Police investigate fight during Hamilton production in Manchester

Greater Manchester Police are investigating after a fight broke out at a theatre production of Hamilton in Manchester on Friday.

Officers were called to an altercation between a man and a woman, both audience members, during the performance on the evening of November 24th.

Police said no arrests have been made.

The incident comes just days after the hit musical opened at Manchester’s Palace Theatre, kicking off a hugely anticipated nationwide tour.

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester police said: “Officers were called to Oxford Street in the city centre at about 10.30pm on Friday November 24th, 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.”

Officers were called to the same theatre back in April after rowdy audience members refused to remain seated and continued to sing loudly during a performance of The Bodyguard.

The Bodyguard was halted while the audience members were ‘forcibly removed’. 

Hamilton is the story of Alexander Hamilton who became an American founding father.

The theatre production is touring the UK for the first time ever and runs for 15 weeks in Manchester from November 11th to February 24th, 2024.

The hit production, from Cameron Mackintosh and Jeffrey Seller, has been playing on London’s West End since 2017 and continues to play to sell-out houses at the Victoria Palace Theatre.

GMP has urged anyone with information regarding the fight that happened during Hamilton to call 101 quoting incident 3783 of November 24th, 2023.