But it feels like this is a tough one to make rules around. Shakespeare’s Globe has now said that it’s reconsidering its policy around clothing. Sean Holmes’s production of Shakespeare’s seldom-staged play abounds with dark themes including staged violence, infidelity and demonic possession, all of which are arguably a bit more unsettling for young minds than a guy wearing a latex romper. Still, it’s worth noting that although older kids could attend the show in question, ‘The Comedy of Errors’, it’s very much a show targeted at adults. Since then, publications including the Telegraph and Daily Mail have called the Globe’s policies into question. But one audience member wrote to the theatre to complain, saying: ‘Why was he allowed to stay in a venue that caters for the general public including children? Even if a child doesn’t know what a latex suit is or the sexual connotations, it’s still a very scary sight and puts parents in a very uncomfortable position when it comes to explaining to their children what is going on.’ Most theatregoers were unfussed by the latex-clad Shakespeare fan, too. The theatre doesn’t have a policy of banning theatregoers based on dress, unless their clothing features offensive slogans, which this outfit didn’t. mixed.Īt the time, the theatre staff seemed baffled but broadly okay with this unexpected apparition. ‘Our only worry was that the patron might’ve overheated,’ read the internal show report circulated that day. The guy in question had opted for a bargainous £5 standing ‘groundling’ ticket, presumably because his get-up was too tight to publicly sit down in. And the response was. Recently, an audience member at Shakespeare’s Globe showed up in an elaborate blue latex gimp suit, complete with face mask and leather harness. So thank god someone’s finally made an effort. Audience members routinely show up wearing bobbly trackies, sweaty flip flops and ‘Wicked’ t-shirts, no doubt horrifying and appalling the many ghosts who haunt the West End’s playhouses. In days gone by, silk dresses, top hats and canes were de rigueur in London’s theatres.
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