Brawl breaks out during Lord Of The Dance performance in Manchester

A boozy brawl broke out at a theatre in Manchester during a performance of Michael Flatley’s Lord of The Dance. Police were called to the Palace Theatre on Tuesday night after receiving reports of eight people fighting in the Orchestra stalls during the acclaimed Irish dance extravaganza. Officers attended the scene and a 36-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly.

A high-energy, two-hour fusion of dance styles, from traditional Irish dance to tap, modern and Broadway involving a story of good versus evil, with a Hunger Games flavour

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A police spokesman said there were no reports of any injuries and no ambulances were dispatched to the theatre. The trouble began shortly after 9PM on the opening night of Lord Of The Dance: Dangerous Games, directed and choreographed by Irish dance icon Michael Flatley. Lord of the Dance was created by Michael Flatley. Mr Flatley wasn’t performing in the show, having hung up his dancing shoes for the final time in 2016. Lord Of The Dance is described as “a high-energy, two-hour fusion of dance styles, from traditional Irish dance to tap, modern and Broadway involving a story of good versus evil, with a Hunger Games flavour”. No-one from the theatre was available for comment.

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