Minack Theatre Cancels Lakmé After Hindu Complaint
The Minack Theatre in Porthcurno, Cornwall, has canceled a planned production of Léo Delibes's opera Lakmé following a single complaint from a US-based Hindu campaigner who described the work as 'shallow exoticism based on prejudice.' The decision was reported by The Telegraph via MSN.
Key facts
- Minack Theatre canceled production of Léo Delibes's Lakmé.
- Cancellation followed a single complaint from a US-based Hindu campaigner.
- The campaigner called the opera 'shallow exoticism based on prejudice'.
- The theatre is located at Porthcurno, Cornwall.
- Reported by The Telegraph via MSN.
Entities
Artists
- Léo Delibes
Institutions
- Minack Theatre
- The Telegraph
- MSN
Locations
- Porthcurno
- Cornwall
- United Kingdom
- United States