Video from central London this evening shows a packed theatre waiting for a Harry Potter play plunged into darkness due to a power cut.<br /><br />Video from inside the Palace Theatre ahead of a performance of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" shows the space plunged into darkness.<br /><br />Wrote the filmer: "Sitting in the Palace Theatre in London waiting for 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' to begin when the house lights began to flicker. The auditorium then went completely dark. A staff member took the stage to announce that there had been a power outage affecting Soho."<br /><br />Staff later handed out water and gave assistance to those who need it, the filmer added.<br /><br />Eerie video also shows the the theatre's surrounding area of Soho affected by the power outage.
