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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Gwilym Mumford

The Guide #76: Readers’ cultural quandaries answered

When did theatre audiences get so badly behaved?
When did theatre audiences get so badly behaved? Photograph: Barry Diomede/Alamy

This week we’re trying something a little different, a mailbag edition of The Guide where I attempt to answer your cultural questions big and small. Thanks to everyone who submitted questions, and sorry to anyone who didn’t get theirs answered. On with the show …

Why has audience behaviour in theatres deteriorated so badly? And what policies or action are necessary to change it? – Sheila Cross

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