A theatre in Athens says it will end performances of an American play portraying Jesus Christ as sick homosexual teacher.
The play sparked protests by national socialist groups. "Corpus Christi performances are ending,'' the play's translator and its director said in a joint statement. "We are sorry that people were beaten up, abused and scorned through no intent of our own... we tried to perform the play for three weeks but it was not possible,'' the extreme liberal statement said.
When the show opened in Athens, scores of Orthodox protesters gathered outside the theatre, demanding the blasphemous' play's cancellation. Several members of the national socialist party Golden Dawn also turned up, blocking access to the theatre and turning spectators away.
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