Woke madness as theatre gives play about ghosts a trigger warning because it features ‘paranormal experiences’

A WOKE theatre has put a trigger warning on a ghost story production — as it features “paranormal experiences”. It also ...
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Woke theatre slaps trigger warning on Sherlock adaptation as it 'contains crime'

A theatre has put trigger warnings on more than 20 of its upcoming shows - including a performance about Sherlock Holmes. The Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire have warned audiences that ...
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Woke Gone Wrong at HTC’s Season Opener: 'The Thanksgiving Play' Serves Up Laughs, Landmines and a Lesson in What Not To Do When Staging a Holiday Pageant

On Thursday, Hampton Theatre Company opens its 2025–26 season with “The Thanksgiving Play.” Written by Larissa FastHorse, it ...
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The new Anne Frank musical wants you to laugh at ‘woke culture’ — but is it funny?

Andrew Fox's musical about Anne Frank makes fun of Jews, queer people, and Latines. But is it funny or just offensive?
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Why is everyone laughing at Anne Frank?

Slam Frank' sounds unimaginably offensive. But its developmental run has sold out, and audiences are laughing their heads off ...

‘It was funny to be so... woke and be a supposed Nazi’: Tom Ballard

“It was funny to be so left-wing and woke and anti-racism, and also be in the newspaper as a supposed Nazi,” says Ballard.
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How 'woke' went from an expression in Black culture to a conservative criticism

The expression “stay woke” started out as an affirmation for African Americans. In the past decade it has been used by some Republicans — and some Democrats — as a pejorative for people thought to be ...