Michelle Terry Calls Out Audience Member for Texting During 'Mother Courage'

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Playwright Anna Jordan described the incident, stating "It was such a brilliant moment."

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The Stage has reported that Michelle Terry , who is currently starring in Mother Courage and Her Children at Shakespeare's Globe, had to address an audience member who was texting during a performance.

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This comes as BroadwayWorld recently reported on Rosamund Pike calling out an audience member on stage for texting during a performance of Inter Alia.

Playwright Anna Jordan told BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, "We had a brilliant night a few nights ago where Mother Courage talks about this idea of needing courage to bring children into the world, to get up in the morning, needing courage just to look each other in the eye – and at this point she looked at someone in the Yard who was texting."

She went on to reveal that Trry said, "‘Oi, oi,’ and she continued to say ‘oi’ until the [audience member] looked up and she said: ‘It takes courage to look each other in the eye.’ It was such a brilliant moment."

The cast features Rawaed Asde as Swiss Cheese, Trieve Blackwood-Cambridge as Sargeant / Clerk / Man, Eiden River-Coleman as Child, Rachelle Diedericks as Kattrin, Sarita Gabony as Woman / Soldier, Keaton Guimarães-Tolley as Recruiter / Fur Coat / Soldier, Vinnie Heaven as Eilif, Nadine Higgin as Yvette, Sienna-Rae Kenna-Braithwaite as Child, Daniel Rainford as Ensemble / Cover, Ferdy Roberts as Minister, Max Runham as Narrator, Simon Scardifield as General / Bloody Nose / Yellow Sergeant, Nicolas Tennant as Chef, Michelle Terry as Mother Courage, and Ayla Wheatley as Ensemble / Cover.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Michelle-Terry-Addresses-Texting-Audience-Member-During-MOTHER-COURAGE-AND-HER-CHILDREN-20260603)._