Beauty and the Beast musical cancelled due to 'cast illness'

Bad news for musical fans as Beauty and the Beast cancel two shows today due to "cast illness".

The shows were on at 2.30pm and 7.30pm today at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre. It is unclear what illness is afflicting the cast members.

The Bord Gais Theatre apologised for cancelling the shows. They wrote on Instagram: "Unfortunately, due to cast illness, both performances (2.30pm and 7.30pm) of Beauty and The Beast are cancelled, today Saturday 10 December 2022.

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"We will update all customers shortly with further information and we appreciate your patience. We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience this will cause."

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