Couple thrown out of comedy for laughing too much

A couple who went to see a show billed as capable of making you "laugh until they throw you out" were asked to leave a Lincoln theatre – because they were laughing too much.

Sharon Whitelaw (41), of Newark Road, Lincoln, took boyfriend Tony Priestley (42) to see the production of Bouncers at the Drill Hall on Saturday night as a birthday present.

But after watching the first half of the comedy they were told not to go back into the auditorium, as "several" theatre-goers had complained the couple 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 that his staff did the right thing.