Inside the furious Royal Exchange Theatre row that saw an entire production shelved
manchestereveningnews.co.ukMore details surrounding controversial elements of a new production of Midsummer Night's Dream at the Royal Exchange Theatre have emerged - after the show was cancelled when the director allegedly refused to remove references to 'free Palestine'.
The five-week run of the modern adaptation of the Shakespeare classic was cancelled following a row over pro-Palestine and pro-transgender rights references on set, the Manchester Evening News revealed last night.
The theatre was due to stage the adaption from September 6 to October 12. But the first few performances were cancelled, with theatregoers told of a cast injury and 'technical issues'.
Ticketholders were then contacted on Saturday (September 14) and informed the production's entire run had been axed, with the theatre set to refund its audiences in full. READ NEXT: Royal Exchange Theatre show was cancelled after pro-Palestine and trans rights row Today (Monday) the M.E.N.
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