A London theatre has apologised after an incident at a comedy gig left Jewish audience members feeling “unsafe” and “threatened”.
On his Instagram page, he recently posted footage from a pro-Palestine rally, which appeared to have been uploaded at lunchtime on Saturday, before the performance in question.
He had unveiled the Ukrainian and Palestinian flags at the conclusion of the show on at least one of the previous nights, also encouraging the audience to shout “Free Palestine” on that occasion.
One audience member who attended Saturday’s show, who also did not wish to be named, told the BBC the incident was “shocking” but that his impression was Mr Currie was making a “political point” about the conflict in Gaza.
“What the Jewish audience members have recounted is atrocious, and we are working with them and our lawyers to ensure that those who instigated and enabled it are held to account,” the organisation said in a statement.
“Comedians are rightly given broad latitude, but hounding Jews out of theatres is reminiscent of humanity’s darkest days, and must have no place in central London in 2024.”
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A London theatre has apologised after an incident at a comedy gig left Jewish audience members feeling “unsafe” and “threatened”.
On his Instagram page, he recently posted footage from a pro-Palestine rally, which appeared to have been uploaded at lunchtime on Saturday, before the performance in question.
He had unveiled the Ukrainian and Palestinian flags at the conclusion of the show on at least one of the previous nights, also encouraging the audience to shout “Free Palestine” on that occasion.
One audience member who attended Saturday’s show, who also did not wish to be named, told the BBC the incident was “shocking” but that his impression was Mr Currie was making a “political point” about the conflict in Gaza.
“What the Jewish audience members have recounted is atrocious, and we are working with them and our lawyers to ensure that those who instigated and enabled it are held to account,” the organisation said in a statement.
“Comedians are rightly given broad latitude, but hounding Jews out of theatres is reminiscent of humanity’s darkest days, and must have no place in central London in 2024.”
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