{"id":902256,"date":"2026-04-18T06:38:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T06:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/902256\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T06:38:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T06:38:28","slug":"liverpool-empire-theatre-show-stopped-as-curse-goes-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/902256\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Empire theatre show stopped as &#8216;curse&#8217; goes on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The show, currently being staged at the Liverpool theatre, has reportedly had repeat technical issues throughout its UK run<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Empire Theatre is hosting Legally Blonde this week in Liverpool\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1_JS397810533.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"The Liverpool Empire theatre is hosting Legally Blonde this week\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The Liverpool Empire theatre is hosting Legally Blonde this week<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A Liverpool Empire theatre show was stopped during a performance as fans claim the show is \u201ccursed\u201d. Legally Blonde, the award-winning musical based on the iconic 2001 film, <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/whats-on\/whats-on-news\/award-winning-musical-based-iconic-33763304\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">arrived in the city earlier this week.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Running until tomorrow, Saturday, April 18, the musical has taken over the theatre stage for a number of days, bringing with it an incredible cast and original music. The<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/whats-on\/theatre-news\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"> musical<\/a> follows Elle Woods on her transformation from fashionista to legal expert at Harvard Law School as she tries to win back her ex-boyfriend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The film of the same name starred Reese Witherspoon and became a huge hit. Strictly Come Dancing and Love Island star <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/amber-davies\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Amber Davies stars at Elle Woods.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The theatre star recently originated the role of Jordan Baker in the London production of The Great Gatsby, starred as Vivian Ward in the UK tour of Pretty Woman, Lorraine Baines in the West End production of Back to the Future The Musical and Campbell in Bring It On at London\u2019s South Bank Centre.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"George Crawford and Amber Davies as Emmett and Elle\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0_George-Crawford-Amber-Davies.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"George Crawford and Amber Davies as Emmett and Elle\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">George Crawford and Amber Davies as Emmett and Elle(Image: Legally Blonde)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However, during the Thursday, April 16 performance, the show was stopped because of technical difficulties. A video posted to TikTok shows a man on stage telling the audience: \u201cGood evening everyone, we are having very difficult problems with the sound system. The system has gone down, and we are still trying to fix it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cWe are very close to the end of the performance and want you to see that so please give us a few moments as we try and resolve this.\u201d The video ended with a round of applause from the audience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">ECHO reached out <\/a>to the Liverpool Empire Theatre for further information. A spokesperson said: \u201cThere was a show stop towards the end of the sold-out evening performance of Legally Blonde on Thursday, April 16 due to a temporary technical fault in the sound system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;An announcement was made to patrons from the stage by the company manager and the show resumed a short time later with no further issues. The Empire Theatre looks forward to this weekend&#8217;s performances of Legally Blonde, which is receiving enthusiastic feedback and standing ovations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Leading lady Amber, and subsequently the musical, has been at the<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/whats-on\/theatre-news\/stronger-amber-davies-speaks-out-33269933\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"> heart of a lot of conversations online<\/a> over the past year. Last month, she took a few days away from the show to focus on her health, with Hannah Lowther taking on her role.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Amber Davies gave an incredibly powerful portrayal of Elle Woods\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1_Amber-Davies-1j.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Amber Davies gave an incredibly powerful portrayal of Elle Woods, according to ECHO reviewer Holly Clarke\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Amber Davies gave an incredibly powerful portrayal of Elle Woods, according to ECHO reviewer Holly Clarke(Image: Legally Blonde)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Amber soon realised people online had a lot to say about her absence, with some questioning if she should continue the show. ECHO reporter Holly Clarke <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/whats-on\/reviews\/saw-legally-blonde-amber-davies-33769656\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">reviewed the show<\/a> on a different night (Monday, April 13) from the technical difficulties and said what she saw Amber do on the stage at the theatre showcased the true \u201cpowerhouse\u201d she is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Despite this, the comments on the original TikTok posted left fans with a different opinion. One person wrote: \u201cIs this show cursed or something?\u201d Another said: \u201cRight, who said Macbeth before this tour started?\u201d And a third commented: \u201cDid they fix it? I was there but had to leave to get a train?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A separate comment said: \u201cLegally cursed.\u201d While another fan claimed: \u201cThis happened in Glasgow opening night too.\u201d Someone else added: \u201cThere was a show stop two minutes into the show on Southampton opening night as the lights just didn\u2019t come on and they were singing in the dark.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The show, currently being staged at the Liverpool theatre, has reportedly had repeat technical issues throughout its UK&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":902257,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[152978,748,11843,393,4884,179,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-902256","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-amber-davies","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-empire-theatre","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-liverpool","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116424338249316072","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=902256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/902257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=902256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=902256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=902256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}