A kindhearted mum tracked down a family who left a theatre show early due to people staring at them – and gifted them a new set of tickets.
Emily Burke, 32, was devastated to see Noor Stevens and her three children leaving the Beauty and the Beast production at the Sunderland Empire due to the looks they were getting from others sitting near them.
Noor, 35, said her son Declan had opened a bottle of fizzy pop which exploded and her daughter Scarlett, eight, was singing and dancing along to Friday's performance.