A Lincoln couple who went to see a play billed as capable of making you "laugh until they throw you out" were thrown out for laughing.
Sharon Whitelaw, 41, took boyfriend Tony Priestley, 42, to see a production of Bouncers at Lincoln's Drill Hall for a birthday treat, reports the Lincolnshire Echo.
But at the intermission, they were told not to go back into the auditorium, as other theatre-goers had complained they were "laughing at moments that weren't funny, kicking the seats in front and being loud".
"I think the whole way we were treated was like children," said Miss Whitelaw, a taxi driver. "I wished the ground had swallowed me up at the time, I was so embarrassed."
The couple were led into the foyer, and spoken to in front of other theatre-goers who were enjoying their interval drinks.
"She proceeded to tell us they couldn't let us back in because three people had complained."
The couple received a full refund for the price of the tickets and their pre-ordered drinks.
Drill Hall manager Simon Hollingworth said he appreciated that the couple might not be happy, but insisted his staff did the right thing
Sharon Whitelaw, 41, took boyfriend Tony Priestley, 42, to see a production of Bouncers at Lincoln's Drill Hall for a birthday treat, reports the Lincolnshire Echo.
But at the intermission, they were told not to go back into the auditorium, as other theatre-goers had complained they were "laughing at moments that weren't funny, kicking the seats in front and being loud".
"I think the whole way we were treated was like children," said Miss Whitelaw, a taxi driver. "I wished the ground had swallowed me up at the time, I was so embarrassed."
The couple were led into the foyer, and spoken to in front of other theatre-goers who were enjoying their interval drinks.
"She proceeded to tell us they couldn't let us back in because three people had complained."
The couple received a full refund for the price of the tickets and their pre-ordered drinks.
Drill Hall manager Simon Hollingworth said he appreciated that the couple might not be happy, but insisted his staff did the right thing
