SNOWFLAKE theatre bosses have slapped trigger warnings on a Shakespearean comedy. Measure For Measure has been a regular on the stage for centuries. But that has not stopped executives at The Globe, Central London, placing warnings on a £59-ticket production beginning on Tuesday. Theatre-goers are told: “This production contains sexual references, scenes of sexual coercion, […]
SNOWFLAKE theatre bosses have slapped trigger warnings on a Shakespearean comedy.
Measure For Measure has been a regular on the stage for centuries.
But that has not stopped executives at The Globe, Central London, placing warnings on a £59-ticket production beginning on Tuesday.
Theatre-goers are told: “This production contains sexual references, scenes of sexual coercion, loud noises and stage blood.”
The production has been given a modern twist and is set in strife-torn London of 1975.
And the theatre reveals: “Britain is a nation on a knife-edge. Increasing inflation, surging unemployment, an energy catastrophe, identity crisis and persistent political scandal. It’s 1975.
“In London, the Duke abandons the unravelling city, leaving authoritarian Angelo in power.
“When he starts policing sexual freedom, Isabella is drawn from the safe space of her convent to rescue her brother from death under the new laws.
“Only his freedom comes at a price: her.”
