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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Chris Wiegand

Cynthia Erivo interrupts Dracula performance after spotting audience member’s camera

Cynthia Erivo in Dracula  at the Noël Coward theatre in London.
Cynthia Erivo in Dracula at the Noël Coward theatre in London. Photograph: Daniel Boud

A performance of Dracula in the West End on Monday night was halted after its star, Cynthia Erivo, spotted that an audience member appeared to be filming the show.

A representative for the production, in which Erivo plays all 23 roles, confirmed that there had been a short stop caused by the incident. A commenter on the forum Theatreboard, who said they had been at the show, wrote that Erivo – roughly an hour into the performance – “looked out into the audience and said: ‘Are you filming? Is someone filming?’ and stopped the show”. Another commenter said that they had attended Dracula – which is at the Noël Coward theatre – the following night and that there were extra reminders to the audience about taking photos and filming.

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