James Norton

2023 - 3 - 24

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London theatres may lock up audiences' phones after illicit James ... (The Guardian)

Outrage over naked images of actor published in MailOnline could prompt move to curb cameraphones.

Benedict Cumberbatch [directly appealed to audiences ](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/hamlet-benedict-cumberbatch-wages-war-on-camera-phones-in-stage-door-message-to-fans-10447232.html)of the Barbican’s Hamlet for their help in stopping filming with cameraphones. “I’ve no doubt that streaming of the Megamix brought awareness to the show which to coin a phrase ‘money can’t buy’.” However, some performances have found a way to embrace audiences’ use of cameraphones. [Six](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/mar/07/anne-boleyn-tiara-claires-accessories-how-we-made-six-musical-beyonce-lily-allen-adele) and vice-president of the [Society of London Theatre](https://solt.co.uk/). [Six’s popularity](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/mar/28/karaoke-musicals-theatre-waitress-six). [the best party in town](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/feb/14/no-party-uk-musical-ads-will-change-to-stop-bad-theatre-behaviour)’ – are a different type to those who decide to take their photos despite being explicitly warned by the theatre that it’s not allowed and sometimes even after being given stickers to put over their cameras,” he said. [rowdy conduct by theatregoers](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/edinburgh-playhouse-director-colin-marr-says-enough-is-enough-after-staff-punched-spat-on-and-pushed-4019031). [Good](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/theatre-goers-at-nazi-play-given-stickers-to-cover-phone-cameras-sd7f88k8g), a play starring David Tennant, and of [Cabaret](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/cabaret-review-jessie-buckley-eddie-redmayne-b1974565.html), starring Eddie Redmayne, had stickers placed over their phone cameras. [appalled him](https://deadline.com/2022/06/jesse-tyler-ferguson-take-me-out-photo-leak-jesse-l-martin-1235043903/). [A Little Life](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/nov/23/james-norton-to-star-in-west-end-version-of-bestselling-novel-a-little-life) were published on MailOnline. [outrage on Twitter](https://twitter.com/KevinWilsonPR/status/1637107965713870851), with audiences pointing out that the theatre had handed out stickers for cameraphones and leaflets saying filming was not allowed. [West End](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/westend) could be made to lock up their phones to prevent illicit images of actors being taken during performances.

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London theatres 'could ban phones' after photos of James Norton ... (Evening Standard)

Images of the actor appearing nude on stage in London were published on a tabloid newspaper website.

One Twitter user, named Caity, described the incident as “devastating”. Others slammed the taking of the photographs as “disgusting” and “vile”. [Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/mar/24/london-theatres-lock-up-audiences-phones-illicit-james-norton-photos?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other) the photos taken of Norton were an “absolute violation of the unwritten contract between audiences and performers”, agreeing it could lead to changes being made to prevent repeat incidents. [Happy Valley](/topic/happy-valley) actor is currently starring in a stage adaption of American editor and novelist [Hanya Yanagihara](https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/booker-prize-frontrunner-hanya-yanagihara-this-book-might-be-a-oneoff-it-is-everything-i-want-to-say-a3087936.html)’s 2015 best seller [A Little Life](/topic/a-little-life), at the Harold Pinter Theatre. [Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/mar/24/london-theatres-lock-up-audiences-phones-illicit-james-norton-photos?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other): “I’d be very surprised if this latest incident doesn’t act as a trigger for it to become the norm for audiences to have to put their phones in lockboxes at shows starring famous people or with musical numbers that people want to film.” [est End](/topic/west-end) [ theatres](/topic/theatres) could decide to lock away audience members’ mobile phones, after nude images of [James Norton](/topic/james-norton) appearing on stage were leaked to the press.

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London theatres may ban phones after illicit photos of James Norton ... (The Independent)

Naked photos of the actor were published and then deleted by MailOnline.

“You put a sticker over the back of a phone – what use is that? It’s really embarrassing and horrible.” I’m sorry, but if you’ve got someone at home who might need to contact you urgently, you shouldn’t be at the theatre. The Ambassador Theatres Group and representatives for Norton both declined to comment. However, they were also printed on pages one and three of the Mail’s physical paper. “I think this is the least the producers can do to protect the actors and I think the actors deserve nothing less.”

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West End theatres consider ban on mobile phones after James ... (NNN)

West End theatres may start banning mobile phones during performances after nude photographs of James Norton on stage were leaked to the MailOnline, ...

[](https://nnn.ng/hausa/#=legits hausa) [](https://nnn.ng/i/#=best shortner) Industry experts feel that this incident could be a landmark moment for theatres. Norton appears nude in the play.

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