The Audience at Wenlock Edge Arts Centre (3rd Nov 2009)

They gave "The Damned Utd" a hearty round of applause last night. (I'll save Timothy Spall and Brian Clough for later praise!).


I'm particularly fond of the two women (possibly teachers) who sit in the same seats in the middle of the back row every week and tuck into their tinfoil-wrapped sarnies.

They remind me of the old couple who used to sit the row behind me at the Cottage with a blanket over their knees and a thermos and cakes for half-time.

I can only recall two other cinema-based outbursts of spontaneous applause.

1. Some Ken Loach Spanish Civil War premiere - which the old combatants themselves seemed to like - damned near woke me up with their enthusiasm.

2. The first ever showing of "Creature Comforts" at the Waterside's Animation Festival.

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