The entire five-week run of A Midsummer Night's Dream has been axed
A theatre which cancelled an entire production following a row over pro-Palestine and transgender rights references insists it can work with 'artists who address complex issues'. The Royal Exchange Theatre was due to stage a five-week run of A Midsummer Night's Dream this autumn.
READ MORE: Major West End hit musical Moulin Rouge is coming to Manchester for the first time for 8-week run Doubts over the production's future first reached the surface when a preview was pulled on Friday, September 6. The Royal Exchange Theatre stated that a cast member had suffered an injury and there was no understudy available. Ticketholders were then informed of 'technical difficulties' forcing a cancellation on Tuesday, September 10, before further shows in the production's first scheduled week were postponed.
"The director said - no, this is my direction, it's what it's always been, we've had weeks and months and you are now trying to change it after the first preview. The company were very solid and unified.
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