Have you ever walked out of a performance?

When we were first married we went to the cinema to see ‘The Canterbury Tales’ however we had misread the title and it was ‘The Other Canterbury Tales’ which turned about to be a soft porn version of the original. We left after about half an hour, noticing two of our neighbours in the audience.

We were quite an innocent pair then and if the film was shown now I suspect it would get a 15 rating ?

Some time ago we went to see a "comedian", he was really bad and because no-one was laughing at his jokes he become desperate and started using crude jokes and swearing, resulting in some people even putting their fingers in their ears. We got up and walked out and several other couples followed us.

We walked out if The Devils almost within five minutes of it starting. And years later walked out of a theatre - a play with starring Richard E Grant. It was just awful and lots of others left too!

Hapgran yes I agree went to see'Art' some years ago pretentious twaddle

I had never seen Mrs Brown’s Boys, but agreed to go with some friends who had a spare ticket. It wasn’t so much that it wasn’t funny ( it wasn’t), but the hysterical laughter every time he said “ f*ck” was really irritating me, so off I went at the interval. I still couldn’t bear to look at it on the television.

A few years ago, we left at the interval of a Don McLean concert. The poor chap was awful. We loved all his songs back in the day but this was not good.

overthehill ~ Well at least you didn't waste any money!! I got mine at a discount of £10. Wouldn't see it again. But definitely would see Book of Mormon again. I LOVED it!! Also saw Hamilton last month. I recommend that. But get a box as they are a LOT cheaper than the regular seats.

We walked out of Saturday Night Fever when it was first shown in London. The version which has since been shown on TV has cut the worst bits.
Was there ever an end to a Ken Dodd show ? I thought he just kept going till he was left talking to himself! At over 80 (when we saw him) he had more energy than us!!

Went to see Richard III last night. Beside us were a party of 6 . Within 10 minutes one of the ladies left . After the interval only three of the party returned. When we spoke to one of them she said that two were feeling ill and the other did not like Shakespeare .
We walked out of La La Land we thought it was dire and the cinema was freezing . I complained ( about the cold ) got a refund plus two exta passes and a cup of tea.
We have given up going to the Pitlochry Festival theatre having paid a lot of money and left at half time twice. I think they pander to the tourist market . They do serve a lovely meal though .

I once went to a concert of very contemporary music. I thought I'd give it a try. Didn't go back after the interval. This was in the 70s in an art gallery in Mannheim.

Otherwise I have stuck most things out due to the cost of the tickets.

Hello Purplevamp. As it happens I acquired free tickets from where I worked so didn’t bother to research it just went along.

overthehill ~ don't go and see The Book of Mormon then. You'll spit your Horlicks out!!! I've seen Avenue Q. It was ok but nothing special. Did you know nothing about it when you booked the tickets??

I once took my granddaughter to see a children's film at a cinema. After the first short film ended the adverts for the another film came onscreen. I was horrified to see that it was what I would call porn which was shown. (Man driving an open topped car, woman naked on his lap, bouncing up and down)I walked out with my granddaughter, and complained to the usherette, and asked to see the person in charge. I think he was more embarrassed than I was. He apologised and said the advert was for another cinema screen and shouldn't have been shown, and then took us back inside. Then he apologised to everyone in the audience.

my husband and I left a Meatloaf concert once. In a packed theatre we were sat directly in line with the speakers,the noise was so bad it made me feel very sick, and my body was vibrating with the boom of it all. Never again.

Once saw twenty minutes of ‘Rent’ at Cambridge it was twenty minutes too much for me.

I went to see the film Poltergeist on my own (as I used to regularly go to the cinema on my own) - it scared me so much I walked out, driving home I frightened myself when I automatically tooted going round a double bend. I was only about 18/19 at the time.

I did go again a few days later with the daughter of a family friend who wanted to go but wouldn't on her own.

Years ago I left a Sting concert at Royal Albert Hall and if I could have got out would have left Les Miserables but they lock you in at The Barbican so stuck it out.Many years ago went to a play cant remember which play but auditorium was half empty and a large group leaving we would have been missed.

Yes, walked out of the Royal Exchange production of Funny Girl, it's Christmas production 2 years ago. It was dire. The advertising said it reflected the political background of the early 60's, women's rights, Vietnam war, racism etc. Nope, it didn't. It was old fashioned, full of misogyny and so boring. We left at half time.

'Art ' - 3 men talking about a white painting for what felt like hours. We left in interval wondering if there was a point to it that we hadn't got! ?

I would have loved to have walked out of a Fringe performance by the worst comedian I have ever come across. But it was held in a tiny crowded pub and unfortunately we were as far from the exit as it was possible to be. In order to leave we would have had to climb over people and neither of us had the courage to do it. From them on we make sure that we have an exit strategy as Fringe performances can be a bit hit and miss.

Same for me. I went with a man I supported at work, so I had no choice but to stay there, but well.. the scenery was spectacular, is all I can say.

I'm just glad I never paid money to see Mamma Mia. So many friends had recommended it, and when it premiered on TV I set myself up with wine and chocs and settled down to enjoy it while DH was out. I lasted ten minutes.

Years ago our local theatre offered the seats in the back row of the gods for £1, so we used to take the whole family to just about everything going. This led to our DC seeing all sorts of shows, including The Rocky Horror Show at very young ages (we had no idea what it was like until we turned up and saw everyone in costume - the DC loved it!). The only time I had to leave was when a young DS got to the interval of The Madness of King George III, and asked me which one was the king.

Some years ago I walked out after the first half of a touring production of “Sweet Charity” starring Wayne Sleep.
It was the sight of the dancers simulating various sexual
positions in the background, while he attempted to sing his first song. Really icky.
Not a patch on the Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey film.

Boyfriend and I aged sixteen walked out of Women in Love because I was blushing deeply at the nude scene, even though the cinema was dark. Said boyfriend now husband and we’ve watched the film a few times since, he still likes to tease me about that one.