Miss Saigon has 'hurt and angered' many southeast Asian viewers, the New Earth company says.
Miss Saigon, pictured at a rehearsal of a production in Vienna, has been criticised for 'damaging tropes'
New Earth, a group of British East and South East Asian artists, said Miss Saigon contained "damaging tropes, misogyny and racism".Sheffield Theatres, which runs the Crucible, said it respected the decision to cancel the play. Miss Saigon, which tells the story of the relationship between a young Vietnamese sex worker and an American soldier during the Vietnam War, sparked anger when it first opened in London's West End in 1989 with white actors wearing eye prostheses to make them look more Asian.
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