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Defend free speech Submitted by Anon on 12 January, 2005 - 5:59 The Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s shameful decision before Christmas to cancel the play Behzti (Dishonour) was justified in the following way by Executive Director Stuart Rogers: “[Sikh] community leaders have been unable to guarantee to us that there will be no repeat of illegal and violent activities… we cannot guarantee the safety of our audiences… [W]e have decided to end the current run of the play on security grounds.” Behzti, which shows rape and murder within a Sikh Temple, had been picketed by some Sikhs. The play is a black comedy set around a young Sikh woman and her sick mother. The programme notes ask: “in a community where public honour is paramount, is there any room for the truth?”

Rowan atkinsonGurdial singh atwalGurpreet kaur bhattiStuart rogersBirmingham repertory theatreExecutive director stuart rogersSikh templeYash kotakNew labourரோவன் அட்கின்சன்குர்பிரீத் காயார் பட்டிஸ்டூவர்ட் ரோஜர்ஸ்பர்மிங்காம் ரெபர்டரி திரையரங்கம்சீக்கியர் கோயில்சாம்பல் கோட்டக்புதியது தொழிலாளர்