Sikh Temple Play Is Axed After Riot Over Sex Abuse

Evening Standard - London › December 20, 2004

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A PLAY which sparked a mini-riot by Sikh demonstrators is to be axed, bosses of the theatre which is staging it said today.

The Birmingham Repertory theatre said it is ending the run of Behzti - a black comedy depicting murder and sex abuse in a fictional Sikh temple - after talks with Sikh leaders ended without a compromise. The theatre has bowed to pressure from the Sikh community, which was outraged at the production.

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Sikh Temple Play Is Axed After Riot Over Sex Abuse

Executive director Stuart Rodgers said it had been forced into "censorship" to avoi...

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