One of Britain’s top theatres has cancelled a production from Monty Python star Terry Gilliam after staff reportedly complained about the director’s support for Dave Chappelle and his views on transgenderism and the #MeToo movement.
London’s Old Vic theatre cancelled a Terry Gilliam production of Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods after the American member of the Monty Python comedy troupe expressed support for Dave Chappelle in the ongoing transgender backlash over his latest Netflix special The Closer.
In a post on social media, Gilliam encouraged his followers to watch Chappelle’s stand up performance, writing: “To me, he’s the greatest standup comedian alive today: incredibly intelligent, socially aware, dangerously provocative, and gut-wrenchingly funny.”
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