`` It was a freak , unusual accident , '' says president of Society of London Theatre . The theatre is located in the heart of London's West End and has been home to many famous actors over its long history including Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole. The collapse injured scores of theatergoers , some of them seriously . and then just collapsed , '' said Hannah , who with her husband had snagged one of the last pairs of tickets to the performance in the 775-seat theater . `` It could have been a lot worse , '' firefighter says of the incident .
`` It was a freak , unusual accident , '' says president of Society of London Theatre . The theatre is located in the heart of London's West End and has been home to many famous actors over its long history including Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole. The collapse injured scores of theatergoers , some of them seriously . `` It could have been a lot worse , '' firefighter says of the incident .