Menacing Mobiles Poem by Angela Wybrow

When actors are performing upon a stage,
It throws them in to a terrible rage,
When they spy fans filming on mobile phones –
This type of behaviour they do not condone.

Whenever they see phone lights blinking,
It interrupts their creative thinking.
Whether it’s red lights blinking or a flash of white light,
For their very next line, they then have to fight.

Like a rabbit in headlights, they feel caught,
And it interrupts their train of thought.
In fan’s minds the memories should form,
As the loss of live theatre we may have to mourn.

There are always those fans who will moan
When asked to turn off their mobile phones.
Despite the announcement before the show,
You still see their screens all of aglow.

The announcements state that filming is banned,
But this is ignored by some of the fans.
If detected, what they may then achieve
Is being asked by staff to promptly leave.

Then they will miss the rest of the show,
And to them this will be a really big blow.
When asked, they should put their phones away,
Then sit back and relax and enjoy the play.