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Whistling backstage is unlucky.
Stagehands used to cue each other by whistling. An actor who whistled backstage might accidentally cue a stagehand to drop scenery, potentially putting an unaware performer at risk of being crushed.
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Theatres can be dangerous places to work. It’s believed that it is unlucky to whistle on stage but it’s likely this was because stagehands used whistles as a code to lift & lower scenery. If you whistled at the wrong time it could have been catastrophic #SuperstitionSat https://t.co/KKF46QTr2STheatres can be dangerous places to work. It’s believed that it is unlucky to whistle on 6536605 Theatres can be dangerous places to work. It’s believed that it is unlucky to whistle on stage but it’s likely this was because stagehands used whistles as a code to lift &