search janet mcteer - carrying on in semi-darkness, were interrupted by a stage manager who explained that the theatre (in fact, all of the theatres on that part of shaftesbury avenue) had been hit by a partial power cut that had knocked out the stage lighting and sound desk. producers pugh and rogers and theatre owner cameron mackintosh asked the audience to remain patient. after a 15-minute break and pugh’s declaration that the show must indeed go on, the performance resumed with the house lights up, minimal “working lights” on stage and sound effects (mainly, regular phone ringing) left to the collective imagination. god of carnage revolves around two sets of parents who meet to discuss a playground altercation between their 11-year-old sons. the english-language premiere reunites for the first time the team behind art, which ran for eight years in the west end - translator [christopher hampton