The English National Opera Bans Food And Drink For Rock, Pop, And Musical Theatre, But Not For Opera And Classical Music Audiences

Apparently, some patrons like alcohol more than others? “English National Opera is banning musical theatre audiences from bringing food and drink into the London Coliseum because patrons have been ‘picnicking’ and ‘replacing water with gin and vodka.’ The ban, which also applies to rock and pop concert audiences, is not imposed on opera, dance, cinema and classical performance patrons, who are permitted to bring soft drinks and confectionery into the theatre.”