I feel a bit sorry for Alex Poots, artistic director of the Shed.
According to the internet, "The origin and meaning of the word "poot" is unclear. It is a German surname that comes from the Middle Low German word "pot," meaning "a pot". It is also a Dutch and Flemish nickname from Middle Dutch "pote," meaning "leg paw foot claw". The word "pôte" in Middle Dutch means "limb, claw". It is also a Mayan name from a term denoting a kind of spider."
Yet the slang definition is something quite different: "A fart, perhaps a relatively quiet one."
Yes, it's a bit childish to bring it up, but imagine the torment that must have accompanied the childhood of anyone bearing that name...at least here in the U.S.