London 's Old Vic Theatre canceled a performance due to coronavirus .
Among the artists and bands to cancel gigs or tours were Avril Lavigne and The Who.  On 15 March , London 's Old Vic became the first West End theatre to cancel a performance when it ended its run of Samuel Beckett 's Endgame two weeks early.  On 16 March , other theatres in London , as well as elsewhere around the UK , closed following Boris Johnson 's advice that people should avoid such venues.  programmes to be affected included forthcoming series of Peaky Blinders and Line of Duty , which had their filming schedules delayed .