Be upstanding...

I mentioned the other day that back in the 1950s, before we were married, my wife and I would go to the pictures on a Wednesday, and back then, the programme would end with the playing of the National Anthem and we would all stand - how could you not?  And yet a theatre in Bury St Edmonds, where an RAF band is putting on a concert has told those buying tickets that they must remain seated at all times during the concert - even if the National Anthem is played.  I'm sure I don't need to tell you what they've put forward as their reason, but really...!