Vastly popular musical Hamilton cancelled at Bord Gáis Theatre on short notice
The announcement came just an hour and a half before the performance
A performance of Hamilton at the Bord Gáis Theatre in Dublin has been cancelled on short notice, just an hour and a half before the show was due to start. The cancellation is due to the cast of the show being ill.
The theatre took to social media to break the news about the award winning show saying, "We regret to inform customers that tonight's performance of Hamilton, scheduled for Tuesday, 01 October at 7:30 pm, has been cancelled due to cast illness."
Disappointed customers will "receive an automatic refund" for the performance, with concerned fans hoping all is well for upcoming scheduled shows.
The Bord Gáis Theatre went on to try and reassure customers that they will try find an alternate performance for those missing out
"We understand the inconvenience and disappointment this may cause, and we want to assure you that every effort was made to proceed with the performance as planned. Unfortunately, this situation is unavoidable, and the decision to cancel has been made with great difficulty.
We sincerely apologise and we thank our customers for their patience as we try to resolve all queries. We will endeavour to find an alternative performance that we can add to the performance schedule before the end of the run, and should we be able to do so we will inform you as soon as possible to allow for priority booking."