The West End home of The Lion King, the Lyceum Theatre, has reportedly flooded with water rising up to 4 metres.
According to the London Fire Brigade, firefighters were called at 9pm on Monday to theatre, which is currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. They spent the night trying to clear the water, which had flooded the orchestra pit in the basement of the theatre.
A video shows water being siphoned away from the Wellington Street venue towards the Strand.
It’s unknown what caused the flood, but the Westminster station of the London Fire Brigade said it had been brought under control.
The 2,100 seat Lyceum Theatre is more than 250 years old and has been home to Disney musical The Lion King since 1999.
The Jermyn Street Theatre near Piccadilly also suffered flooding a month ago when a pipe burst in an adjacent building, damaging the venue's workshop, technical store, props and furniture store, dressing rooms, offices and archives.
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