Rosamund Pike was not impressed by an audience member at her West End show Inter Olya During the weekend.
After performing in Saturday night’s powerful legal drama — a role that recently won Pike and an Olivier award — Saltburn and pride and prejudice The star took to the stage for the final bows. She surprised the audience by giving a short speech.
“I just wanted to say to anyone who’s going to the theater, it’s a huge thing that we’re trying to bring to you. I’m trying to tell you a story, and I feel for you, and I hope you feel for me, too,” Pike reportedly said. “There was someone texting in this part,” she continued, pointing to a particular section. “Maybe it was very important, and maybe you’re a doctor, and you’re saving someone’s life, and I hope you are.”
“But we see these things, and we feel them,” she added. “I’ve got you. I feel like I have to have all of you, so when I feel it and see it, it’s hard.”
One attendee said The times that Pike seemed “really upset.” They added: “We were all a bit taken aback. It’s a very emotional play. She pointed to the area of stalls where the person was sitting but said it wouldn’t be specific to them.”
Pike is currently starring in Suzie Miller Inter OlyaThe film follows a Crown Court judge who battles the legal system’s approach to sexual violence when she discovers her son has been accused of rape, for a limited run after a successful run at the National Theater last year.
She’s not the only star to have spoken out about stage etiquette. During Cynthia Erivo’s time in the headlines DraculaI stopped the show after I noticed someone in the audience filming. Andrew Scott did the same during the 2024 production villagewhen an audience member took out his laptop to send emails during the famous character’s monologue.
Historically, Hugh Jackman, Daniel Craig and James McAvoy have also criticized audience members for disrupting their performances.
