Neighboring patron trying to film/photo
I attended tonight’s sublime, transcendent performance of Hamilton on the West End. I have seen the show 7 or 8 times before, and there was so much about this iteration that was profoundly affecting in a new way.
The only downside? A woman a few seats away from me busting out her phone, distracting many in the surrounding seats with the bright light of her screen from some of the most impactful moments of the show as she tried to film or photo. So f’ing annoying. I was going to say something/get her pic, but she and her companion scurried out just as the curtain fell.
Is there any way to credibly report her (I know the seat numbers, tho obvs no way to ensure seat occupier was seat buyer). I’m irritated that she detracted from my experience (and those of my companions), but also because she broke the rules and violated the integrity of the experience in sneakily trying to defy the rules and what—get a sly vid of Leslie Odom Jr singing a few bars?
Maybe I just need to let it go. But arsehats like her ruin things on so many levels for those of us there just to immerse ourselves in the magic of theater.
Given that this is Reddit, I expect snarkiness, but truly would appreciate not that today. Tysm.