WW2 bomb found in heart of West End, closing off three venues with the Soho Theatre cancelling shows

South Soho, adjacent to the Shaftesbury Theatre, was closed off due to a WW2 bomb discovery.

According to the BBC, there was a cordon in place between Oxford Street, Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue. Delfont Mackintosh, producers of Les Mis and Mary Poppins tweeted saying that, for a time, it had "no access to the Prince Edward Theatre or the Sondheim Theatre". Both shows eventually managed to go ahead after at the cordons were lifted.

UPDATE: Both theatres have now re-opened and tonight's performances of LES MISÉRABLES and MARY POPPINS will be going ahead as planned.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and hope you enjoy the show! https://t.co/ggqKQGD2el

Due to an ongoing situation being dealt with by the emergency services on Dean Street, we currently have no access to the Prince Edward Theatre or Sondheim Theatre. (1/2)

The Soho Theatre had to cancel all performances for the evening, as the work to remove the ordnance continued.

SOHO SHUT ALERT: Hi all, we're still on lock out and are sorry to say ALL shows are cancelled tonight. We will look to reschedule where we can. As we made a very quick exit please bear with us as we try to contact everyone and we'll update from here. https://t.co/FFeDF9Ix61