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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sophie Zeldin-O'Neill

Bodyguard show stopped after audience members refuse to stop singing along

Melody Thornton of The Bodyguard performs on stage during The National Lottery's Big Night Of Musicals.
Melody Thornton of The Bodyguard performs on stage during The National Lottery's Big Night Of Musicals. Photograph: Kate Green/Getty Images for The National Lottery

Actor Melody Thornton has apologised to fans after a performance of the Bodyguard at Manchester’s Palace theatre was forced to end early and police were called to deal with two disruptive audience members.

The last 10 minutes of the musical, in which the former Pussycat Dolls star plays the lead role, were axed on Friday night after several members of the audience refused to remain seated and refrain from loudly singing, leading to them being “forcibly removed”.

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