Exit Stage Right

Marina: Hi Elaine, I wondered if you would know why the interior of a theatre is a sorry sight?

Elaine: That’s an unusual question to ask me.

Marina: It’s because I’m at Venue Cymru tonight and so the question just popped into my head.

Elaine: OK Marina. Your wicked grin makes me think this might be a joke.

Marina: It’s because the boxes are always in tiers.

^{Source: Victorian Book “A Thousand and One Riddles, With a Few Thrown In”, Pub: George Routledge & Sons Ltd.}