The bar chart illustrates the outcomes of a survey about what distracts the audience during performances at the theatre.
Overall, it is clear from the chart that the most annoying factor for listeners is related to sound, while non-sound factors are less bothersome.
There are two main factors that can be easily classified into two groups, namely sound-related factors and those associated with non-sound. Of the two groups, the latter is the smaller, with five factors, among which ‘Arriving late’ comes first, accounting for over 70%. There is a problem that the Tall people is more annoying than Armrest hogging, with figures of around 30% and 20% respectively. During the performances, this type of non-sound factor also includes Big hairdos and Flash photography issues, which account for approximately the same percentage, around 25%.
In the other group, which consists of seven factors.The rate of Coughing and Rustling sweet papers distracting people who are enjoying performances at the theatre is from 79% to 90%, the highest among all other factors of the sound group. The figures of individuals using Mobile phones during performances are 50% followed closely by Sneezing at 49%. Bleeps are considered to be significantly more annoying than Snoring element at around 45% and 30% correspondingly. Whispering is mentioned as the third frustrating factor by 60% certainly.