Tensions escalated as the excited crowd belted out the hit “I Will Always Love you”
Several people were escorted out by police during a performance of the musical “The Bodyguard” in Manchester. The reason – they refused to stop singing and defied the strict rules of the theater hall.
Police called for ‘disruption’ at the Manchester Palace Theater during The Bodyguard musical after the audience ‘t… pic.twitter.com/HjlQrhAAqz
— 24H Worship (@24sante_fr) April 8, 2023
Shocking footage shows the moment a woman was forcibly removed from Manchester’s Palace Theater by riot police.
According to eyewitnesses, the performance ended prematurely after the audience loudly sang the hit “I Will Always Love you”, which was performed by Whitney Houston in the film of the same name.
This is the moment an audience member “screamed” over the top of performers while watching The Bodyguard musical at the Palace Theatre in Manchester.
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) April 8, 2023
The show was stopped in the first act because of several people who got excited during the musical and invited the performers to the stage with their whole throats. A short time later, the actors returned and the performance continued, but just 10 minutes later the curtain came down as police arrived to subdue the rowdy crowd.
Eyewitnesses claim that fights and “small riots” broke out in the hall, the local media “Manchester Evening News” reports.
Chaos in Manchester’s Palace Theatre as The Bodyguard STOPPED early due to audience singing with riot police called in
— Manchester News MEN (@MENnewsdesk) April 7, 2023
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