Originally Posted by Vicky. (Post 5929234)

Yes, but (and this is going to sound really awful)...if I was a carer for someone and I knew they had a disability that would make them disruptive somewhere where they are meant to be quiet, I would never have took them there to begin with. And if i took the chance (maybe some days it doesnt happen, or isnt as extreme) then if it happens when I was there, I would leave. I would do it with a child. I do know a disabled adult is not the same as a child though..

But the other people in the theatre have a right to watch the show too.

This is why its such a hard question to answer IMO. The disabled person has rights. However so do the other people who are there. Everyone has paid for their tickets...allowing the disruption is pretty much voiding lots of peoples tickets, whereas any other action is dicriminating against the disabled person as they cant help what they are doing.

I would say the blame lies with the carer in this situation :/

Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 5929272)

Personally I think it's the responsibility of the Theatre Staff (especially if you complain to the them) but then they're entering a mine field if they say anything to the disabled person or carer as they could be accused of discrimination. I think they should be obliged to either move you to another seat or give you a full refund on your ticket

Originally Posted by Roy Mars III (Post 5929294)

Normally if there was a disruptive attendee the staff would ask that person to leave. Obviously it would be different with a disabled person if they can not help themselves. I would ask the staff to either give me a refund, or give me a ticket equal to the one I bought for a show on another date. In these kind of situations staff seem to take the safest route to avoid any negative attention and any possibility of getting in trouble with their boss, so I think you could get at least another ticket out of them.

Originally Posted by EddyEagal (Post 5932149)

This exact thing happened to me when I went to a concert. They sat right next to me and who I was with. There was two of them and they spoke to us and were actually quite friendly. We was just about to ask if we could be moved because we knew that while it's out of their control, the show would've been ruined for us. But thankfully, once the show had actually started with the main artist (the show was running very late) they had moved to the front of the stage. I suppose because they were disabled, they could've potentially been allowed to be moved to the front to enjoy the show a bit more? Or maybe someone else complained and got them moved. So to answer this, I would move seats if possible.