Amber Davies has revealed she had a theatregoer thrown out of her latest show after catching them filming the performance.
The Love Island star-turned-West End performer is currently touring the UK and Ireland with her production of Legally Blonde, in which she plays the lead, Elle Woods.
Yet during her performance in Dublin on Saturday, Amber was stunned to see an audience member brazenly filming the show on her phone.
Video, flash photography, and audio is strictly prohibited during performances to protect copyright laws, ensure union compliance with performers and preserve the live experience.
Taking to Instagram during the interval, Amber shared a video on her Stories urging her followers not to follow suit.
She began: ‘This is your daily reminder not to film at the theatre.
‘Unfortunately tonight at the Bord Gáis we’ve got a beautiful audience, but there’s just one woman in the front row filming the entirety of Act One has had us all distracted.’
Fuming Amber Davies revealed she had a ‘selfish’ theatregoer thrown out of her Legally Blonde show after they ‘ruined the cast’s morale’ by filming the performance
The Love Island star-turned-West End performer is currently touring the UK and Ireland with her production of Legally Blonde, in which she plays the lead, Elle Woods
Amber continued: ‘It ruined the morale of our wonderful eighth show on a Saturday night from selfish actions.’
Revealing she reported the theatregoer to staff, Amber added: ‘Hopefully she’s not back for Act Two, I’ve asked, can she go so we can just enjoy ourselves.
‘But there has been a couple of people filming in Ireland this week and I’m the type of person, I will count how many seats away you are from what door and you will be told and asked to leave.
‘So yeah guys, don’t film. Let’s just enjoy the two and a half hours together, we don’t need to film everything.
‘Okay, right I’m gonna go and do Act Two.’
Amber is not the only performer to be shocked by the lack of theatre etiquette of late.
Last month, Rosamund Pike berated an audience member for texting during the finale of her ‘devastatingly emotional’ West End performance.
The actress and producer, who plays a Crown Court judge in Inter Alia at the Wyndham’s Theatre, returned to the stage after the curtain had fallen.
But instead of soaking in the applause, she hushed the audience and told the texter they had ‘broken the bond’ between cast and audience.
In footage captured by a theatregoer, Rosamund was seen gesturing to a corner of the room.
She said: ‘Somebody was texting in this part – you know who you are. I’m not going to single you out but you know it upsets the performance.
‘Maybe it was very important. Maybe you’re a doctor and you’re saving someone’s life and I hope you are.
‘But we do see things – we do feel them and so when I feel that and see it it’s hard.’
Last month, Rosamund Pike berated an audience member for texting during the finale of her ‘devastatingly emotional’ West End performance
She added: ‘I’m trying to tell you a story and I’m feeling you and I hope you’re feeling me too.’
Audience members later took to social media in support of Rosamund’s comments.
They posted on X/Twitter: ‘It was an amazing show, but huge props to Rosamund Pike for calling out someone for texting.
‘She took time during the curtain call to point out how unacceptable it is, especially during a pivotal scene. The actors are giving a live performance right in front of you. Put your phone away for a couple of hours.’;
‘Rosamund Pike calling out an audience member in the stalls section who texted during a very important/ intense moment during curtain call was quite cool.’
The 47-year-old actress was given a round of applause after her speech and for her performance in the production, which runs for 100 minutes without interval.
In Inter Alia, Rosamund plays the character Jessica, a senior judge who advocates for better treatment of female sexual assault victims – but is then forced to come to terms with her 18-year-old son being accused of rape.
The play is shown at Wyndham’s Theatre – where filming is strictly prohibited during performances – and is a follow-up to Suzie Miller’s 2022 legal drama Prima Facie.
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