Overview
- Roughly 6,000 liters of water poured onto the main stage in about three minutes after the spray/flood system activated during maintenance.
- The large house is closed with performances canceled through Tuesday, January 20, while the Burgtheater continues its scheduled shows.
- Technicians halted the flow within minutes, staff and firefighters pumped out water, and drying units now run throughout the building with affected power circuits kept off.
- Damage spans soaked spotlights, stage machinery and the stage manager’s communication system, with experts to decide whether the wooden stage floor requires replacement.
- Theatre management informed the county and insurers, is cataloguing losses, and says the cause is under investigation as the preliminary loss is estimated in the higher six figures.