{"id":2483579,"date":"2026-07-01T14:59:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T14:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2483579"},"modified":"2026-07-01T14:59:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T14:59:03","slug":"stranger-things-star-sadie-sink-reveals-theater-audience-behavior-that-gives-her-so-much-rage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/stranger-things-star-sadie-sink-reveals-theater-audience-behavior-that-gives-her-so-much-rage\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cStranger Things\u201d star Sadie Sink reveals theater audience behavior that gives her &#8216;so much rage&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Stranger Things <\/em>actress Sadie Sink revealed an audience behavior that fills her with &#8220;so much rage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Tony nominee said she wants audiences to take in performances instead of distract themselves during free moments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sink will next appear in the highly anticipated <em>Spider-Man<\/em> movie sequel opposite Tom Holland and Zendaya.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/stranger-things\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Stranger Things;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Stranger Things&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Stranger Things<\/em><\/a> actress <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/sadie-sink-8696838\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Sadie Sink;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sadie Sink&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sadie Sink<\/a> would very much like to see&#8230; <em>less<\/em> strange things going on inside theaters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 24-year-old Tony nominee opened up about the audience behavior that&#8217;s consistently stunned her during performances as Juliet in an adaptation of the classic <em>Romeo and Juliet<\/em> on London&#8217;s West End.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sink recalled in a new interview that she often hears audiences shuffling in their seats while (spoiler alert, in case you don&#8217;t know how<em> Romeo and Juliet<\/em> ends) a knife is still lodged into her character&#8217;s stomach.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Sadie Sink joins Tom Holland in the next &#8216;Spider-Man&#8217; film<br \/>Credit: Arturo Holmes\/WireImage; Matt Kennedy\/Sony<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe lights go off, and then I just see all these faces in the audience because everyone is turning their phone on,\u201d she told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nylon.com\/entertainment\/sadie-sink-spider-man-brand-new-day-theater-john-proctor-is-the-villain-romeo-and-juliet-interview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Nylon;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Nylon&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Nylon<\/em><\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018Guys, give it a minute. Take it in for a second!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She also said that she&#8217;s seen phones go up in the audience long before the play&#8217;s final act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI am filled with so much rage when I see, like, three iPhones in the audience,\u201d Sink said before admitting to watching bootleg recordings of stage productions when she was growing up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She added, &#8220;They raised me, those bootlegs, and inspired me so much. That\u2019s why we need to make theater very accessible, so that everyone can go in and see it, but also people from all over the world. That wasn\u2019t accessible to me in Texas, so I get it, but wait for the pro-shot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Still, Sink isn&#8217;t the only star who&#8217;s annoyed by cell phones in the theater. At the 2026 Tonys, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/julia-louis-dreyfus-warns-theater-audiences-tony-awards-11992979\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Julia Louis-Dreyfus offered a comical NSFW warning to phone-using Broadway;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Julia Louis-Dreyfus offered a comical NSFW warning to phone-using Broadway&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Julia Louis-Dreyfus offered a comical NSFW warning to phone-using Broadway<\/a> audiences when she said she wants them to &#8220;get the f&#8212; off their phones,&#8221; while Matt Rogers also advised audiences to &#8220;turn the phone off&#8221; in an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DZTUfcVvB1s\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Cut.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Cut.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The Cut.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now, Sink has successfully crossed over to the other side of the camera, having rose to international fame as one of the stars of Netflix&#8217;s <em>Stranger Things <\/em>series, which <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/how-stranger-things-ends-character-fates-11877953\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:concluded its epic five-season run;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;concluded its epic five-season run&quot;}\" class=\"link \">concluded its epic five-season run<\/a> in December 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Outside of her critically lauded turn opposite <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/brendan-fraser-the-whale-interview\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Brendan Fraser's Oscar-winning role in 2022's;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Brendan Fraser'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Brendan Fraser&#8217;s Oscar-winning role in 2022&#8217;s <\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/brendan-fraser-the-whale-interview\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Whale;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Whale&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Whale<\/em><\/a> and as the lead actress in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/music\/taylor-swift-all-too-well-best-new-verses-10-minute-version\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Taylor Swift's All Too Well short film;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Taylor Swift'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Taylor Swift&#8217;s <em>All Too Well<\/em> short film<\/a>, Sink will next appear opposite Tom Holland and Zendaya in a highly secretive role in the blockbuster sequel <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/spider-man-brand-new-day-script-pages-opening-scene-exclusive-11960491\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Spider-Man: Brand New Day;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Spider-Man&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Sadie Sink in 'Stranger Things' season 5Credit: Courtesy of Netflix\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Tj0h8JUWy0pCLVvxMzlOUQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/9a9caaa2eab363eab9c3f6cc48257d60\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Sadie Sink in &#8216;Stranger Things&#8217; season 5<br \/>Credit: Courtesy of Netflix<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI knew that Marvel was a big deal and had a big brand, especially Spider-Man,\u201d she told the outlet of joining the high-profile project. \u201cI know there\u2019s a huge fan base, but it feels <em>really<\/em> big. I think these blockbuster movies are a whole different beast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She also credited Holland with making it easy to join a project riding on such a robust and intimidating legacy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt was interesting stepping into that space and being a little bit of an outsider in that way, but he could not have been more welcoming, and just the whole crew in general,\u201d Sink noted. \u201cHe was just so relaxed and open, and I felt very at ease.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em> is in theaters July 31.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/sadie-sink-reveals-audience-behavior-rage-12010462\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Stranger Things actress Sadie Sink revealed an audience behavior that fills her with &#8220;so much rage.&#8221; The Tony nominee said she wants audiences to take in performances instead of distract themselves during free moments. Sink will next appear in the highly anticipated Spider-Man movie sequel opposite Tom Holland and Zendaya. Stranger Things actress [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2483580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[372740,324123,305890,27542],"class_list":["post-2483579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-romeo-and-juliet","tag-sadie-sink","tag-stranger-things","tag-tom-holland"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Stranger-Things-star-Sadie-Sink-reveals-theater-audience-behavior-that.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2483579"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2483581,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483579\/revisions\/2483581"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2483580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2483579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2483579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2483579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}