Posts by Paul Ford

Curtain Calls in Budapest
At show’s end, the audience begins applause as they would in any western theatre production. The actors appear and bow and retreat. The audience then falls into a rhythmic clapping that accelerates as the company, looking rather sullen, returns again for individual and company bows.
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Tom Hanks and the Giant Penis
Tom Hanks’ laughter slowly built into a howling wail that filled the auditorium. The louder he laughed, the lower the audience shrank in their seats.
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