Anger as broken theatre lift forces late postponement

Woman with mobility issues told no lift hours before show

- BY KIT ROBERTS

A WOMAN has been left furious after being told she would be unable to take her mum to see Mary Poppins at the Palace Theatre just hours before the show was due to start.

Linda Williams had booked tickets to see the show, one of her favourite stories, with her 88-year-old mum Joan over the Easter weekend.

Due to Joan having difficulty walking, Linda made sure that the theatre knew they would need extra support to get to their seats for the matinee performance on April 19.

But just after Linda booked a taxi at around midday to set off from their home in Stockport, she got a call from the Palace telling her that the lift was broken.

This meant that unless Joan was able to climb up 25 steps to where their seats were, they would not be able to go.