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My first time in London, I went to see NO SEX PLEASE WE'RE BRITISH. By that time, the show had probably been running for, at least, 80 years - an probably with the same cast. My friend and I went to a Saturday matinee, and the house was less than half full.
The cast seemed to be simply going through their paces, saying their lines without feeling, and then holding for the laughs that weren't coming. The less the audience laughed, the more annoyed the cast became. At one point, one of the actresses stopped center stage, turned out front, and screamed the punchline at us like we were morons. We only stayed for the second act, because it was obvious that this was a rare hate/hate relationship.. When we got to the curtain call (in almost total silence) the cast moved rapidly to their places, never bowed, and left the stage in a huff. Very bizarre!