Comments on: Blog: Vermin plaguing theatres, claim Equity. Is it that serious?

By: Chiquita Mestemacher

Chiquita Mestemacher — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:50:25 +0000

Aside from causing itching or allergies to your pets, fleas may also become carriers of certain diseases like tapeworm or Lyme disease. Tapeworm is transmitted to an animal since fleas often carry with them tapeworm eggs that could stay in the animal’s fur. So, when your pet starts itching or when they bite off the fur, they can ingest the tapeworm eggs that reside in the fur and cause tapeworm infection.

By: Graham Bennett

Graham Bennett — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:21:59 +0000

Every Theatre should have a cat!

By: Maureen

Maureen — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:53:19 +0000

If only mice were as adorable as Jerry (above).

I will never forget in the late 70s, while watching a matinee performance in the West End, two mice running across my toes. Nor will the rest of the audience and actors on stage, as I jumped 20 feet into the air, screaming my lungs out!

It was one distrubing and quite hilarious evening thereafter.

By: Fran

Fran — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:34:15 +0000

Well I have to disagree – sorry Andrew. I think it is disgusting and is a major problem. It’s not just mice or rats, we have a big problem with fleas. I have been bitten on more times than i care to mention.

what we do about it though i simply do not know.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:19:36 +0000

Geeez, all this fuss, but it’s not THAT bad… I work in a west end theatre as an actor, and i have seen a mouse only once!!! Yes, everyone knows they’re around, but its not like we’re returning to the plague times now is it, really?

As far I understand, most theatres do their best to tackle what is a constant problem, AND always will be Im afraid…