West End shows including Quiz cancelled after gas leak evacuation on St Martin's Lane

A preview performance of James Graham's play Quiz at the Nöel Coward Theatre was cancelled last night after a gas leak on St Martin's Lane in the West End.

Reportedly around 1,000 residents were evacuated from the area, while the English National Opera production of La Traviata at the Coliseum was also forced to close.

The leak happened just after 6pm and at 7.05pm Quiz tweeted that the company was hoping the show would still go up, before announcing at 7.26pm that the show would be cancelled that evening.

The West End production of Ruthless! was also cancelled, the Arts Theatre announced on Twitter.

People who bought tickets for the performance are being told to contact their point of purchase to rearrange a visit to the show.

James Graham, author of Quiz joined the tweets about the gas leak.

Major gas leak in the west end, theatres closing. Sorry for those who came to see QUIZ. Cue the “Closed because it stinks!” headlines… pic.twitter.com/mVriiUbviV

The road is currently still closed.

Due to circumstances beyond our control, tonight’s performance of Quiz at the Noël Coward Theatre has unfortunately been cancelled. Customers should contact their point of purchase to exchange into another performance or arrange a full refund. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Aborted trip to the theatre. St Martin's lane. Everything evacuated. A massive gas leak (I overheard) and a ridiculous amount of chaos. Avoid it! The show mustn't go on apparently! pic.twitter.com/rtP3XW7ZkX

Morning. no updates at this stage. B404 St Martins Lane btwn Long Acre & King William St – Rd is still closed ( emergency gas leak). Traffic is flowing well.

.@RuthlessMusical cancelled tonight – police precaution due to a gas leak on St Martins Lane. Any customers affected please contact your point of purchase for an exchange or refund.
Tomorrow’s performance expected to go ahead as usual.