NO photography and switching phones off has been part of theatre etiquette since they’ve been in handheld form.
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But we’ve heard this was lost on three members of the audience of Legally Blonde on Saturday night, who were streaming the wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their phones, mid-performance.
Fifty cast, crew and orchestra members were giving it their all on stage, yet they could not wait an hour for a glimpse of the now-Duchess of Sussex’s gown.
The sad part is that the glow of the phones would have distracted the people behind as well and we hope with the work put into shows, the same doesn’t happen for The Little Mermaid.