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

La la land was dreadful

I walked out after 30 minutes of The Exorcist, some 45 years ago. It unnerved me for some months thereafter.

I made it through the Exorcist but only because I was with my friend and her boyfriend and we were all clinging onto each other. We were so scared they both stayed the night at my place, but my friend and I were both nervous wrecks for weeks afterwards. I was a horror fan before that but realised horror films had gone beyond my limits and I wasn't keen on them any more.

No, unless you count the time that we were given free tickets to the opera by members of the orchestra who happened to be 'living' on a narrowboat near ours for the duration of the show.

They suggested we join them for a drink in the pub next door to the theatre (in Manchester) during the interval. We didn't realize as we left through the main entrance that we wouldn't be able to re-enter because although we could leave, the doors were kept firmly closed in the other direction
On discovering our mistake following that drink, we had to sneak back in back-stage with them, and barely made back to our seats in time ?
(Whether or not either of us really wanted to see the rest is another matter, but we didn't want to be seen as ungrateful!)

Left Dirty Dancing at half time. It was the West End show and daughter and I love a live performance particularly if it has an orchestra. We sat four rows from the front there was no live music only taped and to add insult the performers lip synced (sp?) the whole way through which was very obvious sitting so close. Dancing was ok but not enough to make us stay for the second half.

I fell asleep during the first Harry Potter film - but I was heavily pregnant at the time. I declined an invitation to see Lord of the Rings, knowing that I'd be bored out of my mind.

Agree about La La Land - utter rubbish. Unfortunately as I tried to sneak out quietly I tripped down the small step at the end of a row of seats and fell loudly into a heap. I was literally rolling in the aisle (and had a massive bruise on my hip to show for it).

I left 20 into ‘The Good the Bad and the Ugly’

Just dreadful.

Husband and I desperately wanted to walk out of the film, Cloud Atlas, but we were in the middle of a row and didn’t want to disturb anyone. A free screening so packed out, but what absolute rubbish.
A friend and I walked out during the interval of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. A professional production in our local theatre. Friend has just bought cheap tickets that were being touted at her work. It was sooooo boring. Starred that pretty actress that was Chesney’s first love in Coronation Street and then in Strictly. Apparently, according to the manager on the door, we weren’t the only ones that week who left early.

Husband and I really wanted to escape a theatre production of Nine to Five’ a few years ago. It was dire and so dated. It had Bonny Langford in it and so many screechy American voices. However, yet again we were surrounded and the people around were seemingly enjoying it, laughing along whist we were stony faced and puzzled! Coincidently, these were tickets we had won in a competition. I honestly feel the ones we loathed had probably given away a lot of free or cheap tickets to boost the audience numbers.

I agree about Lalaland. However I was watching it on a plane and could just switch it off.