Actor Miriam Margolyes berated a theatregoer who did not leap to her feet with the rest of the audience to applaud her show about Dickens. Since when did ovations become compulsory?The show is over, the cast is taking a bow, and all around you the audience have leapt to their feet and are cheering. It's a phenomenon that is now so common that it sometimes feels as if a show that doesn't get a standing ovation must be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:34AM on December 17, 2012