Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds forced to close temporarily because of fire safety issues

Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds has had to close its doors after it was found to have fire safety issues.

Last night’s (Thursday, August 3) production of “Ghost, The Musical” by the Suffolk Young People’s Theatre had to be cancelled and tonight and tomorrow night’s shows are also under threat.

An announcement on the latest developments at the theatre is due to be made this afternoon.

In a statement released by officials at the Westgate Street playhouse they said ticket holders who miss any of the performances will receive a full refund.

It said: “With great regret, due to an unforeseen fire safety issue, Theatre Royal has been forced to close to the public with immediate effect. We hope this is a temporary situation and are working hard with the relevant authorities to re-open as soon as possible.

“This closure resulted in the cancellation of the Thursday 3 August performance of Suffolk Young People’s Theatre’s, ‘Ghost, The Musical’.

“We are sorry to have disappointed both cast and audience members but the safety of both of those is our number one priority.

“At this moment we do not know if the Friday 4 August and Saturday 5 August performances will go ahead.

“We are working on a resolution now and will make an announcement about the remaining performances no later than 2pm on Friday 4 August on our website, http://theatreroyal.org

“Holders of tickets for the affected performances will receive a full refund or be moved to an alternative performance if those are safe to proceed.

“We deeply regret this situation, but this is sometimes the nature of running and maintaining an historical building.

“As you can imagine, our Box Office team will be very busy so please await further information which we will share as soon as we have it.”