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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Kat Wong

Former Sydney church turned LGBTQ+ arts venue weighs legal action after landlord orders it to stop ‘offensive trade’

Divine Playhouse, a new queer-friendly theatre pop-up in a former church in central Sydney
More than 5,000 people have signed a Change.org petition backing Divine Playhouse as an inclusive arts venue. Photograph: Anna Hay

A former church turned arts venue at the centre of a culture war is exploring legal action after receiving a notice from its landlord that forced its organisers to close the space and cancel planned events.

Divine Playhouse is facing possible eviction, with its landlord ordering the venue’s organisers, Heaps Gay Events, to stop “engaging in offensive trade”, days after religious groups protested its opening night.

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