Birmingham Hippodrome cancels performances at last minute after water pipe bursts
Birmingham Hippodrome was forced to cancel a panto performance after a water pipe burst.
Thursday's matinee performance of the Hippodrome's pantomime, Dick Whittington, was cancelled an hour before the curtain was due to rise, but the evening performance was going ahead.
The 4pm performance of Tales From Acorn Wood at Christmas, a family-friendly show based on Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's beloved stories, was also cancelled.
A spokesperson for Birmingham Hippodrome said: "Despite our best efforts to continue this afternoon’s performances, due to a burst pipe in Sherlock Street, we are sorry to announce that the 2.30pm performance of Dick Whittington and the 4pm performance of Tales From Acorn Wood at Christmas have sadly been cancelled.
"We sincerely apologise for the short notice of this cancellation and have explored every option to try and keep the shows running.
"We will be in touch with all ticket holders over the coming days to make alternative arrangements and kindly ask that customers refrain from calling the box office directly. Thank you for your understanding and patience and we apologise for the disappointment caused."
One Thursday afternoon the theatre said: "We are pleased to announce that tonight’s performance of Dick Whittington at 7.15pm will go ahead as a result of a temporary solution to our water supply which was affected by a burst water main earlier today. There may be a slightly limited service on our bars and facilities."
Buses were also diverted in the area.
Dick Whittington stars Hippodrome regular Matt Slack as the titular character, alongside Wet Wet Wet's Marti Pellow as The Ratman, Dr Ranj as The Spirit of the Bells, Suzanne Shaw as Alice, and Doreen Tipton as The Cat.
