COVID-19: West End shows including The Lion King, Life of Pi and Hex canceled after coronavirus outbreak | News about Ant-Man & Art
Several West End shows including The Lion King have been forced to cancel performances due to the coronavirus outbreak among cast and crew.
The Lion King canceled Tuesdays and Wednesdays screenings due to “COVID regulatory absences from our cast and crew”.
Performances at the Lyceum Theater will resume on Thursday – and customers affected by the cancellation will be contacted via email.
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Life of Pi skipped five shows. Photo: Life of Pi Production Photo
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The Life of Pi dropped five screenings at the Wyndham Theater but said it would return on Wednesday.
The show’s producers, based on the 2001 Booker Prize-winning novel by Canadian author Yann Martel, say there have been “several cases of COVID within the company” despite “robust measures” in place. .
Production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has suffered the same fate and will also be closed until Friday at Wembley Troubadour Theatre.
Performances at the National Hex Theater, based on the classic fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, were also canceled until Thursday.
The Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company The Comedy of Errors at the Barbican has been paused, but hopes to restart on Thursday, December 23 before Christmas.
While on Tuesday, Southwark Playhouse announced it would be canceling the rest of its run of The Rhythmics.
Force majeure cases at the Donmar Warehouse and the Fair Play at the Bush Theater have also been canceled.
Impact of the closure
The festive period is crucial for theaters to generate income and reach new audiences, especially after most productions were canceled or delayed in 2020.
The theater industry has suffered some of the longest and toughest restrictions due to the pandemic.
This year theaters were able to show productions without restrictions on audience capacity after regulations were relaxed in July.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical was the first to introduce mandatory masks to the audience. Photo: Matt Crockett
However, due to the Omicron variant, spectators are now required to present a COVID card upon entry and to wear a mask inside the venues.
