点评:We went to see King Of Pop: The Legend Continues this evening Saturday 19/09 and the show was absolutely fantastic. This review is no reflection of the performers at all. However this review is about the theatre. I have never experienced a problem at this theatre before until recently. I have always had great experiences and we have had so many happy memories here. I hate leaving negative reviews and do so extremely rarely but I am beyond upset, disappointed, heartbroken and appalled with the experience that Watersmeet provided this evening. First of all we had originally booked to see this show on the 25th April however at very short and inadequate notice(just before the performance was scheduled to start) we received an email stating that the show had been cancelled(completely the venues fault, no fault of the band who was scheduled to perform that evening). This didn’t leave me with a great impression. The event was rescheduled to the 19th September. Whilst the show was fantastic, the Theatre really spoilt the event. The sound was appalling and it was evident that no thorough soundcheck had been conducted. However, the sound improved slightly in the second half of the show after many complaints. The toilets were below acceptable. None of the three cubicles in the male toilets were clean. This was before the show started. Somebody who I attended this performance with had what we think was foam covered all over their seat and this was disgusting. That seat was really unclean and got all over them and their possessions. If all of that wasn’t bad enough the fire alarm went off just as the show was finishing. The situation was handled in a woefully inadequate way. The way it was handled was completely unacceptable and disorganised. I was confused about what to do and what was occurring and in such a serious situation the last thing I expect is disorganisation and confusion. It is such a shame as the theatre itself is lovely, the legroom is excellent and it has significant potential but I will be very reluctant to visit back. It is heartbreaking to see the dramatic decline of this theatre. The performance was fantastic but the theatres offering was far from fantastic.
翻译:本周六,也就是9月19日晚上,我们去观看了《流行乐之王:传奇延续》,演出简直棒极了。这篇评论完全不是针对演员们的。其实,这篇评论是关于这家剧院的。直到最近,我在这家剧院都从未遇到过任何问题。以往在这里的体验一直都很棒,我们也留下了许多美好的回忆。我并不愿意留下负面评价,也极少这么做,但这次我真的难过至极、失望至极。对于今晚在Watersmeet所经历的这一切,我感到心碎且震惊。起初我们预定了4月25日观看这场演出,但在演出即将开始之际,我们收到了一封邮件,通知我们演出已被取消(这完全是场馆方面的疏忽,与当晚预定演出的乐队毫无关系)。这一经历实在给我留下了很糟糕的印象。活动被重新安排在9月19日。虽然演出本身非常精彩,但剧院环境却毁了整个体验。音响效果糟糕透顶,显然事先并未进行任何仔细的声效测试。不过,在众多观众投诉后,演出后半段的音效稍有改善。卫生条件也远未达到标准:男厕所里的三个隔间全都不干净,而此时演出尚未开始。和我一起观看演出的那个人,他们的座位上似乎沾满了泡沫,这真是令人作呕。那个座位极其不干净,泡沫还沾到了他们身上以及他们的物品上。更糟糕的是,演出即将结束时火警警报竟然响了。现场的处理方式极为不当,完全不可接受且毫无条理。我完全搞不清楚该怎么做、发生了什么。在如此严峻的情况下,我最不希望看到的就是混乱与无序。实在可惜,这家剧院本身很不错,座位间距也很宽敞,潜力巨大;但我以后恐怕不太愿意再光顾了。看到这家剧院每况愈下真是令人痛心。演出本身很精彩,但剧院的服务却实在称不上出色。