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Tristan Kirk

Comedian Paul Currie brings High Court libel claim against Soho Theatre after blazing antisemitism row

Comedian Paul Currie is suing Soho Theatre over an antisemitism row - (Instagram / @paulcurriecomedian)

A London theatre is being sued at the High Court by a comedian who received a lifetime ban and was branded “antisemitic” after a clash with a Jewish audience member.

Paul Currie was at the centre of an antisemitism storm in February last year after the incident at the end of the final night of his one-man show, Shtoom, at the Soho Theatre.

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