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The incident allegedly took set at a gig by comedian Paul Currie
A London theatre says a comedian whose gig left Jewish audience members feeling “unsafe” and “threatened” are no longer invited to construct again.
The Soho Theatre talked about Jewish attendees had been “subjected to verbal abuse” following the tip of a comedy gig by Paul Currie on Saturday night.
A Jewish attendee told the BBC that Mr Currie displayed a Palestinian flag and yelled “net out” at a particular person that objected.
Mr Currie has been approached for say by BBC Info.
In an announcement, Soho Theatre talked about Mr Currie “aggressively demanded” Jewish members of the audience leave his novel.
“Such appalling actions are unacceptable and don’t savor any set on our stages, now or ever,” it talked about.
“We can’t be intriguing Paul Currie encourage to construct at our venue.”
A Jewish man who attended the novel alongside with his companion and pals told the BBC on Monday that the incident took set around five minutes from the tip of Mr Currie’s efficiency, after the comedian had unveiled both a Ukrainian and Palestinian flag.
The man, who wished to remain nameless, claimed Mr Currie “inspired a standing ovation” earlier than questioning why one man had remained seated.
The audience member reportedly talked about he had loved the novel except the Palestinian flag had been displayed.
Mr Currie then “erupted” and told him to “net out”, the actual person added.
The man and several other people left the novel earlier than it accomplished.
One other audience member who attended Saturday’s novel, who additionally failed to desire to be named, told the BBC the incident used to be “stunning” but that his influence used to be Mr Currie used to be making a “political level” about the battle in Gaza.
He talked about that to his recollection, Mr Currie failed to use the words “Jewish”, “Judaism” or “Zionism”.
The Metropolitan Police talked about on Monday it used to be conscious of the incident and enquiries had been ongoing.
Mr Currie’s novel Shtoom is described on the theatre web online page as a “unfamiliar, surrealist, dada punk-clown, non-verbal expertise”.
The Belfast comedian would no longer keep in touch in the hour-prolonged novel except the very cease, instead relying on mime, song and audience participation.
Saturday used to be the most effective efficiency of the three-night flee in Soho. He had unveiled the Ukrainian and Palestinian flags on the conclusion of the novel on no longer much less than one amongst the outdated nights, additionally encouraging the audience to yowl “Free Palestine” on that occasion.
Mr Currie has yet to answer to requests for say by the BBC. In a put up on his Instagram memoir since Soho Theatre’s most novel say, he shared a photograph of a coronary heart in the colors of the Palestinian flag with the caption “Totally elated Palestine Day”.
The Campaign Towards Antisemitism, which has been assisting Jewish audience members, talked about the theatre had engaged “positively and hasty” with the community, and it used to be “obvious that the venue used to be caught all of sudden” as the novel used to be “speculated to be non-verbal”.
“We are able to be arranging for senior representatives of the theatre to meet with Jewish members of the audience to keep in touch about what took set,” the spokesperson added.
“We are persevering with to learn about smartly suited alternatives in respect of Mr Currie and are discussing the matter with members of the audience.”
