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Sophie Norris & Jessica Taylor

Theatre-goer storms out of play and demands refund with 'ridiculous' complaint

A mardy theatregoer has been mocked after they stormed out of a Shakespeare play and demanded a refund - because the actors had Yorkshire accents.

The disgruntled customer had paid for a ticket to comedy play As You Like It at the York Theatre Royal last week, performed by the Northern Broadsides theatre company.

In advertising the play, the Halifax-based company tells punters it will be performed as "bold, accessible and unapologetic Northern voices."

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