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Blasphemy, violence and live turtles: 10 plays that shocked the world by Kate Wyver

A history of theatre's most controversial moments, from Jerry Springer: The Opera to Sarah Kane's 'unrelenting' Blasted Sensationally vulgar, this musical take on the TV host was taken to court for blasphemy. Featuring tap-dancing members of the Ku Klux Klan and Jesus dressed as a baby, it was designed to distress. "For all its shock and schlock tactics," wrote Michael Billington at the time, "the show implies that T…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PM on July 30, 2021

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