Fight 'breaks out in the audience of Hamilton show' as police rush to theatre

25 November 2023 , 17:05

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The Hamilton show recently opened at Manchester's Palace Theatre

Detectives are probing a fight which reportedly broke out during a performance of Hamilton.

The brawl is said to have kicked off during the hit musical show days after it opened at Manchester's Palace Theatre. But the brief run did not get off to a flying start after officers were called to the venue on Friday night.

Greater Manchester Police has confirmed it was called to the theatre following reports circling online of a fight amongst the audience towards the end of the show. A post online describing the altercation said: "Well done to the cast for not letting it distract them. The poor staff were desperately trying to keep them apart."

A GMP spokesperson told the MEN: "Greater Manchester Police were called to Oxford Street in the city centre at around 10:30pm last night (Friday, November 24 2023) to a report of an assault. An investigation is ongoing at this time with no arrests made."

"Thankfully, injuries sustained are not believed to be life-threatening. Anyone with information that may help officers with their enquiries are asked to call 101 quoting incident 3783 of November 24, 2023." The Palace Theatre has been approached for comment.

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It's not the first time disorder has affected theatre shows in Manchester this year. Earlier this month, a performance of I Should Be So Lucky was halted at the Opera House before a man was escorted out, while in April a performance of The Bodyguard saw two women dragged out after refusing to stop singing.

Robin Hawkes, theatre director at both the Palace Theatre and Opera House, told the MEN in June that incidents like the one seen in April are 'plain and simple anti-social behaviour that wouldn't be acceptable anywhere', caused by a 'tiny minority of individuals'. He added: "I think this is an issue not just in Manchester but theatres around the country have been trying to tackle for a while now."

Stephen Topping