Reports of audience members inappropriately touching cast members have marred the Sydney return season of Calamity Jane at the Opera House Studio.

Melbourne performer Kala Gare, who plays Katie Brown in the show, took to social media on Sunday to call out the behaviour, saying that for three consecutive performances, cast members had been touched without consent during the immersive production.

“We’ve had too many times of people coming up and touching people inappropriately,” Gare said (in character) in a video posted to Instagram. “It’s starting to get a little crazy with people feeling a little liberal.”

“Come see the show, have a great time – but don’t touch us,” she added.

Virginia Gay and Kala Gare in Calamity Jane. Photo © Daniel Boud

The Calamity Jane revival, produced by One Eyed Man Productions, has been touring nationally since 2017, playing to more than 75,000 people. Its cabaret-style staging transforms the venue into the raucous Golden Garter Saloon, with the audience seated at tables and the cast performing among them. The proximity between actors and patrons has...