Have you ever walked out of a cinema/theatre half way through a show?

Out of interest, did she?
I've always found her fascinating and beautiful.

Cats when it was first on in the west end in the 80s. Everyone raved about it. Tickets were stupidly expensive. But once they’d done Memories, and that’s early on, it was dire!

Yes, once in the theatre. Duchess of Malfi with Juliet Stephenson - a Jacobean revenge tragedy!!!! Shame I never researched it when I was given the tickets as a gift. Went with an older couple. Just as well we were in a box because it would have been difficult for the 3 of us to leave when we did. It was dire. Best bit was their thank you letter afterwards when he 'reviewed' the play. I laughed 'til I cried - it certainly made it memorable.

And in the cinema, we actually walked out 5 minutes before the end of Fatal Attraction! I know. So we never knew (or cared) . There was a group of cackling trollops some way behind us in a fairly empty cinema. They so loved the sound of their own voices, jokes, their phones, food. They could have been slumped in front of the t.v. at home, no filters, no social awareness. There were no staff around. In order that I could avoid hitting them over the head with one of their giant popcorn buckets, we gave in, swept out, demanded a refund at the box office and went for supper somewhere civilised.

Whoever commented on 2001 Space Odyssey, we also laughed too much. It was forever named Space Oddity in our house.

I did give up on The Serpent but will give it another go now after the comments!

Stevie Wonder concert he was 50 mins late, did not apologise.Lectured us about black struggles and rights in America, how glad he was Barrack Obama was president.Played a song never heard of it, called a black guy on stage gave him an award for fighting for young blacks in Birmingham.One more song then thanked the audience for coming as he had put his mother in a care home and we were footing the bill.That was it my friend and l left we were not alone.Cost £65 each tried to a get a refund, no chance!

Amateur Dramatics, for a good cause, but it was awful. People started creeping out and halfway through we did too. The bar staff had it on TV in the foyer and apologised for the bloke who caused the audience to disappear.

I went to see Hairspray with a group of friends 8 out of 10 never returned for the second half ( to be fair neither did a 1/4 of the audience) my friend and I stayed as the tickets were expensive.

few years ago we had tickets for a sixties show, my husband came out of hospital a few days previously after having a operation for a complicated gall bladder removal , we decided to go the show and see how it went, we were really enjoying it but as the evening wore on my husband was experiencing pain from the op, it was what was to be expected but he just could not sit there any longer so we had to leave at interval , so it wasnt that the show was bad, in fact it was brilliant but had to miss the last half and get home

I walked out, with my son, of an Edinburgh Fringe show that only had 6 of an audience so we were very conspicuous! However the "comedian" was into audience participation (ugh!), was totally unfunny and was also insulting so we didn't feel bad at all.

Was treated to a performance of The Lion King on Broadway, and couldn't understand why people raved about it. The tickets were expensive, and it would have been offensive to the host, so couldn't leave. I had heard rave reviews about The Greatest Show on Earth, so bought the DVD, and sat down to watch it with DGC. I didn't ' get it ', but at least was able to leave the room!

I went to a free event in Trafalgar Square with my granddaughter about three years ago - I believe it has been held each year. It consisted of the cast of several musicals performing sets from their shows. I thought it would be entertaining but I didn't enjoy it much and neither did my granddaughter. I was so glad that I had never paid good money to see the ones on offer, which included Wicked and The Lion King.

Generally, I'm not keen on musicals but I really loved Les Miserables and We will rock you.

As for for films, I agree with the poster who mentioned Event Horizon - very hyped and a lot of nonsense. Didn't like Avatar (dozed off once or twice) or any James Bond/Star Wars films.

I found Midnight Cowboy very moving, ditto Space Odyssey.

My son recommended TV series The Serpent. I thought it looked rather lurid and unpleasant in the trailers but I gave it a go anyway and found it really gripping. I felt so much admiration and sympathy for the member of the Dutch diplomatic staff who actually did the job he was supposed to do.

This thread just goes to show how different peoples' tastes are.

Oh, West End Live was one of my favourite things another living in London! I miss it.

A very early BF took me to the cinema to see Soldier Blue, aged 15. To this day I have never seen anything with more sickening violence than this film had. I was utterly traumatised by it for a long time afterwards.

We have when we are not enjoying it - we used to go to the theatre a lot (and will again!) and have left at the interval. It feels a bit odd, almost like sneaking out when we shouldn't but we've paid for the tickets and it's up to us if we want to leave!

What a lot of varied responses, it really does go to show how much people’s taste varies both between different people, and also changes as we grow older.

I walked out at half time for Miss Saigon, I know everyone loves it but I thought it was boring and the sound was shocking. The fire alarm went off in the cinema in New York when we were watching The prequel to Wizard of Oz with Mila Kunis, all I can say to that is saved by the bell. Also left a show about salsa during the intermission, I can't remember the name of it but it never made it to the West End. I walked out of Priscilla Queen of The Desert, it was a terrible performance, usually my favourite show.

2 Shakespeare plays at Stratford just didn’t get the drift of it. The Blues Brothers, and a few pantomimes. My absolute favourite is Blood Brothers seen it about six times still moves me to tears at the end.

I loved blood brothers, I have to say.

I was very disappointed with both Phantom of the opera and Cats, but didn't walk out, I nearly walked out of La La land but felt sure it would get better .....it didn't ?

I would have happily walked out of 'Aspects of Love' at the Birmingham Hippodrome back in 2008 - I thought it was AWFUL. (even with David Essex in it!). But we'd gone as a big group and I knew the friend who'd organised the trip would be upset if some of us left - and probably never organise another theatre trip again - so I sat through it.

Gwyneth I wonder if that was the same version of Romeo and Juliet that DH and I walked out of!
I have wished to walk out of a couple of ballets ? but didn't! However I have left a few concerts at the interval when the music of the first half was what I really came for!
I can’t think of any films, but I rarely go to the cinema, and when I do I pick carefully

I do recall some years back my husband and myself went to some theatre in West End - I cannot even remember now the play ? it must have been that bad! but oh my one of my funniest memories. We both sat there & left on the interval and headed straight for the nearest pub ?? my memory was mostly my husband’s face! He just looked so ‘wtf’ ?? I myself just got Into a fit of giggles laughing - I don’t really know why - I just kept looking at his face - we paid for the good seats as well!!! And the strange thing was as we left with others walking in front and behind us at the interval break we heard most of them saying how much they were so enjoying it! ?‍♀️We did have a laugh though.

I dislike musicals so don’t go to see them , it solves the problem of walking out.
I went to see Soldier Blue when I was 17 with my then BF , I loved it . I found it very sad and so sorry for the native Indians . I’d love to see it again to see if I’d feel the same watching it at 67 though.

Once for a Shakespeare play at Stratford, one of those alternative productions, we were given the tickets. Once many years ago at the cinema, my boyfriend for the evening sat us in the back row and was far too frisky, so made excuses to go to the loo and didn’t go back.

No, never. I am ever hopeful that 'tosh' will get better as it goes on.