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Ellenpoly Birmingham play closed by mob (174* d) RE: Birmingham play closed by mob 21 Dec 04

This is a sad situation, but only history repeating itself yet again.

I understand why the Birmingham Rep closed the play, feeling they had to protect their other audience members, but it's an issue which needs to be discussed again and again.

Freedom of Expression vs Censorship

I'm in complete agreement that the Sikh community did not serve their own cause by what happened on Saturday night, and it will be interesting to see what now happens when the play re-opens at another theatre.

Mob rule is not the way. Freedom of expression needs to be protected. Protest is good, and not supporting a theatre if you disagree with what it produces is valid.

But no one won anything over this mess.

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