Everybody's a critic

"Nero’s first major show was staged in AD64 in Naples, a city he chose for his debut because it was known as an arty place, and well away from the censorious eyes of the senators. It didn’t go without a hitch, though – the theatre collapsed immediately after he had finished. Many took this as a sign that the gods were making known their disapproval of such antics."

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/sep/23/were-not-the-first-generation-to-wonder-how-genuine-our-leaders-are-mary-beard-on-politicians-as-performers