“A video is being widely shared on social media where a producer publicly blamed a canceled performance on an actor after they had called out sick, going as far as implying that the actor was lying about their illness.”
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“A former theatre manager has claimed he became “vulnerable and isolated” during the lockdown period, leading him to download pictures of children being abused.”
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“It is believed the violence was triggered by someone in the audience asking another to stop talking.”
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“According to a report in Deadline, a prestigious drama school in the U.K., funded in large part by Andrew Lloyd Webber, is facing allegations of favoritism, bullying, and other misconduct.”
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“Just Stop Oil protesters have halted a West End performance of Les Miserables after invading the stage. During the song One Day More, where an actor waves the famous red flag, members of the group stormed the stage with banners emblazoned with Just Stop Oil.”
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“A conductor has pulled out of the BBC Proms after punching and slapping a soloist for allegedly entering the stage incorrectly at the Berlioz festival in France. Sir John Eliot Gardiner assaulted singer William Thomas after an opera performance.”
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“A lesbian couple is outraged after they claim they were harassed after kissing at a theatre and were told by theatre staff to move to the back of the house.”
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A theatre in the U.K. is being mocked over its listing a content warning for its upcoming production of ‘The Sound of Music’. Chichester Festival Theatre included information about the themes of the show as “Music; family; romance; the threat of Nazi Germany and the annexation of Austria.”
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A theatre in the United Kingdom is facing intense criticism after announcing its plans to stage William Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet” which will be set in 1930s Germany with Romeo as a member of the Hitler Youth and Juliet as a Jewish girl.
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Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is accused of 'violating history' by portraying Joan of Arc as non-binary in a new play using the pronouns 'they' and 'them'. The theatre defended the production and suggested, “Shakespeare would have agreed”.
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“A man was handcuffed and arrested on Tuesday night in a London theatre for refusing to wear a face mask.”
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“London's famous Globe Theatre is warning audience members about 'upsetting' themes in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and, not surprisingly, close-minded politicians and heartless performers in the community have chosen to mock the theatre for this move rather than support it.”
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