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I was most recently reminded of the no phone movement at Ronnie Scott\u2019s, the famous jazz bar in London, where I was told no photos were allowed. As someone who doesn’t feel the need to document every moment of my life but loves photography, especially for capturing big life events, I was slightly gutted I couldn\u2019t take a picture for a friend\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n

Of course, I could have brought something more discreet like Meta Ray-Bans to sneak a shot (not that I own a pair) or simply snapped a pic outside on my film camera, but that raises another question entirely: should there be exceptions?<\/p>\n

Should phones be banned from concerts? Fred Again’s tour has tapped into a global movement of people wanting to unplug at events that’s grown 567%, according to new data \u2014 and I want to know where you stand | TechRadar<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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A representative for the production, in which Erivo plays all 23 roles, confirmed that there had been a short stop caused by the incident. A commenter on the forum Theatreboard<\/a>, who said they had been at the show, wrote that Erivo \u2013 roughly an hour into the performance \u2013 \u201clooked out into the audience and said: \u2018Are you filming? Is someone filming?\u2019 and stopped the show\u201d. Another commenter said that they had attended Dracula \u2013 which is at the No\u00ebl Coward theatre \u2013 the following night and that there were extra reminders to the audience about taking photos and filming.<\/p>\n

Cynthia Erivo interrupts Dracula performance after spotting audience member\u2019s camera | Theatre | The Guardian<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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