Richard Madeley, host of Good Morning Britain, joined in on the theatre singing dispute, insisting that the audience should not ‘join in.’
This comes after police were allegedly summoned to Manchester’s Palace Theatre on Friday, April 7, when a’mini riot’ erupted after a performance of The Bodyguard musical, during which some audience members sang over actors.
The venue recently made an effort to prevent theatregoers from belting out Whitney Houston’s songs and disturbing the play by posting placards requesting them to “refrain from singing.”
Some described the events as ‘appalling’ and ‘disrespectful,’ while another described the evening as a ‘horrific experience,’ because the performance was cut short mid-song due to the disturbance.
During Monday’s edition of the morning show, host Richard, 66, expressed his strong opinion on whether singing should be prohibited in the theatre.
‘I’m sorry, call me an old fuddy-duddy, but silence is golden’ he told co-presenter Ranvir Singh.
‘The only noise you make in the theatre is at the end when you clap or cheer, you don’t join in.’
Rewatching the viral clip again, Ranvir hailed the police’s involvement as ‘extreme.’
‘They had to stop the performance and the actors were mortified,’ she said.
Richard quipped: ‘If I’m paying £100 a ticket, excuse me I didn’t pay it to hear some drunk in the back.’
This Morning was recently chastised when its presenters disagreed with a singing ban at a theatre.
Alison Hammond was ‘devastated’ to discover singing was not encouraged in a dialogue that theatre professionals labelled ‘very foolish’ after the majority thought the request during a staging of The Bodyguard was excessive.
Following the reaction from her statements, the new Great British Bake Off contestant issued a response on Sunday.
‘After reflection and the comments I made on Wednesday’s show I want to apologise to anyone who I offended especially the incredibly talented theatre performers, who I have the utmost respect for,’ she tweeted.
‘I had no idea the level of disruption audiences were causing and tried to make light of the topic on Wednesday’s show, and for that I’m truly sorry.’
She added: ‘I am a great supporter of theatre and the arts and would never sing at the top of my lungs at any performance, I was wrong in what I said and I’ve given this a lot of thought over the past few days and believe I was wrong.
‘On Thursday evening I attended a performance of the GBBO the musical which I absolutely loved and gave a standing ovation, theatre is a magical experience for me and my family.’
The 48-year-old concluded: ‘I want to use my platform for good as always and want to stand up with the performers, front of house and theatre staff especially after seeing what happened at The Bodyguard in Manchester, which has made me sick to my stomach.
‘Once again I am truly sorry but trust me I will do better in the future.’
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV.
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