Outraged theatre-goers walked out of a performance of one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, describing a simulated sex scene between two men as ‘pornography’. Children as young as eight were among the audience at the performance of The Comedy of Errors at The Old Laundry Theatre, in Bowness, Cumbria.
...It featured one of the play's characters Dromio guarding a door when a man dressed as a woman walked up to him, pulled down his pants and Dromio's pants, before the pair simulated sex. No genitals were on show, but buttocks were visible.
...‘It lasted a long time. The portrayal of a sexual act was upon us without warning, before anyone realised, and there is no off-button at the theatre.
I got all the dirty parts, but what is an "off-button"?
(Kippah tip: CR)
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An "off-button" to turn the theater off, like you would at home if something racy came on the television.
You're always told, 'if you don't like it, shut it off'.
Well, in this case, they can't becuase live theater doesn't have a button with which to shut it off.
:)
M
Gee. How far would have Shakespeare gotten if there would have a button like this then?
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