James Corden delays start of play to watch England’s penalty shootout
nme.comJames Corden delayed the start of his play The Constituent on Saturday to watch the penalty shootout between England and Switzerland – watch footage below.On Saturday night, The Constituent starring James Corden was set to begin at London’s Old Vic Theatre right as England and Switzerland were about to begin their penalty shootout for the Euros quarter-finals match.Per the BBC and Guardian, fans in attendance were watching the intense shootout on their mobile phones – as were Corden and his cast mates.
After hearing cheers from the auditorium, Corden realised that they had to delay the play by a few minutes to finish the game with the audience.Surprise at the Old Vic as James Corden delays the start of his play The Constituent so we could watch the England penalties.
pic.twitter.com/SMF5RUaVUI— Mark Popescu (@MarkPopescu1) July 7, 2024Corden told The Guardian: “When it got to extra time, we put on our costumes.
The extra time finished about three minutes before the play was due to begin. We thought: ‘Oh man, this is tough but we’ve got to start.’”He continued: “Then we heard a ‘Yessss’ from the audience, and we looked at each other and said: ‘They’re all watching it.’ We looked out and there were loads of little lit-up phones in the audience.”“It wasn’t the time to start a serious play about serious issues.
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