Got weak bladder control? Don’t go and see Frankie Boyle live then, as he has banned audience members from going to the bog during his show.
The ever controversial comedian left fans less than happy during his performance at the King’s Theatre in Glasgow on Friday, when he demanded that anyone who left for a loo break were locked out.
Seems a bit harsh… Doesn’t he know that once the seal is broken, there’s no going back?
The fans that just couldn’t hold it in were escorted to another part of the building by security staff, and had to wait there until the set was over.
Stewart Mitchell, 41, who was in the audience on Friday night told The Daily Record that he popped out half way through the 70 minute routine to answer nature’s call, but when he tried to return to his seat for the final half an hour, was knocked back and made to wait out the show upstairs in the balcony foyer.
Stewart said: “My friends wondered where I had got to. They couldn’t believe I’d been stopped from going back in.
“Before the show, we had a few drinks in the bar. After I came out of the toilet, I was led to the balcony area where there were about 20 other people who’d also been stopped.
“We just hung about until the show ended but others had gone home in disgust. The theatre said warnings had been placed on the doors but they weren’t clearly displayed.
"They should’ve put something on the tickets or made an announcement before the show started.
“Most people were angry and one guy started shouting and tried to force his way back in.”
And understandably so! Criticism also came at Boyle via social media from less than impressed fans.
Stewart paid £23 for his seat, which he only got to sit in half the time, and insisted that it was the first and last time he would see Frankie Boyle live.
The King’s Theatre however didn’t seem to see the problem, as general manager James Howarth said:
“The show is only 70 minutes long so it’s not an unreasonable request,” explaining that Boyle’s management requested fans who left after the performance had started be stopped from re-entering the auditorium.
“Most venues place restrictions on customers going in and out of the auditorium during performances.
“I respect the policy of Frankie Boyle’s management. I think it’s courteous to the artists and other members of the audience.”
Well there are clearly two sides to the story here – what do you think? Fair or unfair?