The curse of Macbeth strikes again! David Tennant is forced off stage for second time in a week after co-star loses her voice
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David Tennant was forced to leave the stage in the West End twice this week during performances of Macbeth. The Shakespearean play was first disrupted on Tuesday when a ticket holder caused a furore when he was told he would have to wait to return to his seat after returning from the toilet.
![[Rona Morison, who stars as Lady Macduff, exited mid-show after losing her voice]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/15/93070641-14197945-It_has_broken_box_office_records_at_the_Harold_Pinter_theatre_ha-m-49_1734361724845.jpg)
He was said to have been 'insisting on getting back to his seat and then lots of people kicked off about his disturbance', reported The Times. Scottish actor Tennant, 53, was asked to the leave the stage by theatre staff at the Harold Pinter theatre. The troublesome member of the audience is said to have left the theatre some 15 minutes later.
![[It has broken box office records at the Harold Pinter theatre having achieved the highest ever initial on sale, reaching more than £2,150,000 in just one day]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/15/93070641-14197945-It_has_broken_box_office_records_at_the_Harold_Pinter_theatre_ha-a-50_1734361758138.jpg)
Then on Friday, Tennant again left the stage for five minutes when Rona Morison, who stars as Lady Macduff, exited mid-show after losing her voice, with understudy Gemma Laurie stepping in. A social media post from an audience member read: 'So second time this week that David was asked to leave the stage.
![[The adaptation is directed by Donmar associate director Max Webster, also known for Life Of Pi and Henry V]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/14/93070643-0-The_adaptation_is_directed_by_Donmar_associate_director_Max_Webs-a-45_1734360812822.jpg)
'She lost her voice at the end of a monologue - the last line came out very faint. So just before her next scene someone came in and told David to walk off stage and announced that Rona had lost her voice, so Gemma would be stepping in as Lady Macduf,' The Standard reported.
![[Cush Jumbo and Tennant during the press night performance of Macbeth at the Harold Pinter Theatre on October 8, 2024]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/14/93070637-0-Cush_Jumbo_and_Tennant_during_the_press_night_performance_of_Mac-a-44_1734360805514.jpg)
David Tennant bows at the curtain call during the press night performance of Macbeth at the Harold Pinter Theatre on October 8, 2024. Rona Morison, who stars as Lady Macduff, exited mid-show after losing her voice. It has broken box office records at the Harold Pinter theatre having achieved the highest ever initial on sale, reaching more than £2,150,000 in just one day.
