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'It's lovely when it happens' - Are standing ovations too common nowadays?

Have we lost the run of ourselves with standing ovations at live performances?  When is the last time you went to a show that the audience didn’t stand up and cheer in appreciation at the final curtain?  Theatre experts in the UK have said that in the West End the display of appreciation once seen as a rare honour for a great performance has become a nightly phenomenon.  Has the standing ovation lost all meaning? Andrea was joined by Eilish O'Carroll, Willie White, Claudia Carroll and more to discuss...

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12.50 21 Dec 2023


'It's lovely when it happens' - Are standing ovations too common nowadays?


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12.50 21 Dec 2023


Have we lost the run of ourselves with standing ovations at live performances? 

When is the last time you went to a show that the audience didn’t stand up and cheer in appreciation at the final curtain? 

Theatre experts in the UK have said that in the West End the display of appreciation once seen as a rare honour for a great performance has become a nightly phenomenon. 

Has the standing ovation lost all meaning? Andrea was joined by Eilish O'Carroll, Willie White, Claudia Carroll and more to discuss...


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