinema weekly. I was with friends who were sat near the front and they could hear some of the coughing but otherwise it was fine so think it best to avoid the back of the stalls.
Lovely venue but they search your bags so don't take alcohol in (in a bag that is).
Mantobar
Winger
Couldn't believe it when people ordered to their seats and if came in a paper bag
Rustling allower ,I was waiting for John Wayne to turn up
f***ing mobiles. Get on my tits when you're trying to watch a performance.
Went last night, it was unintentionally hilarious.
stretch
Striker
Really?
The Ram
Full Back
It's the first time ever that my wife and I have considered leaving the theatre early and we've been to lots of shows.
It was the most amateurish production I have seen in all my years going to the theatre.
timeforheroes1
Striker
Harry Gates
Midfield
Been an increasingly annoying situation everywhere for years sadly, it'll be scampi in a basket next.
Shandy drinker
Striker
People don’t know how to behave
Just employ bouncers to drag out any one who talks, looks at their phone rustles sweet wrappers goes to bog and coughs
alanturing
Midfield
Been this afternoon at the matinee and it was a bit disappointing to be honest.
It’s nothing to do with the acting abilities I just thought it was overrated and didn’t deserve its reputation.
Also sitting for over hours crammed in to tiny seating didn’t help either.
Also also I parked (eventually) in St Mary’s car park going around in circles yet there is one floor with mainly reserved only parking with the vast majority of the said reserved spaces empty. What’s that all about?
It’s nothing to do with the acting abilities I just thought it was overrated and didn’t deserve its reputation.
Also sitting for over hours crammed in to tiny seating didn’t help either.
Also also I parked (eventually) in St Mary’s car park going around in circles yet there is one floor with mainly reserved only parking with the vast majority of the said reserved spaces empty. What’s that all about?
mackem35
Winger
The new car park (back of Halfords) is prob as close and loads of spaces or use what was the Debenhams one. The council have nabbed spaces in St Mary's but as they own the car park, coukd argue fair enough. Free parking down towards the Kings Arms if dont want to pay. Got parked St Mary's Thursday night (Jane Godley Firestation) easy enough but Firestation much smaller venue. Loads of parking Sunderland in my opinion. If the bit outside the Empire is pedestrianised (might be access to Bridges rooftop) but certainly the blue badge holders will be miffed as no parking.
Mantobar
Winger
Never seen anyone use that new one
mackem35
Winger
They should run a deal with the Empire, parking for a quid or something, Thursday night queue for ticket machine in St Mary's would definitely have been as quick for people to use the new one. I used it, plan was Isis for a pizza but walked down to keel Tavern instead, the way people go on think it was 2 miles rather than couple of mins.
Was shite when I saw it in London about 2 years ago so I hope the Empire’s production is better. The London one, which boasted about running every night for about 70 years, didn’t seem to know what it wanted to be - a proper whodunnit or a bit of a post modern pisstake. Some of the acting and the posh accents were so over the top that it had to be deliberate, while other actors seemed to be taking it quite seriously. It was a bit like watching a Comic Strip Presents version of a serious play. And everyone in the audience worked out whodunnit before the feckin interval 
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I love going to the theatre and wish I did it more often so was disappointed at this.
. I love going to the theatre and wish I did it more often so was disappointed at this.
Shandy drinker
Striker
Why do they need reserved spaces on a weekend
Need to get a grip of this as people stopped from convenient parking because of council jobs worths will put them off coming to town even more
