The Lion The Witch... and the Trapdoor

Normally, the only magical portal in C S Lewis's classic Narnia tale is the wardrobe but during a performance on Thursday December 21 in Leeds, one of the actors disappeared through the stage after a trap door suddenly collapsed.

The incident happened moments into the second half of the performance, about 9pm, when an actor playing 'Squirrel' leapt from the lamppost prop on stage and landed on a trapdoor, which broke, leading to him falling into the gap below.

While the actor made a swift exit, the show briefly continued until a show hand emerged to order the actors off stage and inform the audience there was a problem with the stage.