West End shows plunged into darkness due to power black out

Theatres including the Palace, Gielgud and Prince Edward were all without power.

Aladdin, Les Miserables, Jersey Boys and Curious Incident cancelled their evening shows after the power cut out at 5.20pm. More shows are expected not to go ahead this evening and venues are asking patrons to contact their point of purchase for ticket refunds. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child performance went ahead at a later time of 8.30pm.

Despite previously announcing tonight's performance has been cancelled, Thriller also ran at 8.30pm.

UK Power Networks tweeted that engineers were expected to have power restored between 8.30 and 9.30. Some power has already been restored in parts of the area.

Soho was also plunged into darkness in October 2015 after a power cut affected a large part of central London.

A member of the public tweeted a picture of Soho with no power

*inserts Black Friday pun* #Soho #blackout pic.twitter.com/haiPRmi0Ox

Due to the black out on Shaftesbury Avenue, the Gielgud Theatre currently has no power, more details to follow.

Good to see that there’s no #Blackout at Her Majesty’s! https://t.co/nCW12t9s7i

There’s a power cut in the West End/Soho area. Poss why tube is so busy – some shops shut & out and the signs at Piccadilly are off. [ro] pic.twitter.com/QNMH7NoC7C

Oooo creepy black out throughout all of soho!

When the lights (and everything else) go out! #blackout #soho #candlelight #murderballadlondon

A photo posted by normski69 (@normski69) on Nov 25, 2016 at 9:41am PST