Thousands disappointed as Miss Saigon fails to show

ALMOST 3,000 people were left angry and disappointed when a weekend production of the musical Miss Saigon was cancelled just before the show was about to start.

The Saturday matinee performance was called off after the technical crew discovered a cable for raising and lowering a dozen scene backdrops, including the huge hotel scene, had snapped.

A group of 32 friends from Cork were among those who had travelled to Dublin for the weekend to see the show at the Point Theatre. Maura Aherne said she spent a lot of time and effort organising the tickets, the bus trip and the hotel which cost each member of the group 187.