Lots of shows have been cancelled at the theatre but many people will miss out on receiving a refund

The fall-out from the latest financial problems to hit the Broadway Theatre has intensified in the last week with shows being cancelled and many people discovering that they will be left out of pocket.

Last week the Peterborough Telegraph revealed that the previous management team at the theatre – Performance Art Ventures C.I.C (PAV) whose chief executive was Mark Ringer (pictured right) – owed £68,000 in business rates to Peterborough City Council and had been chased by producers for thousands of pounds which they alleged had not been paid following performances.

Since then, the scale of the problems which need to be overcome at the theatre have been laid bare, with a ‘SWAT’ team even being brought in to try and get the show back on the road at the troubled venue.

And to make matters worse even the Cinderella pantomime, which was one of the shows expected to take place, has been cancelled.

Panto producers Kindred Drama said: “We do not have enough confidence (in the limited time we now have) that the venue will be in a position to support, promote and re-sell the high quality of theatre performance which we as a company pride ourselves upon and have come to the decision that our involvement there is untenable.”

Other shows which have been cancelled include Tiddler and other Terrific Tales - a West End show adapted from the bestselling books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler - and Tabby McTat, both of which are produced by Freckle Productions.

The company said: “Despite the best intentions of the landlords the Dawe Charitable Trust, the building is not currently a working theatre and we have not received assurances that they are able to host our production this week.”

Several people have contacted the PT this week to complain that they will not receive a refund for tickets bought for cancelled shows as they were purchased through the Box Office.

People who bought tickets online at TicketSource have received their money back minus £1 per ticket which is being charged as a booking fee.

Among those to lose out completely is Simon Barnett from Gunthorpe who bought two tickets costing a total of £50 to see Britain’s Got Talent finalists Flawless perform on October 18.

Simon has been calling and emailing the theatre but has received no response.

He said: “We feel let down as we’ve paid our hard earned money on an event at the Broadway Theatre to find out by email that it’s been cancelled.

“We liked the idea of going to the Broadway Theatre as we live locally and thought we were doing our little bit to help keep it going, but we’ve not had any information whatsoever regarding the cancellation or refund from the theatre itself, which I feel is very poor customer service.” The Broadway is continuing to tweet links to shows on TicketSource, but anyone clicking on the links will find the show (and every other scheduled event) has been cancelled. Another frustrated ticket holder was Lisa Paul whose birthday present was four front row tickets to see comedian and Britain Got Talent winner Lost Voice Guy, only for it to be cancelled. Remarkably the last time she had front row tickets for a show was also at the Broadway several years ago to see Ben