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| Woman 'singing badly' removed from The Bodyguard musical | Woman 'singing badly' removed from The Bodyguard musical |
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| A woman who sang "loudly and badly" through a performance of The Bodyguard was ejected from a theatre after she became aggressive to people who told her to shut up. | A woman who sang "loudly and badly" through a performance of The Bodyguard was ejected from a theatre after she became aggressive to people who told her to shut up. |
| The woman continued singing for about 20 minutes despite other audience members shouting at her to leave. | The woman continued singing for about 20 minutes despite other audience members shouting at her to leave. |
| It was the final performance in Nottingham of the hit musical. | It was the final performance in Nottingham of the hit musical. |
| Some audience members said police were called, but Nottinghamshire Police said they could not find any record of it. | Some audience members said police were called, but Nottinghamshire Police said they could not find any record of it. |
| Sacha Gainard, from Wymeswold in Leicestershire, said the atmosphere at the Royal Concert Hall "felt more like a football match" than a trip to the theatre. | |
| "We were a few rows in front of the woman, who it sounds like was being told off for singing along loudly and badly," he said. | "We were a few rows in front of the woman, who it sounds like was being told off for singing along loudly and badly," he said. |
| "She was swearing and being quite aggressive to those who were trying to shush her. | "She was swearing and being quite aggressive to those who were trying to shush her. |
| "It rumbled on, and after every song, it seemed to bubble back up to enough of a level most of us on the second tier could hear her." | "It rumbled on, and after every song, it seemed to bubble back up to enough of a level most of us on the second tier could hear her." |
| Mr Gainard said theatre staff removed her "after a good 20 minutes of her carrying on". | Mr Gainard said theatre staff removed her "after a good 20 minutes of her carrying on". |
| He had bought tickets for his parents as a Christmas present and they had driven up from Somerset for the show. | |
| "It did ruin the first half for those of us on that tier, and not really the kind of atmosphere you expect at the theatre," Mr Gainard said. | |
| Alexandra Burke is starring in the musical as Rachel Marron, the character made famous by Whitney Houston in the film of the same name. | Alexandra Burke is starring in the musical as Rachel Marron, the character made famous by Whitney Houston in the film of the same name. |
| Mr Gainard said there was "no way" the cast could have missed the audience shouting at the woman. | Mr Gainard said there was "no way" the cast could have missed the audience shouting at the woman. |
| "How they kept singing, and so beautifully, I don't know," he said. | "How they kept singing, and so beautifully, I don't know," he said. |