Overview
- Erivo stopped the one‑woman performance at the Noël Coward Theatre after spotting a person recording on a phone Monday.
- Video from inside the theatre shows the curtain dropping as staff asked people to stay seated and said the show would continue shortly.
- Social media posts report a roughly 10‑minute halt before the performance resumed and say the audience member was escorted out.
- Witnesses say Erivo called out the patron from the stage, reinforcing the production’s ban on filming during live shows.
- The Sydney Theatre Company staging, adapted and directed by Kip Williams, features Erivo playing 23 roles and is scheduled to run through May 30.