What started Thursday night as a relatively sedate protest outside Brad Wall's latest Premier's Dinner spilled over into the Regina venue itself, with one woman loudly interrupting the premier mid-speech with cries of "Shame on you!"

Chelsea Flook, an organizer for last night's protest, filmed herself interrupting the premier inside the Evraz Place building. She posted the video on Facebook along with a message explaining her actions.

"Disruption, some will say, goes too far," she wrote. "But considering the disruption caused by this government's budget choices, some would also say that my act of disruption pales in comparison to the ripple effects of Sask. Party callousness."

Sask. Party MLA hands her card

The video, taken from Flook's perspective, shows Wall on stage before a crowd of 1,400, seemingly unfazed by Flook's sudden, repeated cries of "Stop the cuts!"

"Shame on you for what you're doing to poor communities, what you're doing to our most vulnerable people," says Flook in the video.

Later, Wall talked to reporters about the incident.

"I think it's fair that that's going to happen in politics," Wall said.

"You know, we live in a free country and people are going to find creative ways to make their case, even if they are in a place without a ticket, that's fair enough. Obviously, we've seen a lot of concern about the budget and want to be able to respond to it, and that was the point of my speech tonight."

The video showed that less than a minute into her outburst, a man with a red tie identifying himself as Saskatchewan MLA Paul Merriman approached her and offered her a business card.

"If you call me, I will sit down with your group and you and we will have a talk," he said. "But we should be respectful."

"I'll give you my time if you give him his," he said, referring to the premier.

"I will hold you to that promise," responded Flook, shortly before the nearly two-minute long video ended.

'A mighty crew'

Earlier, events outside the latest Premier's Dinner were more low-key compared to the raucous one held in Saskatoon in April.

​"I'm disappointed there aren't 400 or 500 people like there were at the [legislative assembly] last week," said protester Barbara Mader.

"But on the other hand, this is a mighty crew and they've got a lot to say."

Doug and Barbara Mader were among those attending Thursday night's protest. (Mike Zartler/CBC News)

About 50 sign-waving and pot-banging protesters assembled near the speech venue late in the afternoon.

Protesters concerned about the cuts announced in the 2017-18 provincial budget — unveiled more than two months ago — said they planned to remain in the area until 9 p.m.

The March budget they're concerned about included funding cuts to schools, universities, libraries, a hearing aid program, funerals for low-income people and shut down the provincial bus company, STC.

The dinner and Wall's speech was expected to kick off at 7 p.m. (Adam Hunter/CBC News)

Mader, an artist and educator, designed her own cardboard wraparound sign painted with messages decrying what she called the government's "austerity" and selling of "all Crowns."

Barbara Mader designed her own towering cardboard sign. (Mike Zartler/CBC News)

Doug Mader said the budget cuts haven't personally affected him — but that that was beside the point.

"This budget is just so mean-spirited and so bad. How can you not be angry about it?" he said.

Saskatoon protest got rowdy

In an earlier interview, Flook, organizer for Stop the Cuts Regina, said the protesters were not planning to block traffic but would be making a whole bunch of noise by banging pots and pans.

The protest followed one at the Saskatoon Premier's Dinner at the end of April.

Saskatoon protesters at the Premier's Dinner in April swarmed vehicles, blocked traffic and exchanged obscenities with dinner attendees. (Chanss Lagaden/CBC News)

That dinner, which drew a crowd of about 1,000 who came to hear Wall speak, saw protesters blocking traffic, jumping on vehicles, protesters and attendees swearing at one another and there were many birds flipped.

In the wake of the Saskatoon dinner, police in that city said they were caught off guard. The Regina Police Service said it had a plan.

About 50 budget-protesting people had amassed early Thursday night near the Regina venue where Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is hosting his latest Premier's Dinner. (Mike Zartler/CBC News)

"We know that people are still quite emotional about the recent provincial budget," said Elizabeth Popowich, manager of public information and strategic communications for the RPS.

"We encourage protesters to express themselves without breaking the law," Popowich said.

"We also want the attendees of the Premier's Dinner to be respectful of other's rights to peaceful protest."