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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Hannah Al-Othman

Manchester theatre cancels show’s entire run ‘over Gaza and trans rights references’

The Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
The Manchester Evening News said that the source of the dispute was a song in the play which the theatre had asked to be removed. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA

Manchester’s Royal Exchange theatre has cancelled the entire run of a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream over references to the conflict in Gaza and trans rights, according to reports.

The production, which had been due to run for five weeks from 6 September, was to be a modern retelling of the Shakespeare classic, set in contemporary Manchester, to a drum ’n’ bass soundtrack.

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