![]() I’ve got the image in my head of him walking towards me and staring. Kiera told the Times: “It was the most terrifying experience. They said he was around six feet tall and so terrifying-looking that they sprinted away to safety. Lewis Webb, 21, and his girlfriend Kiera Elston, 19, were on their way home from a night out when the oddly-dressed man approached them in the early hours. "To reassure the community, we will be carrying out extra patrols in the area and anyone concerned about this, or any other incident, is encouraged to speak to an officer."Ī latex-clad "gimp" spooked residents in Yatton earlier this year. "We continue to keep an open mind about the intentions of the man on Millier Road and whether the incident is linked to any others. He added: "No one has been physically harmed during any of these incidents but we know they have caused concern to the local community and we are determined to identify the individual or individuals responsible and stop them. Stay in the loop: sign up for our free Time Out London newsletter for the best of the city, straight to your inbox.A man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of causing a public nuisance and has since been released on bail.Īcting Inspector Lee Kerslake, of the neighbourhood policing team, said officers responded "quickly" due to its similarity with other previous incidents which have caused significant alarm and distress to members of the public. Listen to ‘Love Thy Neighbourhood’, Time Out’s brilliant new podcast. These are the best Shakespeare plays to see in London right now. But let’s hope it marks a return to people getting dressed up for the theatre, even if outfits that require several shakers of talcum powder to squeeze your way into are probably best avoided. It’s unclear what the moral of this story is. If you ban clothing seen as sexualised, where do you draw the line? Do you also forbid corsets and spike heels, or take a cue from the Victorians and ban anyone showing a bit of ankle? ![]() But it feels like this is a tough one to make rules around. Shakespeare’s Globe has now said that it’s reconsidering its policy around clothing. Sean Holmes’s production of Shakespeare’s seldom-staged play abounds with dark themes including staged violence, infidelity and demonic possession, all of which are arguably a bit more unsettling for young minds than a guy wearing a latex romper. Still, it’s worth noting that although older kids could attend the show in question, ‘The Comedy of Errors’, it’s very much a show targeted at adults. Since then, publications including the Telegraph and Daily Mail have called the Globe’s policies into question. But one audience member wrote to the theatre to complain, saying: ‘Why was he allowed to stay in a venue that caters for the general public including children? Even if a child doesn’t know what a latex suit is or the sexual connotations, it’s still a very scary sight and puts parents in a very uncomfortable position when it comes to explaining to their children what is going on.’ Most theatregoers were unfussed by the latex-clad Shakespeare fan, too. The theatre doesn’t have a policy of banning theatregoers based on dress, unless their clothing features offensive slogans, which this outfit didn’t. mixed.Īt the time, the theatre staff seemed baffled but broadly okay with this unexpected apparition. ‘Our only worry was that the patron might’ve overheated,’ read the internal show report circulated that day. The guy in question had opted for a bargainous £5 standing ‘groundling’ ticket, presumably because his get-up was too tight to publicly sit down in. And the response was. Recently, an audience member at Shakespeare’s Globe showed up in an elaborate blue latex gimp suit, complete with face mask and leather harness. So thank god someone’s finally made an effort. Audience members routinely show up wearing bobbly trackies, sweaty flip flops and ‘Wicked’ t-shirts, no doubt horrifying and appalling the many ghosts who haunt the West End’s playhouses. In days gone by, silk dresses, top hats and canes were de rigueur in London’s theatres.
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