A woman has been rushed to hospital after suffering a medical episode.
It comes as a large emergency presence has been scrambled to Weymouth.
The woman in her 70s was in need of medical attention during a screening at the pavilion.
The theatre was vacated by staff as a precaution to allow the emergency services to respond to the incident.
Police and the ambulance service were spotted in the pavilion car park on Weymouth Esplanade alongside the air ambulance which landed nearby.
Ambulance on the scene(Image: Mark Williams)
A section of Weymouth Beach was cleared so that the Magpas Air Ambulance helicopter could briefly land and drop off some crew members.
It is then understood that the air ambulance landed nearby at the Marsh.
Air Ambulance on Weymouth Beach(Image: Mark Williams)
Approximately five police cars and two ambulances were seen in attendance of the incident.
Emergency services(Image: Paul Moore)
A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: “Dorset Police received a report at 2.23pm on Sunday, October 5 relating to a woman requiring medical attention at The Pavilion on Weymouth Esplanade.
“Officers attended to assist the ambulance and the theatre was vacated by staff as a precaution to allow the emergency services to respond to the incident.
“The woman, believed to be aged in her 70s, was taken to hospital and her family are aware.
“This is a suspected medical incident with no suspicious circumstances reported.”
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