Stage 3 - Sydney Opera House

theatresuperstitioncardsCOPY THESE ONTOCARD AND CUT OUTPeople threw money onto the stage if they liked the show, so when the actor bent theirlegs to bow and pick up the money, they broke the line of their leg.Before we had walkie-talkies people backstage used whistling to give cues. If someone waswhistling it could make a curtain come down at the wrong time that would muck up the show.Real flowers are too expensive and they would wilt under the lights.Don’t say MacBeth backstage at a theatre as it is considered bad luck. One thought isthat Shakespeare met with some witches to write the play they weren’t happy so cursed it.This started in Australia with dancers. If they danced well then they’d makemoney and be able to have chicken for dinner that night.People think it is bad luck to have a mirror on stage. It will reflect light into the audience’s eyes.Companies that were not doing well would wear blue to make people think theywere doing better as it was expensive to buy blue clothes.Don’t look through the curtain as you might see people you know,get really nervous and not perform well.12 house:Ed 2012