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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

London play paused after theatregoers felt faint during abortion scene

Five women on stage. One stands at the front of the stage looking out while the other four stand and sit around a table with a white tablecloth
The drama, based on Annie Ernaux’s autobiography, features five actors taking on the role of the protagonist at different ages. Photograph: Ali Wright

An award-winning play premiering in London had to be stopped for 10 minutes during a preview performance on Monday after several mainly male audience members called for medical assistance after a graphic abortion scene.

The Years, directed by Eline Arbo, is about one woman’s personal and political story, set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing postwar Europe – from advances in reproductive rights to setbacks such as sexism in the workplace.

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