The national tour of the musical Hair which was due to open at the Liverpool Empire in April has been cancelled.
In a very brief statement, the show's producers said, "Despite the best efforts of all involved to keep the production moving forward, it has become apparent that certain criteria could not be met and regrettably the show will not now open in Liverpool as originally planned. The producers would like to apologise to the many fans of this iconic show who had been greatly excited by its planned revival."
The show was to star Gareth Gates, Zoe Birkett and Amy Diamond in an extensive UK tour. There were messages appearing on the production's Facebook page as though it was still going ahead only three days ago.
Anyone who has booked for the show will be contacted for a refund or they should contact the theatre's box office to arrange this. No other information about the reasons for the cancellation are available at the moment.