Invisible Man Disappears From View

May 22, 2002 8:55 am EST

OLDHAM, England (Reuters) - A performance of "The Invisible Man" had to be canceled because a technical fault meant the audience could not see him.

The Invisible Man wears bandages to make himself visible but when the lights failed in the theater at Oldham, northern England last Thursday, he disappeared completely, a theater spokeswoman said.

Technicians working on the production of the H.G. Wells novel could not fix the problem straight away and the audience was offered a free drink instead. The show went without a hitch the next day.

-- Anonymous, May 22, 2002