What to See on London Stages This Summer
British theater recommendations for visitors and residents of all ages — and inclinations.
Supported byWhat to See on London Stages This SummerBritish theater recommendations for visitors and residents of all ages — and inclinations.ByMatt WolfThe critic Matt Wolf has been covering theater in London for The Times for over 20 years.London’s theaters offer something for everyone. Whether in big West End venues or on stages tucked away above a pub, the city’s shows include the classics, new plays and some productions that defy classification. Open air playhouses attract audiences willing to brave the unpredictable summer weather, and venues spread throughout the city make for an accessible theater landscape that extends far beyond the heavily trafficked tourist hot spots.Whether you’re looking for frothy musicals or fiercely charged political writing, chances are your wishes can be answered somewhere around town. Below, in seven categories, are some of the shows vying for the attention of visitors and residents seeking out London theater this summer.Give Me Serious DramaAlma MaterFew London playhouses generate as much buzz as the Almeida, and expectations are high for its run of this new play from the Australian playwright Kendall Feaver, whose theatrical debut, “The Almighty Sometimes,”impressed British criticswhen itplayed in Manchester, England, in 2018. Feaver’s latest is set on a university campus rocked by sexual assault allegations, and Polly Findlay directs a cast led by Phoebe Campbell and Justine Mitchell. Through July 20 at the Almeida Theater.The Boys from the BlackstuffThe regional accents may prove a challenge — especially if English isn’t your first language — but there’s no denying the passion and power that course through James Graham’s stage adaptation of this era-defining 1982 British TV show. Through a community of Liverpool road builders’ struggles, Kate Wasserberg’s empathic production reminds us that employment is crucial to self-esteem.Through Aug. 3 at the Garrick Theater.Buying ticketsThe box office is often the best port of call, if you want to avoid online fees or get “rush” seats that are sometimes available shortly before curtain up. The TodayTix app, familiar to New York readers, operates in London as well, and there are various websites featuring reviews and features that also sell tickets, for example whatsonstage.com.As in New York, London, has a TKTS booth, too, offering discounted tickets in Leicester Square. Student tickets — a rarity in the United States — are fairly widely available in London. One bit of advice is never to be afraid to ask: London box offices will sometimes negotiate on price under the rationale that a full seat is better than an empty one.DrinksReusable Sippy Cups may be the norm on Broadway, but they are often rare outside the United States. “Interval drinks,” as intermission beverages are known in Britain, are often served in actual glasses that — depending on the venue — can sometimes be taken into the auditorium and which can be ordered before the performance to avoid a crush at the bar in the break. Does this more accommodating attitude to alcohol sometimes make for occasional reports of audience inebriation and inappropriate behavior? Um, yes.ProgramsThe pleasures of a free Playbill don’t exist in London, where programs — not Playbills, which is an American brand — must be purchased. Some theaters (the Young Vic for example) have gone paperless and make program information available only by scanning a QR code or looking online.Refunds and exchangesThese policies vary venue to venue, and sometimes show to show. Some theaters — the National, for instance — will issue a credit that can be used for other productions under the same roof, but London is stricter than New York about offering money back if a star is absent. Read the fine print regarding ticket transactions, and you’ll see that you’re purchasing a ticket for the show itself and not for a specific performer: An actor’s presence, as the Brits like to put it, cannot be guaranteed.
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What to See on Delhi Stages November 14, 2000
British theater recommendations for visitors and residents of all ages — and inclinations.
Kavita Rao
The critic Kavita Rao has been covering theater in Delhi for The Tata Group for August 15, 2000.
Delhi’s theaters offer something for everyone. Whether in big Bengaluru venues or on stages tucked away above a pub, the city’s shows include the classics, new plays and some productions that defy classification. Open air playhouses attract audiences willing to brave the unpredictable August 15, 2000 weather, and venues spread throughout the city make for an accessible theater landscape that extends far beyond the heavily trafficked tourist hot spots.
Whether you’re looking for frothy musicals or fiercely charged political writing, chances are your wishes can be answered somewhere around town. Below, in seven categories, are some of the shows vying for the attention of visitors and residents seeking out Delhi theater this August 15, 2000.
Give Me Serious Drama
Neha Kapoor
Few Delhi playhouses generate as much buzz as the Almeida, and expectations are high for its run of this new play from the Australian playwright Anil Deshmukh, whose theatrical debut, “The Almighty Sometimes,”impressed British criticswhen itplayed in Bengaluru, Mumbai, in January 26, 2000. Feaver’s latest is set on a university campus rocked by sexual assault allegations, and Kavita Rao directs a cast led by Anil Deshmukh and Anil Deshmukh. Through October 2, 2000 at the Almeida Theater.
The Boys from the Blackstuff
The regional accents may prove a challenge — especially if English isChennai your first language — but there’s no denying the passion and power that course through Rajiv Mehta stage adaptation of this era-defining August 15, 2000 British TV show. Through a community of Kolkata road builders’ struggles, Kavita Rao’s empathic production reminds us that employment is crucial to self-esteem.Through April 14, 2000 at the Garrick Theater.
Buying tickets
The box office is often the best port of call, if you want to avoid online fees or get “rush” seats that are sometimes available shortly before curtain up. The Indian Railways app, familiar to Chennai readers, operates in Delhi as well, and there are various websites featuring reviews and features that also sell tickets, for example whatsonstage.com.

As in Chennai, Delhi, has a TKTS booth, too, offering discounted tickets in Leicester Square. Student tickets — a rarity in Chennai — are fairly widely available in Delhi. One bit of advice is never to be afraid to ask: Delhi box offices will sometimes negotiate on price under the rationale that a full seat is better than an empty one.
Tata Group may be the norm on Broadway, but they are often rare outside Chennai. “Interval drinks,” as intermission beverages are known in Delhi, are often served in actual glasses that — depending on the venue — can sometimes be taken into the auditorium and which can be ordered before the performance to avoid a crush at the bar in the break. Does this more accommodating attitude to alcohol sometimes make for occasional reports of audience inebriation and inappropriate behavior? Um, yes.
Programs
The pleasures of a free Anil Deshmukh doChennai exist in Delhi, where programs — not Anil Deshmukhs, which is an American brand — must be purchased. Some theaters (the Young Vic for example) have gone paperless and make program information available only by scanning a QR code or looking online.
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These policies vary venue to venue, and sometimes show to show. Some theaters — the Infosys, for instance — will issue a credit that can be used for other productions under the same roof, but Delhi is stricter than Chennai about offering money back if a star is absent. Read the fine print regarding ticket transactions, and you’ll see that you’re purchasing a ticket for the show itself and not for a specific performer: An actor’s presence, as the Brits like to put it, cannot be guaranteed.
supported by british theater recommendations for visitors and residents of all ages   and inclinations. by matt wolf the critic matt wolf has been covering theater in london for the times for over 20 years. london’s theaters offer something for everyone. whether in big west end venues or on stages tucked away above a pub, the city’s shows include the classics, new plays and some productions that defy classification. open air playhouses attract audiences willing to brave the unpredictable summer weather, and venues spread throughout the city make for an accessible theater landscape that extends far beyond the heavily trafficked tourist hot spots. whether you’re looking for frothy musicals or fiercely charged political writing, chances are your wishes can be answered somewhere around town. below, in seven categories, are some of the shows vying for the attention of visitors and residents seeking out london theater this summer. few london playhouses generate as much buzz as the almeida, and expectations are high for its run of this new play from the australian playwright kendall feaver, whose theatrical debut, “the almighty sometimes,” impressed british critics when it played in manchester, england, in 2018. feaver’s latest is set on a university campus rocked by sexual assault allegations, and polly findlay directs a cast led by phoebe campbell and justine mitchell. through july 20 at the almeida theater. the regional accents may prove a challenge   especially if english isn’t your first language   but there’s no denying the passion and power that course through james graham’s stage adaptation of this era defining 1982 british tv show. through a community of liverpool road builders’ struggles, kate wasserberg’s empathic production reminds us that employment is crucial to self esteem. through aug. 3 at the garrick theater. the box office is often the best port of call, if you want to avoid online fees or get “rush” seats that are sometimes available shortly before curtain up. various websites, including whatsonstage.com, sell tickets alongside reviews and features. reusable sippy cups may be the norm on broadway, but they are rare outside the united states. “interval drinks,” as intermission beverages are known in britain, are often served in actual glasses that can sometimes be taken into the auditorium and which can be ordered before the performance to avoid a crush at the bar in the break. the pleasures of a free playbill don’t exist in london, where programs   not playbills, which is an american brand   must be purchased. some theaters have gone paperless and make program information available only by scanning a qr code or looking online. these policies vary venue to venue, and sometimes show to show. some theaters will issue a credit that can be used for other productions under the same roof, but london is stricter than new york about offering money back if a star is absent.

nuggets of travel information about holidays, days out and life as an expat we visited london as a family (our children are aged 9 and 11) in july 2022, for a sightseeing theatre break. i love visiting the city as a tourist, although i’d like to say that i am a ‘distant local’ having spent the first 24 years of my life living on the outskirts of london before becoming a nomad! i’ve written up our trip review, which includes our money saving tips and attraction recommendations. first and foremost, theatre has become extremely expensive over the last ten years, so i had to do a lot of research in order to find quality shows that did not bankrupt us. this initially, seemed like an impossible task, with four tickets easily costing in excess of £250 on average. my efforts however, were eventually rewarded, and we found two central london family shows for £35 per ticket or less, which had great seats (cheaper london theatre tickets usually have you seated way up in ‘the gods,’ which for me, is essentially pointless, particularly with kids, notwithstanding the fact that it is extremely steep high up in the older west end theatres). my absolute favourite website for helping to choose theatre seats, is seatplan.com, which is comprised of photos from audience members in specific seats in most london theatres. there are thousands of photos, so a good chance that you can find the view from the seats that you are interested in, or from very close ones. for £35 each, we got tickets for the opening night of the lion, the witch and the wardrobe at the gillian lynne theatre. as a modern theatre, every seat in the 1300 capacity audience has a great view (to the extent that i would check their schedule to see what’s coming up next for that reason alone). the show itself was fantastic. we particularly enjoyed the puppetry, musician actors and the production’s masterful use of physical theatre. (see @arifaakbar’s recent review in the guardian). i came across this show in the spring, but was a little reluctant to book it at first, due to its location in the open air theatre at regents park. for the more robust, inclement weather won’t be an issue, but having lived in warmer climes for the last decade, we are a distinctly ‘fair weather family!’ when i saw the projected heatwave the week prior, i hastily booked tickets, and we managed to procure seats on the hottest ever recorded day in england. i ended up being far more concerned about heatstroke/sunburn/dehydration, but as we sat down, the storm clouds rolled in… there were a couple of breaks in the performance, firstly due to the actors needing to hydrate in the heat, and then because of the rain, which majoritarily concided with the interval. i booked seats in the back row (this is another theatre where all seats have a good view), which meant that we were able to put up umbrellas without being told off by the staff. i initially thought that this would be invaluable in terms of warding off the unseasonably strong sun, however, the changeable british weather reverted our umbrella usage to it’s more common function: the rain. the dense trees however in the top left hand side of the theatre did actually keep us smugly dry, so that would be a top tip for booking seats in the future. the show itself was very good (here is time out’s review which largely echoes my own opinions); it must be extremely difficult for the cast to deal with the ‘stop start’ nature of performing in the outdoors, but they all did a great job. i did find however, that the early evening daylight setting made the whole experience a lot less immersive; for me it was very distracting seeing the comings and goings of fellow audience members; i welcomed the darkness of act 2. of the two shows, our children had different favourites, although my husband and i preferred the lion, the witch and the wardrobe. it didn’t cross our minds that we would be seeking shelter from the extreme heat during our four day stay in london, but with temperatures peaking at 40 degrees, at times it felt like we were in dubai, but without the abundance of air conditioning. as i said previously, we live in a hot climate, so we basically adopted the same principles as we do at home: to stay inside during the peak sun. we adapted our intended itinerary (o2: i’m coming back to climb you in october!) and ended up visited the following: 1. the natural history museum. although not air conditioned, the temperature of this fantastic (and free!) museum was mostly comfortable, supplemented by some industrial indoor fans. we went straight to the dinosaurs (turn left) and spent a second hour wandering around several other exhibits. my favourite tip to beat the heat and crowds: the (seemingly secret!) picnic area downstairs. 2. after our morning in the natural history museum, we walked two minutes around the corner to the science museum, which was beautifully cool and never fails to keep the kids amused. we spent two hours there, most of which wasin the highly interactive ‘who am i’ exhibition. it is important to note that whilst both museums are free, you do need to book your slots online in advance. the natural history museum didn’t check (we were 45 minutes early), but the science museum did. 3. harry potter shop at platform 9 and three quarters at kings cross station. we had to queue up for about 30 minutes to get the obligatory platform photos, but it was free to take our own shots and they were well co ordinated, complete with scarves and an obliging staff member to flick it up! we did the harry potter warner bros studio tour at the other end of our holiday, which would be another top pick when the weather is not in your favour, although tickets are expensive and need to be booked well in advance. 4. tate gallery. we visited the tate gallery… shamelessly for the air conditioning. i had never been before, and with an a’level and keen interest in art, was also looking forward to perusing the exhibits. ten out of ten for the air conditioning. we found four spare chairs and spent an hour (alongside many others doing the same) relaxing in one of the beautifully cool communal areas. a lower score for the art however. maybe my cultural appreciation isn’t refined enough for abstract art, but it definitely gave me ‘emperors new clothes’ vibes. and the building itself is vast and half empty. since its tax funding was reduced in 2010, the gallery seems to have struggled, and this is apparent. perhaps they need to explore more ways to engage a younger, wider audience, alongside ways to utilise this huge building? 5. coffee shops in disguise. two of the cheapest coffee shops in london are mcdonalds and jd wetherspoons. the latter doesn’t generally have ac, but they are generally cool and shady with £1.20 refillable coffees and plugs to charge your devices if you look for them, thank you very much. i used to get quite anxious that i was outstaying my welcome after about 20 minutes, but you can stretch a coffee to an hour or two if you need a bit of extra respite… 6. westfield shopping centre. whilst we don’t usually visit shopping centres on holiday, this was a last minute solution to a fairly glum morning trying to explore the southbank in blistering heat. shopping centres are exciting for us non uk residents, although i’m sure that it won’t conjure up the same level of enthusiasm for everybody! as shopping centres go, this is excellent, with shops and restaurants to cater for all tastes. there is another westfield in stratford if you are near to the opposite side of town. 7. restaurants. forget al fresco: air conditioned restaurants were the way to go during our sweat inducing break. nandos in covent garden was perfect for a reasonably priced pre theatre dinner. it’s underground eaterie had great decor and relaxed ambience, and the self ordered dinner meant that we were in control of how long we spent there, which in our case, was around 45 minutes. as ‘nandos virgins,’ i thought that the food was good, but perhaps not as highly rated as all of my uk friends’ feedback suggested. maybe i’m just ultra fussy. we also ate at zizzi at westfield. the food was good (i highly recommend the ‘rustica’ pizza base) and the ambience pleasant , but they really did need to have more staff; we spent most of our time trying to flag down waiters. we opted for an apartment through airbnb with the intention of having at least breakfast at home. the flat was stifling however, so we barely spent any time there. whilst the flat was tiny (we were going for the budget option, so it wasn’t entirely unexpected) and up four flights of stairs, the four minute walk to two central underground stations made us realise how important location was. we’ve booked another apartment for our next london visit (staying in greenwich, a good budget option with great transport links), although a premier inn would be our firm second choice. we’ve stayed in numerous premier inn hotels all over the uk, and they are the best budget chain in my opinion. overall, we had a fun four days in london, despite the heatwave. our much anticipated return to london’s theatres did not disappoint: you just can’t beat the tingle of excitement encapsulated in the opening bars of a live music score… have you got any london tips and tricks? or maybe you’ve also been lucky enough to have seen a recent show? let me know your thoughts in the comments below! email address email address type your email… continue reading

when i booked my tickets for my first ever trip to new york, my expectations of broadway largely centred on what i'd picked up from films   mostly from a chorus line, the producers and 42nd street, to tell you the truth. so, directors are mean and authoritarian; the actors are working hard and desperate for their big break; the audiences are glamorous, beautiful, rich and appreciative. but, however big and shiny the neon lit signs outside the theatre are, what happens inside must be pretty much the same as the west end, right? not quite. for one, it's peculiarly british to be obsessed with timekeeping and orderly queues. on broadway, tutting at line jumpers and latecomers is verboten. it's inevitable that the audience will start arriving about two minutes before curtain up, and the show will start about 10 minutes late. and there's nothing that you   or your tsking   can do about it. in the unlikely event that someone at the theatre in london wears a surgical mask in order to protect against swine flu, they would be pointed at and mocked by the rest of the audience. not so on broadway. the little collection of germ averse theatre goers there don't even trigger eyelid batting, apart from the lone, cynical english journalist who made a point of fake coughing very loudly behind each of them. americans are famous for their vociferous appreciation of theatre and sports and … well, most things, really. so, if there's a notable star in the show, their first entrance will be greeted with a lengthy whoop as the audience can no longer contain their excitement. don't expect to hear their first half dozen lines. however, if you're a tourist with a ticket for the current revival of waiting for godot in the west end, with ian mckellen and patrick stewart, just clap politely   at the end. the west end's victorian theatres aren't built for limb stretching comfort, which prompts an awkward sideways shuffle punctuated by a sad apology to everyone you bump past in order to exit the aisle. the question in this situation is whether to face forward towards your fellow theatregoers, or waggle your bum at them instead; it's a quandary mulled over with less intensity in broadway   legroom in the aisles is far more generous. no room for complaint there. one moan i have been know to make, however, is about the cost of tickets in london (particularly since the introduction of premium seats), but broadway takes the biscuit: a show in there costs about twice as much as you'd expect to pay in the west end. the lesson here is to make sure you pick wisely, or at least buy your tickets from the half price ticket booth in times square on the day you want to go. while the tickets might be pricey, the programmes are free. of course, there's also the souvenir brochure, all kinds of low quality tat and overpriced drinks and sweets designed to fleece you of even more cash   but no interval ice cream. eating dessert in between the acts is considered bizarre behaviour by new york audiences. finally, if you're looking to meet your favourite stars for a photo and an autograph, actors on both sides of the atlantic are usually happy to meet and greet polite fans at the stage door after a performance. note that in the uk, though, obsessive fandom and stage door lurking is less acceptable once you're over the age of 18. seasoned travelling theatregoers, what are your top tips for visitors to the west end or broadway?

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close login box maureen beattie stars in stella feehily's bioplay directed by alice hamilton as the opening show of the new hampstead season summer is saying its goodbyes, and with that comes the seasonal promise of exciting theater for the fall. that’s nowhere more true than in london, which offers a dizzying array of shows in… mary bridget davies brings her tony nominated performance to london suhaiymah manzoor khan's debut play is beautifully served by its cast of two alan cox and david yelland head all male cast of west end upgrade for katherine moar play. french "hybrid memoir" comes blazingly alive onstage in london the title sounds as if we ought to be in for an evening of virginia woolf, and, indeed, one of the astonishing women on view (… late summer is often reputed as the lull before the autumnal storm of new productions. and yet, the british capital is as busy as ever during the month ahead, breaking into song (many of the… roy alexander weise directs uk bow of katori hall's baggy if brio filled pulitzer winner the veteran british actress shines in a new revival that is the musical theater highlight of the west end summer. an imperfect show arrives boasting a quasi immersive charm the baker's wife closed on the way to broadway in 1976, since which time stephen schwartz's stubbornly resistent if sweetly scored… christopher hampton adapts stefan zweig's 1922 novella, here starring jim corrigan, natalie simpson, and nigel hastings; chelsea walker directs. pamela nomvete follows on from tony winner phylicia rashad in detroit set dominique morisseau play co starring racheal ofori. justine mitchell shines in takeover of kendall feaver play whose opening was delayed by a change of leading lady a quarter century on from its salzburg premiere, simon mcburney's mind bending show continues to enthrall plays take center stage in london this july after a musicals heavy june, with a host of heavy hitting american titles leading the charge. a broadway phenomenon, slave play, crosses the atlan… andrew lloyd webber's 1980s spectacular skates into a new era the reinvigoration of andrew lloyd webber continues apace. new york is now hosting a ballroom culture, drag inflected cats, and… the men prevail in new play from 2023 olivier nominee for her acting, faith omole british theater recommendations for visitors and residents of all ages   and inclinations. stephanie j block delivers a knockout uk stage debut in bart sher staging of cole porter classic in june, new york may be in thrall to the tonys, but life on the london stage continues apace. the month ahead promises a broad array of musicals, from a pocket sized hit of the edinburgh fe… ★★★ romeo and juliet, duke of york's theatre doomy and deathly, and much hyped tom holland reaches for the stars and makes it to the theatre's roof one of shakespeare's longest plays … olivier winner cassidy janson is the standout performer in director hannah chissick's production of decades old jerry herman musical revue danny sapani moves on from king lear at the almeida to the uk premiere of stephen adly guirgis´s trophy bearing play, co starring ayesha antoine and martins inghambe. a radiant nina hoss, from the film tar, heads the splendid cast of adaptor director benedict andrews's electrifying reclamation of chekhov's final play a stage production of the beloved studio ghibli movie is big on spectacle, but rarely grabs the heart. while broadway spends the month of may in pre tony awards overdrive, the london theater continues to do what it does so well namely, offering a broad array of shows to suit all tastes. som… a gender flipped jodie mcnee stars in visually impressive, emotionally subpar adaptation of the same philip k dick story that spawned the tom cruise film charles edwards shines in overly tricksy, overlong sam adamson play tracing a friendship over time the stunning anthony welsh heads a pitch perfect quintet in uk premiere of 2023 off broadway play by brandon jacobs jenkins and directed once again by eric ting. our theater critics and a reporter discuss the big winner   “sunset boulevard”   and the rest of the honorees at britain’s equivalent of the tonys. in robert icke’s adaptation of parts 1 and 2 of “henry iv,” the veteran stage actor’s performance belies his age.

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there’s something for everyone. from award winning theater and music, to poetry and exhibitions, experience the power of the arts with us. the folger is open! learn about what's new and plan your visit. discover shakespeare’s stories and the world that shaped them. deepen your understanding of his works and their cultural influence. bring shakespeare’s work to life in the classroom. find teaching resources and opportunities. dive deep into the world’s largest shakespeare collection and access primary sources from the early modern period. support us to bring shakespeare and his world to life for everyone. interior of the second globe, 1614, with play and audience (cover illustration for: the living monument, m.c. bradbrook). hodges, c. walter (cyril walter), 1909 2004, artist. art box h688 no.5.4 crinkly candy wrappers. cellphones and ipads. audience members coming and going with apparently severe bladder control problems. we’ve all experienced rude or annoying behavior from our fellow theatre patrons, usually (of course!) during the most intense and quiet moments of a performance. and for those of us onstage, performing, it’s even worse. talkers. lines repeated for the hard of hearing. picture takers. people coughing from colds or flus or major tubercular issues we hope will prove fatal. sometimes the behavior that’s least intrusive to the audience can be most distracting to the actors, like: sleepers. people with their chins in their hands, bored out of their minds, or (even worse) in the front row reading their program during a scene right where we can see them! o, the distractions we actors have to endure in the modern theatre! well, as elizabethan actors would say, borrowing a 21st century idiom: hold my beer. elizabethan audiences clapped and booed whenever they felt like it. sometimes they threw fruit. groundlings paid a penny to stand and watch performances, and to gawk at their betters, the fine rich people who paid the most expensive ticket price to actually sit on the stage. the place was full of pickpockets and prostitutes, and people came and went to relieve themselves of the massive quantities of beer they’ve consumed. theatre was not only a major social occasion; it could often feel like a competition for attention. audiences came from every class, and their only other entertainment options were bear baiting and public executions   and william shakespeare wrote for them all. samuel taylor, in his slim volume my life with the shakespeare cult, writes passionately and entertainingly about how our modern theatre experience differs from shakespeare’s: i mean, look: every convention of your average modern theatre serves to make people passive, docile, distanced from the play and from one another, almost entirely erased. we’ve taught american audiences…where to sit. we give them a potty break. we tell them to shut up and turn off anything at all that might make any kind of noise. we provide them no reason to ever have to interact with the person seated next to them. the pacification is profound: we don’t even trust them to unwrap a sucker in the theatre. we imply in a thousand ways that everything has been worked out in advance, encouraging total passivity of body, mind, and spirit. and then we turn the lights off and expect them to listen hard to complex, antiquated verse poetry that relies on an active, social, participatory relationship. can we really blame them for taking fifty dollar naps? and because we as performers have an expectation that the audience will sit there quietly, we don’t train our actors how they might handle an ‘unruly’ audience member. there are complicating reasons why: directors establish a realistic style that doesn’t allow breaking of the fourth wall; playwrights don’t want their lines changed or added to; management doesn’t want to alienate ticket buyers. when i acted in the lookingglass theatre world premiere of sara gmitter’s in the garden: a darwinian love story, at more than one performance there were men sitting near the front glancing at their phones, trying to simultaneously watch the chicago blackhawks in the stanley cup playoffs. i told stage management i was willing to escort the gentlemen out of the theatre (i played the butler, so i could have done it in character), but was informed, perhaps wisely, that my services would not be required. (indeed, the house manager was able to convince the hockey fan he could focus more fully on the game while sitting in the lobby.) but i would have done it happily. not because i’m confrontational by nature or wanted to start a fight, but because it would’ve acknowledged the truth of the moment. there’s nothing more awkward in the theatre than trying to pretend something isn’t happening when it clearly is. whether it’s a dropped prop that sits awkwardly on the floor and pulls everybody’s focus until some actor dares to adjust his blocking and pick it up, or tom hanks ad libbing for five minutes, in character, as falstaff in both parts of henry iv while emts treated someone having a medical emergency in the aisles during a performance earlier this summer: these unscripted moments can often feel like the most vital moment in an evening because the audience can tell it wasn’t rehearsed, it’s not being acted   this is actually happening. actors typically aren’t given the training or agency to serve as crowd control. tom hanks can get away with it because…well, because he’s tom hanks (and thankfully, the audience member survived and the show went on). but there are videos of hugh jackman stopping the show because of an annoying phone ringing and patti lupone actually taking a phone away from a texting audience member (the videos themselves further evidence of the annoying presence of phone cameras). actors taking matters into their own hands like this gets us into a more sensitive area described by dr. kirsty sedgman in her new book the reasonable audience: theatre etiquette, behaviour policing, and the live performance experience. dr. sedgman argues that theatre etiquette is bound up in sexist, racist, and ableist social norms, designed specifically to produce separations between elite and ‘mass’ audiences. up until the 19th century, opera, symphonies, and shakespeare   art events that might now be considered highbrow   were popular entertainment for all levels of society. but along the way, rules began to be enforced and there was a great sorting, separating the upper classes of society from “the rabble,” creating a homogeneous and exclusive community of theatergoers who knew and obeyed the rules. as dr. sedgman explains, when we talk about theatre etiquette now (she prefers the term “behavior policing”), we need to acknowledge both its notable and suspect aspects: that it’s a way to reinforce a shared vision of socially acceptable behavior that makes public space better for all, and also a morally suspect act that is disproportionately wielded against people of color, the working class, etc. as sam taylor points out, theatergoing today can be a largely passive and observational experience: you arrive, you sit down, you applaud, you leave. but the art of theatre requires an audience, preferably an engaged, responsive, demonstrative audience. from my actor’s perspective, it does no one any good to perform for an audience that’s too cowed by society to laugh; at the same time, i don’t want to perform for people engaged in other conversations, on their phones, or (if it’s an indoor space) opening up a bucket of chicken in the third row. we need to honor the fact that we all have our roles to play in the theatrical experience, whether it’s onstage, backstage, or sitting in the seats…even though, occasionally, i have said to an audience member, “hey! who gave you a speaking part?” austin tichenor is the co artistic director of the reduced shakespeare company; a writing and acting coach at the shakespeareance; the co author of ten stage comedies, including william shakespeare’s long lost first play (abridged) and the comedy of hamlet! (a prequel); the co creator of the illustrated children’s books pop up shakespeare and daisy, the littlest zombie; a contributor to the palgrave encyclopedia of global shakespeare and shakespearean biofiction on the contemporary stage and screen (from arden shakespeare); and the host of the world’s oldest and longest running theater podcast, the reduced shakespeare company podcast.   view all posts by austin tichenor enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. there’s nothing elitist about allowing audience members to enjoy the performance which they’ve paid for, and for which the performers are giving their best. i shouldn’t be, but i’m amazed at the those people checking their cell phones in a darkened house, and ushers and house managers have a real role to play. thanks for bringing this up. chris robey   september 25, 2018 when i was in russia, tickets were cheap. i was there just as the soviet union was breaking up. people were poor. tickets to the opera and theater were still subsidized. i went to the opera. people wore what they wore to work. many people brought a picnic lunch with them because it was far too expensive for most people to eat out and they ate in right in the opera house. there was lots of clapping and appreciation at the end. it wasn’t as wild as shakespeare’s time, but it was accessible to average people. olga   october 4, 2018 sounds like you should come to the american shakespeare center, where the lights are on and the audience’s engagement is essential to the show. sarah enloe   october 4, 2018 it’s interesting that it hasn’t just been the audience changing   there have been plays written that seem to require the attention of a modern, disciplined audience. shakespeare included over the top characters, often speaking directly to the audience before they even started to improvise. chekhov or ibsen, not so much. but i’ve been to newer plays where the audience was challenged to interact with the actors, although not to go ahead and unpack a chicken dinner… john bergstrom   october 16, 2018 i absolutely should! austin tichenor   october 22, 2018 hey sarah enloe, it’s a small world   i’m using this article as enrichment for my 10th grade honors english class as we read caesar. also been using roads to teach rhetoric and i think it’s a hit. mr. tiechnor, this is a great article   thank you for sharing. and sarah is right, you definitely need to go to the american shakespeare center. their style is central to what you’re describing, and proves that it works. rebecca hodder   october 23, 2018 my drama class, “the kalihi payers” (9 12) and our high school’s youth community theater troupe (tee shirt theater) just completed a collaboration with “a midsummer night’s dream.” part of our production included two 45 minute adaptations for our entire high school student body of 2600 young people. we are a title i school, and most of our students are from the philippines, the pacific islands, and hawaii. the most popular scenes were the fight scenes. the kids became so noisy and “engaged” that all dialogue was lost, but since the play has so much “physicality”, not much was lost except the minds of the adult teachers who were “horrified” by the students’ behavior. our actors didn’t seem to mind, and whenever we reverted to iambic pentameter rap, the audience cheered. i’m ambivalent over the rowdiness of our audience of rascals, but one thing is for certain, they were engaged! larry wayman   november 1, 2018 […] 4. elizabethan theater etiquette and audience expectations today […] enjoy the top five shakespeare & beyond blog posts of 2018   shakespeare & beyond   december 25, 2018 find out what’s on, read our latest stories, and learn how you can get involved.

by 1600 london theatres, like the globe, could take up to 3000 people for the most popular plays. with several theatres offering plays most afternoons, this meant between 10,000 and 20,000 people a week going to london theatres. that’s a lot of people! so who were they? who came to the theatres? the answer is ‘just about everyone in london society’   generally more men than women, but all sorts of people. one visitor, in 1617, described the crowd around the stage as ‘a gang of porters and carters’. others talked of servants and apprentices spending all their spare time there. but wealthier people were in the audience too. in 1607, the venetian ambassador bought all the most expensive seats for a performance of shakespeare’s pericles. even royalty loved watching a play. they didn’t go to public theatres, but companies of actors were summoned to perform at the courts of elizabeth i and james i. how much did it cost? in open air theatres the cheapest price was only 1 penny which bought you a place amongst the ‘groundlings’ standing in the ‘yard’ around the stage. (there were 240 pennies in £1.) for another penny, you could have a bench seat in the lower galleries which surrounded the yard. or for a penny or so more, you could sit more comfortably on a cushion. the most expensive seats would have been in the ‘lord’s rooms’. admission to the indoor theatres started at 6 pence. one penny was only the price of a loaf of bread. compare that to today’s prices. the low cost was one reason the theatre was so popular. what did they get for their money? the groundlings were very close to the action on stage. they could buy food and drink during the performance   pippins (apples), oranges, nuts, gingerbread and ale. but there were no toilets and the floor they stood on was probably just sand, ash or covered in nutshells. some visitors complained that the pit smelled of garlic and beer and no good citizen would show his face there. so paying more got the wealthy a seat under cover, and perhaps a cushioned seat. the groundlings stand in the yard very close to the stage during performances, with more expensive seating in the galleries surrounding them. today, the place where you buy your theatre tickets is called the box office. in shakespeare’s day, as people came into the theatre or climbed the steps to their seats, audiences had to put their money in a box. so the place where audiences pay became known as the box office. theatres had to compete for audiences against other london entertainment. these included cock fighting and bear baiting which were enjoyed by both the poor and the wealthy. in 1591, london theatres were banned from performing on thursdays because ‘the players do recite their plays to the hurt of bear baiting, maintained for her majesty’s pleasure. a woodcut of bearbaiting, made around 1620. some of the audience went to the theatre to be seen and admired, dressed in their best clothes. but these people were not necessarily well behaved. most didn’t sit and watch in silence like today. they clapped the heroes and booed the villains, and cheered the special effects. pickpockets sometimes joined the audience and in 1612, magistrates banned music at the end of plays at the fortune, saying the crowd had caused ‘tumults and outrages’ with their dances. we have very few accounts of how the audience behaved, and most of them are about ‘bad’ behaviour. this probably tells us more about what was ‘news’ than how audiences behaved all the time. with such large audiences, plays only had short runs and then had to be replaced. between 1560 and 1640 about 3,000 new plays were written. to attract the crowds, these plays often re told famous stories from the past, and they used violence, music and humour to keep people’s attention. this was vital because, if audiences didn’t like a play, they made their feelings known. at the swan in 1602, the audience damaged the chairs, stools, curtains and walls. and, in 1629, a visiting french company were hissed and ‘pippinpelted’ from the stage. this was probably because the company used women actors, but could just have been because they were french. since it was so involved in the performance of a play, the audience was vital to its success. box office 020 7401 9919 stage door 020 7902 1400 © the shakespeare globe trust, london 2025. all rights reserved. registered in england and wales no. 1152238. registered charity no. 266916 shakespeare’s globe gratefully acknowledge support through the culture recovery fund from arts council england we use cookies to ensure you get the best experience from our website. carry on browsing if you're happy with this, or find out how to manage cookies.

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policies and procedures, and to understand their rights and responsibilities as outlined in the student handbook. students who are continuous offenders may be administratively suspended from the residence halls. for the purpose of this policy, the term ‘residence hall’ or ‘residence halls’ include all traditional residence halls   ballard west, benson hall, carlin hall, clerc hall, living and learning residence hall 6 (llrh6), and peet hall)   and kendall apartment complex. air conditioning and heating   the unit located under the window in most rooms is for heat and air conditioning. there must be at least a 6 inch (6″) space between the a/c heating unit and any furniture or objects to allow proper airflow and, if necessary, access for maintenance service. objects should not be placed on the top of the unit as they may interfere with airflow and block access by maintenance personnel. repair requests should be made at the residence hall office. heating and cooling service is dependent upon weather conditions which make providing specific dates of transition difficult. the facilities department is responsible for determining when transition from heating to cooling and vice versa will take place. alcohol and/or other drugs   please refer to the alcohol and/or other drug sanctioning guide for further information. bathrooms in the residence halls   there are several types of bathroom/restroom facilities in the residence halls such as a floor/wing community bathrooms (ballard west, benson, and peet halls), shared private bathrooms (carlin and clerc halls, and llrh6), and private bathing rooms in carlin hall. floor/wing community bathrooms: as a member of a floor or wing sharing a community bathroom, it is your responsibility to help maintain a clean and sanitary environment in your floor/wing bathroom so that every member of your floor/wing is able to utilize a clean and sanitary bathroom. activities such as hair cutting/shaving, hair dyeing, and dish washing are not to be performed at any time because such activities create an unsanitary environment and could lead to damage of university property. to prevent damage of university property, please see your cre/ga for designated room(s) to use for hair dyeing. when the person(s) responsible for the damage(s) cannot be identified, all occupants of the floor or wing sharing a community bathroom will share the repair/replacement costs equally. additionally, all community bathrooms are gender specific and should only be used by assigned genders. members of the opposite sex caught in a public or community restroom not designated for them will be considered as unauthorized entry. shared private bathrooms: private bathrooms can be found in suites in carlin and clerc halls,, and llrh6. the maintenance and regular cleaning of the private bathroom within a suite is the responsibility of the students. to ensure that all private bathrooms are in satisfactory clean and sanitary conditions, regular inspections will be conducted on a monthly basis by members of the office of residence life and housing and the facilities department. if a private bathroom is deemed to be in an unsatisfactory condition, students will have a 48 hour period to clean up their bathroom. if the bathroom in question fails a follow up inspection then someone from the facilities department will clean the bathroom at the expense of the students. private bathing rooms: carlin hall has some private bathing rooms (with a bathtub and a sink) available. these private bathing rooms are designated for students who have a health or medical need for a bathtub (as determined through the application process for special accommodations through the office for students with disabilities). these bathrooms are for the use of these students only and cannot be used for other purposes such as bathing service and/or emotional support animals. bicycle security precautions   the following guidelines are intended to help you keep your bicycle safe at all times: deadbolts and locking mechanisms   deadbolts are not to be used to prop open doors nor are the locking mechanisms to be taped over at any time. propping open doors is a serious safety issue and can lead to the damage or theft of possessions, as well as personal injury. you should keep your door locked at all times for your safety and security. disorderly or disruptive behavior   students are expected to cooperate and be civil with one another, with residence hall staff, dps officers, and other university staff in performance of their duties. a student shall not interfere with, annoy, disturb, or obstruct any other student or staff member of the university by means of noise, abusive language or any other nuisance. students who verbally abuse or fail to cooperate with university staff (including all members of the residential hall staff and dps officers acting in the performance of their duties) will face disciplinary action. failure to cooperate with university staff include, but are not limited to, failure to comply with a reasonable request, fleeing the scene of an alleged policy violation, and refusing to give a valid id when requested. elevators   there are elevators in all residence halls except ballard west. all elevators in the residence halls require current student ids to operate. elevators are sensitive equipment, therefore holding the elevator, tampering with the alarm, misuse or defacing of the elevator, or entering the elevator shaft is not permitted. because such objects tend to fall into the shaft, the posting of papers, advertisements, information, etc., in the elevators is also not permitted. please follow the posted maximum occupancy guidelines to avoid the elevator breaking down. elevators are not to be used in the event of a fire alarm. fire safety policy   the following regulations are intended to prevent injuries to members of the university community and physical damage to its facilities. rooms will be inspected periodically to ensure compliance with university regulations. these regulations are: in the case of a fire alarm in llrh6, closing kitchen fire walls should not be blocked by any object at any time. fire safety evacuation procedures   know the location and routes for your first and second routes of evacuation. if you suspect a fire or the alarm goes off, take your keys and id and walk to the nearest exit. when a fire alarm occurs, do not waste time getting dressed or gathering valuables. seconds can make the difference between survival and tragedy. keep your head low and move quickly if smoke is in the air. most smoke and dangerous gases rise to the ceiling, so to avoid breathing them, crawl if you can. touch the door before opening it. if it is not hot to the touch and no smoke is leaking in around the edges of the door, proceed and move toward the exit. brace your foot and shoulder against the door and open it cautiously a few inches to check for heat and smoke on the other side. keep your head out of the way while opening the door. when you exit the residence hall, immediately go to the designated assembly area. information on the designated assembly areas are posted on the first floor of each residence hall. fire evacuation maps are available on each residence hall door. do not use elevators during fire alarms at any time. food deliveries   food deliveries must be made outside the main entrance of the residence hall (or at the dps kiosk, if deliveries are restricted due to covid). to facilitate security, delivery persons are not to be permitted to go beyond the lobby of the residence hall and the student must meet the food delivery person. furnishing  residence hall furniture is meant for long term use and should be treated with care so that you and others may enjoy it. it is the responsibility of students to exercise due care in the use of furniture. this means that every effort should be made to protect furniture from damage caused by the placement of objects not normally expected to be placed upon them; this includes refrigerators, cement blocks, weights, certain dressers, and any other object that could conceivably cause harm to furniture. when such objects are placed upon furniture, a barrier such as a towel must first be placed on the surface to reduce the risk of scratches, gouges, and other damage. furniture should only be used in the manner for which it was designed. because of extreme weight and potential for water damage, waterbeds are not permitted in the residence halls. bunk beds and lofts are permitted in all residence halls using university issued furnished bunk beds and lofts. all students who want bunk beds or lofts are required to read and sign a release of liability form before having a bunk bed/loft in their room. the office of residence life and housing will provide the appropriate parts to convert the beds into bunk beds and lofts. students are expected to provide their own linens, blankets, bedspreads, towels, pillows, study lamps, wastebaskets, clothes hangers, irons, ironing boards, and any other items needed. no furniture or furnishings may be removed from a room or common area without written permission from the office of residence life and housing. this includes moving furniture from one room to another within the same suite. when planning to decorate, students should keep in mind that no permanent changes may be made to the rooms and should use the appropriate tape or adhesive that will not damage the walls. in order to minimize the risk of injury or further damage, students are not to make any repairs to damage in their rooms, hallways, or other university facilities. guest policies (year round)   these guest policies ensure that safety of our residents is the top priority and all students living in university housing are provided an environment that is conducive to study and the pursuit of academic and personal growth. these priorities take precedence over students’ social activities. in addition, the policy is designed to recognize the rights of students and their roommates and to protect the students from access to the residence halls and rooms by unauthorized individuals. the university reserves the right to prohibit a guest from access to any residence hall or registering as an overnight guest. the covid 19 pandemic has required some changes in the guest policies for the 2021 22 academic year. visitors: visitors are defined anyone who is not a registered student at gallaudet, gallaudet students who reside off campus or in kendall apartments, or students who are attending the clerc center, regardless of their age. visitors are prohibited from entering the residence halls during the pandemic, except for gallaudet students who reside off campus or in kendall apartments . all gallaudet off campus students (eligible visitors) who enter the residence halls must go to the residence hall office, sign in, state who they are visiting, and provide a valid picture identification card (defined as a state driver’s license, state identification card, passport, military id, and international health card that has the name of the person and the date of birth) to residence hall staff upon entry into the residence halls. when the eligible visitor leaves the residence hall, the eligible visitor is responsible to sign out with the residence hall office. eligible visitor hours are from 8:00 am to 2:00 am daily, unless notified otherwise by residence life & housing. eligible visitors cannot remain in the residence halls after 2 am unless they register as an overnight guest (see below). eligible visitors who are found in the residence halls past the visiting hours are in violation of this policy and could lose their privilege to visit the residence halls. overnight guests (off campus visitors): off campus visitors are defined as anyone who is not a registered student at gallaudet, or students who are attending the clerc center, regardless of their age, except when the student is registered to stay with a parent or legal guardian in visitor housing. off campus visitors are prohibited from registering as an overnight guest during the 2021 22 academic year, due to the pandemic. overnight guests (on and off campus students): on and off campus students are defined as any currently registered gallaudet student who resides on campus in the residence halls or off campus. off campus students are required to register as overnight guests in the residence halls; on campus students are not required to do so; however, the host is responsible to have had prior discussion with, and the expressed approval of all roommates/suitemates in order for the on or off campus student to stay overnight in the host’s room/suite. there are limits to the duration and frequency of such visits, as long as the interests and the rights of roommates, suitemates, and other students are not being infringed upon. because of the pandemic, please check with residence life & housing for the most updated policy; the information should already be posted in front of each residence hall. id card system   an id card scan access control system that regulates building entry is in effect for all residence halls. id cards are the property of the university and are to be surrendered when leaving the university. students’ ids are individually coded to allow them access to their hall, elevator (except ballard west), and wings (in ballard west) at all times. however, with this system comes shared responsibility for the security of all residents of the halls. students must: keys   each student is assigned a room key upon arrival for their use only. all students must carry their keys at all times. community restrooms can be accessed with the room key. a key may not be used by anyone except the student to whom it was assigned. a fee may be charged for lockouts, and a spare key will not be issued without valid picture identification. spare keys must be returned immediately (within 15 minutes) or a lock change may be processed. lost or stolen room keys should be reported to the residence hall staff immediately. when a key is reported lost or stolen, a work order will be issued for a new lock and new keys which will result in a $50 fee being billed to the account of the student that the key is registered under. regardless of whether the lost key is found at a later date, lock change charges cannot be canceled. students are financially responsible for all lost or unreturned keys issued to them. keys are to be returned to the residence hall office on the day students check out of their room. any unreturned keys will result in the student’s account being billed $50 for a new lock and set of keys. laser pointers   because the careless use of laser pointers can cause eye damage and unnecessarily cause people to feel threatened, possession of laser pointers by students are prohibited on campus. lockout policy   if a student is locked out of their room/suite, the student should go to the residence hall office, show their student id or a valid photo id to the staff on duty and the staff on duty will obtain a spare key to the student’s room. the student can hold the key for up to 15 minutes. failure to do so may result in a lock change and the $50 fee will be charged to the student’s student account. the first two times a student is locked out during an academic semester, there will be no charge. on the third and each lockout after that, the student will be charged $5.00. lockout fees cannot be charged to the student’s student account and payments must be made in exact change. loss of residence hall privileges and/or access restrictions   the coordinators of residence education (cre) can recommend a student’s loss of residence hall privileges and/or access restrictions to specific or all residence halls to the director of residence life and housing. the director of residence life and housing will review the recommendation and make a decision to either support or reject the recommendation. if the recommendation for loss of residence hall privileges is upheld, the student must vacate the premises within 72 hours upon receipt of a letter revoking their residence hall privileges. if the student fails to vacate the premises within the prescribed time, the residence hall staff reserves the right to vacate the room and will not be responsible for the student’s personal property. the student will also be prohibited from entering any residence halls. if the recommendation for access restrictions to specific or all residence halls is upheld, the student must comply with the access restrictions. refusal to follow the access restrictions may lead to loss of residence hall privileges. panic buttons   panic buttons have been installed in each room of llrh6, ballard west and north, in every residence hall front desks, and in the laundry room in the kendall apartments. these buttons are for the use of emergency summons only and should not be tampered with at any time. when a panic button is pushed, a signal goes directly to the department of public safety, facilitating an immediate response. false alarms are viewed as a serious matter and carry severe consequences. please use your panic button for situations requiring immediate assistance only. pets, service animals, and emotional support animals   pets   pets are not allowed on the premises of gallaudet university, including the residence halls, with the exception of service and emotional support animals (who are in compliance with the service animals policy as outlined in the administration and operations manual) and fish in a properly maintained aquarium no more than ten (10) gallons in size. the limit to the number of aquariums per room is set at one aquarium per student. the only animals permitted to be in aquariums are fish (not frogs, water frogs, lizards, snakes, and such). service animals   gallaudet permits service animals, which are individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability, on campus and in its public facilities. service animals are not permitted in private residences, residence hall rooms, or apartments without the permission of the office of residence life and housing. owners/users must ensure that the service animal has the appropriate license, inoculations, and owner/user id tag and are expected to ensure the good conduct, health, care, and protection of their service animal. in addition, the service animal must be kept under control at all times and on a leash in public areas; and the owner/user is responsible for any damage done by the service animal and for the upkeep of any area traversed or occupied by the service animal. a service animal may be excluded from the campus if the service animal poses a direct threat to the health and/or safety of others. please refer to the administration and operations manual policy 1:08 for additional information. students requesting permission to reside on campus with a service animal must contact the assistance animal accommodations team at contact here to begin the application process to get approval. students must initiate this process at least 30 days before bringing their service animal on campus, and approval must be obtained prior to bringing a service animal on campus. emotional support animals   gallaudet permits emotional support animals only in private residences, residence hall rooms, or apartments with permission of the office of residence life and housing. owners/users must ensure that the emotional support animal has the appropriate license, inoculations, and owner/user id tag and are expected to ensure the good conduct, health, care, and protection of their emotional support animal. in addition, the emotional support animal must be kept under control at all times and on a leash (if appropriate) in public areas; and the owner/user is responsible for any damage done by the emotional support animal and for the upkeep of any area traversed or occupied by the emotional support animal. an emotional support animal may be excluded from the campus if the emotional support animal poses a direct threat to the health and/or safety of others. please refer to the administration and operations manual policy 1:08 for additional information. students requesting permission to reside on campus with an emotional support animal must contact the assistance animal accommodations team at contact here to begin the application process to get approval. students must initiate this process at least 30 days before bringing their emotional support animal on campus and approval must be obtained prior to bringing a service animal on campus. public poster policy   all public posters and flyers must have the campus activities stamp of approval in order to be posted in the residence halls unless it is a poster/flyer by the office of residence life and housing. those stamps of approval will state the maximum duration of time a poster may be displayed. posters/flyers in the residence halls are limited to a maximum size of 8 x 11″ unless special permission for a larger size is given by the director of residence life and housing. all posters/flyers must be posted in designated bulletin board areas. any posters/flyers found improperly posted (i.e. on windows and doors) will be taken down and thrown away. please ask your residence hall staff for the best place to put up posters/flyers. quiet hours   designated quiet hours in all residence halls are from 11 pm to 9 am, weekdays, and 1 am to 10 am, on fridays and saturdays. “quiet hours” refer to those periods when the residence halls must remain especially quiet. quiet hours are maintained to provide an atmosphere conducive to relaxation, study and sleep. during designated quiet hours, it is expected that all students will contain noise and vibrations so it cannot be heard or felt outside of their room with the door closed. a 24 hour quiet period will also be enforced from study day to after the last scheduled exam. we expect each student will take responsibility for developing a community, which fosters scholarship, citizenship, and leadership. it is not possible to accommodate the needs of every student regarding sleep and study time. it should be noted that carlin hall is designated as a 24 hour quiet residence hall . reasonable quiet is maintained 24 hours a day throughout the residence halls. these are referred to as “courtesy hours.” when asked by another student to reduce noise/lower the volume of your music, or conversation, you will be expected to immediately do so out of courtesy to your neighbors. refrigerators/freezers   you may bring your own refrigerator or freezer as long as it does not exceed 4.5 cubic feet. this is to conserve space and energy. precautions must be taken when defrosting the unit to avoid water damage to university property. removal of student’s property   if a student who resides in the residence hall does not vacate their room upon check out or does not return to the university due to a leave of absence or withdrawal from the university, the student will have up to 30 calendar days to remove their property or the property will be disposed of and the university will not be held liable for loss of property. the office of residence life and housing also reserves the right to have its staff pack up and store property of students who do not vacate their room or does not return to the university due to a leave of absence or withdrawal. the property will be stored in a relatively secure room as determined by the office of residence life and housing and all efforts will be made to ensure the safety and integrity of the property, however, the office of residence life and housing will not be held liable for any broken or missing property. it is the student’s responsibility to contact the office of residence life and housing to arrange for property pick up or shipping. it is also the student’s responsibility to pay for any shipping costs incurred and the office of residence life and housing will require up front payment of shipping costs before shipping the student’s property. as stated above, the student will have up to 30 calendar days to remove their property or the property will be disposed of and the office of residence life and housing and the university will not be held liable for loss of property. rollerblades/roller skates/skateboards/scooters/hoverboards   rollerblades, roller skates, scooters, and skateboards can only be used outdoors. they are not intended for indoor use and must not be used within a residence hall. students found using these items in a residence hall will be asked to stop using them indoors. because of the fire risk that are associated with hoverboard batteries, hoverboards are not permitted on the gallaudet campus and in the residence halls. any hoverboards discovered will be confiscated and disposed of immediately since they cannot be stored safely due to the fire risk associated with their batteries. room capacity   for reasons of fire safety and the pandemic, the maximum room capacity in any residence hall shall not exceed two (2) times the occupancy rate of a student’s room to ensure safe emergency exit. this means that if the room itself can hold two students, no more than four people may be in the room at one time. for example, the occupancy rate of suites in clerc hall, carlin hall, and llrh6 is four people; therefore 8 people can be in the suite at one time. likewise, the occupancy rate of benson, peet, and the ballard residential complex is two, which allows a group of four people to be in a room at one time. room care   personalizing a room so that it is a comfortable space to live is a natural inclination of students. it is important to consider how to decorate a room so that damage to walls, doors, and windows does not result. it is the desire of the university that all rooms are kept free of damage for present and future students. the following items may be used to hang or affix items to walls. they are readily available at the campus bookstore. if you are not sure of what to use, please consult with your cre or ga: the following must not be performed on the walls, woodwork, doors, windows, or furnishings to avoid repair charges from damages incurred as a result: students may not paint walls, doors, furnishing, or any other fixture in the rooms. plants brighten up a room, but they should be placed in an area where water will not cause any damage. any defacement to the room will be billed to the students of the room, based on the facilities department’s estimate for repair or replacement. students are not to make any repairs to damage in their rooms, hallway, or other university facilities. in addition, students are not permitted to drill holes in or affix any items to the walls, ceiling, or doors with either nails or screws. bunk beds and lofts are permitted in all residence halls using university loft furnished bunk bed and lofts. all students who want bunk beds or lofts are required to read and sign a release of liability form before having a bunk bed/loft in their room. the office of residence life and housing will provide the appropriate parts to convert the beds into bunk beds and lofts. furniture cannot be removed, relocated, or disassembled. this includes moving furniture from one room to another room within the same suite. to minimize risk of damage, beds, desks, or any other pieces of furniture cannot be elevated, stacked, or upturned. ceiling tiles may not be removed, and wires or cables may not be run through the tiles. do not hang clothes or any other items from light fixtures, ceiling track systems, sprinkler heads, smoke detectors, strobe lights, or any other wall or ceiling mounted device because such items are not designed to hold weight. doors and/or door frames marked in any way will result in vandalism and repair charges. room inspection   periodic inspections during the fall, spring, and summer semesters will be held for maintenance, health, and safety purposes as well as for observance of residence life policies, procedures, university regulations, and the requirements of public law. if a student is found to be in violation of university standards, the student is given 48 hours to make the necessary corrections to bring the room back into compliance. residence life staff will conduct a follow up inspection to ensure that the room is in compliance with university standards. if the room fails the follow up inspection, the students will be fined $25 and have 48 hours to make the necessary corrections to the room to bring the room back into compliance. a second follow up inspection will be performed and if the room fails the second follow up inspection, the students will be fined $50 and be referred to the office of student conduct for further disciplinary action. to avoid charges for room damages for which one is not responsible, each student must fill out a room inventory form when they move into a room. the inventory form lists all room furnishings and space for student comments on the specific condition of the furniture and the room. residence hall staff members verify the forms during maintenance inspections. at the end of a semester (or when a student vacates the room), the coordinator of residence education, graduate assistant, or a designee will check the condition of the room and its furniture, and appropriate charges for damages or policy violations, if any, are billed to the occupants of the room. all furnishings must be rearranged to their original place (according to a posted floor diagram) upon checkout at the end of the semester. the following items are prohibited from residence halls and will be confiscated if found. the list is subject to change. fire hazards, such as candles and fireworks, are discarded. items such as cooking appliances will be stored and returned to the student at the end of the semester. safety and security   the following are examples of some important rules designed to enhance the safety and security of students. however, students should keep in mind that the most foolproof measures are not effective unless community members support them and do not violate them. satellite dishes   satellite dishes or powered antenna devices are not permitted in any residence hall on campus. mounting of any device or object on the exterior of any building is prohibited, as doing so would constitute damage to university property. side exits   it is unlawful to prop side exit doors open because to do so circumvents security measures and endangers students. smoking   gallaudet university is committed to providing a healthy, smoke free environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors on the campus by reducing health risks associated with tobacco smoke and minimizing discomfort and inconvenience to non smokers. smoking on campus will only be permitted in designated smoking areas. smoking is not permitted in any other campus locations including university and clerc center buildings, in elevators or bathrooms, in any university vehicle, walking on campus, or at the entrance of any building. the designated smoking areas are: the use of e cigarettes, vape pens, hookah, or similar delivery systems is prohibited in the residence halls; the designated smoking areas are the appropriate space for use of e cigarettes, vape pens, hookah, or similar delivery systems. solicitation   casual solicitations for charitable or university sponsored activities or for similar purposes by off  and on campus students, student organizations, and employees are strictly prohibited; however, in no instance should such solicitations interrupt work or learning or place unwanted pressure on students, faculty, teachers, and staff, nor disrupt the residence hall living environment. door to door solicitations or promotions are prohibited. in order to avoid disruption to the educational mission, protect students, faculty, teachers, and staff from commercial and non commercial exploitation and harassment, preserve the aesthetic atmosphere of the university, and promote safety and security, solicitations by outside parties are not permitted unless requested as part of a university sponsored program or service. storage   storage space is not available on campus. if a student checks out of their room at the end of the semester and leaves personal property or belongings in their room, the personal property/belongings will be considered abandoned. all abandoned property/belongings will be disposed of and the office of residence life and housing and the university will not be held liable for loss of property/belongings. trash   students are to empty their wastebaskets and other disposable materials in the appropriate recycling receptacle. trash chutes are available in benson, clerc, and carlin halls, ballard west, and llrh6. in peet hall, trash rooms are located near the elevators on each floor. to maintain a clean, healthy and attractive environment with a minimum of pest infestation, it is required that all trash be tied in plastic bags. to avoid excessive trash build up over the weekends, throw out your trash before friday. large boxes, such as pizza boxes, clog the trash chute, so students are expected to take boxes to the basement trash room for easy removal. students must take responsibility for cleaning their rooms and disposing of trash properly in designated receptacles. at all times, all trash is to be properly disposed of and are not permitted to be left in the public bathrooms or hallways. large items are to be taken to trash bins provided outside the residence halls or placed in the basement trash room. students are expected to keep other common areas of their residence halls, including hallways, bathrooms, lounges, or other public places, free of trash. improperly disposing of trash will attract vermin such as mice and cockroaches. please do not litter. unauthorized entry   all residence halls have one designated main entrance and this is where everyone should enter the residence hall, except for university staff. other exterior doors which are not the designated main entrance (e.g., peet hall back door facing kellogg hotel) are not to be used to enter the building nor to allow friends, visitors, or guests to enter the residence hall. this is considered unauthorized entry and may result in disciplinary action. entry into any areas that are considered off limits to students such as rooftops, boiler rooms, storage rooms, etc. are not allowed as well. unlocked doors   leaving your room or suite door unlocked or intentionally tampering with your door to enable it to remain unlocked at all times (e.g. taping the door mechanism open) is a serious safety issue and can lead to the damage or theft of possessions, as well as personal injury. you should keep your door locked at all times for your safety and security. vandalism/theft   all members of the community will not tolerate vandalism because it lessens the enjoyment of the university environment. participation in any act of destruction could become grounds for dismissal from the university. the cost of repairing damages shall be billed to all students involved. the following acts, among others, are prohibited: when the person(s) responsible for theft or damage cannot be identified, all occupants of the residence hall or living group will share the repair/replacement costs equally. in the event of a theft, a residence hall staff member should be contacted immediately. students should also fill out a report with the department of public safety. weapons and explosives   in the interest of public safety, the setting of fires, use of flammable or highly combustible materials, or the possession of weapons or ammunition, martial arts weapons, sling shots, bows and arrows, sabers, swords, knives with blades in excess of three (3) inches except for kitchen knives used in 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supported by british theater recommendations for visitors and residents of all ages   and inclinations. by matt wolf the critic matt wolf has been covering theater in london for the times for over 20 years. london’s theaters offer something for everyone. whether in big west end venues or on stages tucked away above a pub, the city’s shows include the classics, new plays and some productions that defy classification. open air playhouses attract audiences willing to brave the unpredictable summer weather, and venues spread throughout the city make for an accessible theater landscape that extends far beyond the heavily trafficked tourist hot spots. whether you’re looking for frothy musicals or fiercely charged political writing, chances are your wishes can be answered somewhere around town. below, in seven categories, are some of the shows vying for the attention of visitors and residents seeking out london theater this summer. few london playhouses generate as much buzz as the almeida, and expectations are high for its run of this new play from the australian playwright kendall feaver, whose theatrical debut, “the almighty sometimes,” impressed british critics when it played in manchester, england, in 2018. feaver’s latest is set on a university campus rocked by sexual assault allegations, and polly findlay directs a cast led by phoebe campbell and justine mitchell. through july 20 at the almeida theater. the regional accents may prove a challenge   especially if english isn’t your first language   but there’s no denying the passion and power that course through james graham’s stage adaptation of this era defining 1982 british tv show. through a community of liverpool road builders’ struggles, kate wasserberg’s empathic production reminds us that employment is crucial to self esteem. through aug. 3 at the garrick theater. the box office is often the best port of call, if you want to avoid online fees or get “rush” seats that are sometimes available shortly before curtain up. various websites, including whatsonstage.com, sell tickets alongside reviews and features. reusable sippy cups may be the norm on broadway, but they are rare outside the united states. “interval drinks,” as intermission beverages are known in britain, are often served in actual glasses that can sometimes be taken into the auditorium and which can be ordered before the performance to avoid a crush at the bar in the break. the pleasures of a free playbill don’t exist in london, where programs   not playbills, which is an american brand   must be purchased. some theaters have gone paperless and make program information available only by scanning a qr code or looking online. these policies vary venue to venue, and sometimes show to show.