{"id":937661,"date":"2021-10-29T14:28:42","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T18:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=937661"},"modified":"2021-10-29T14:28:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T18:28:44","slug":"british-theatre-adds-trigger-warning-to-shakespeares-macbeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-theatre-adds-trigger-warning-to-shakespeares-macbeth\/","title":{"rendered":"British Theatre Adds Trigger Warning to Shakespeare\u2019s Macbeth"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbritish-theatre-adds-trigger-warning-to-shakespeares-macbeth%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=937661&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Macbeth-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A London theatre has added a \u2018trigger warning\u2019 to its production of William Shakespeare\u2019s 415-year-old play <em>Macbeth<\/em>, because it contains scenes of violence, suicide, fake blood, and smoking.<\/p>\n<p>The Almeida Theatre in north London <a href=\"https:\/\/almeida.co.uk\/whats-on\/the-tragedy-of-macbeth-live-stream\/27-oct-2021-30-oct-2021\">includes<\/a> this \u201ccontent warning\u201d: \u201cThis production includes extreme scenes of violence, including violence against children, suicide, and the use of blood, firearms and knives. It also contains flashing lights, vaping and the smoking of real cigarettes.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>It further directed viewers to the Samaritans suicide charity \u201cif&nbsp;you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this production\u201d of the over-400-year-old play, which as <em>The Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/macbeth-viewers-alerted-to-samaritans-helpline-kmlc0jbjz\">noted<\/a>, is considered suitable for children and often taught in school to eight-year-olds.<\/p>\n<p>It is one of the better-known plays in Shakespeare\u2019s canon, with even those who have not seen the play likely to be familiar with the plot, much like that of <em>Romeo and Juliet,&nbsp;<\/em>which also found itself subject to a trigger warning at the Globe Theatre earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Sited on the grounds of Shakespeare\u2019s original theatre, the Globe in London <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/globe-theatre-issues-trigger-warnings-for-romeo-and-juliet-cqc7qvx0t\">issued<\/a> a trigger warning for its summer performance of <em>Romeo and Juliet<\/em>, warning audiences that it contained drug use, fake blood, and perhaps the most well-known themes of the famous play, suicide. The Globe Theatre also directed viewers to the Samaritans and another mental health charity.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis production contains depictions of suicide, moments of violence and references to drug use. It contains gunshot sound effects and the use of stage blood. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this production of Romeo and Juliet, please find details below of organisations offering advice and support,\u201d the warning had said at the time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.859756097561\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cancel Cat in the Hat? Cambridge University Adds Trigger Warnings to Dr Seuss Books <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7XEYAa5stK\">https:\/\/t.co\/7XEYAa5stK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1452631076036399116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former Conservative Party government minister and Brexit Party MEP Ann Widdecombe had&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/15915644\/theatre-upsetting-romeo-juliet-samaritans\/\">noted<\/a>:&nbsp;\u201cYou don\u2019t go to see Romeo and Juliet if you want a light-hearted evening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is not the first time that the Bard has been subject to trigger warnings, with students from the prestigious Cambridge University being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tech\/2017\/10\/20\/cambridge-university-issues-trigger-warnings-over-shakespeare-reading\/\">given<\/a> such content alerts before a 2017 lecture on&nbsp;<em>Titus Andronicus<\/em> and<em> The Comedy of Errors<\/em> because they contained themes on violence and sexual violence. Some academics had remarked that if English literature students are not aware what the plays are about, then perhaps they should not be studying at one of the top universities in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Trigger warnings are intended to alert those who have suffered trauma to expect potentially shocking content before watching or reading material. In 2018, a Harvard University study <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tech\/2018\/07\/30\/harvard-study-trigger-warnings-increase-anxiety-over-distressing-content\/\">claimed<\/a> that trigger warnings only served to increase stress on the student population, saying: \u201cParticipants receiving warnings reported greater anxiety in response to reading potentially distressing passages, but only if they believed that words can cause harm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrigger warnings may inadvertently undermine some aspects of emotional resilience,\u201d the researchers explained.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.7639751552795\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Delingpole: Now Zulu War Battle of Rorke&#8217;s Drift Gets BLM-Style Trigger Warning <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nj8OWJjAoZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/nj8OWJjAoZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1340326021355237376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Breitbart London on Facebook:<\/span><\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BreitbartLondon\/\"><span>Breitbart London<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A London theatre has added a \u2018trigger warning\u2019 to its production of William Shakespeare\u2019s 415-year-old play Macbeth, because it contains scenes of violence, suicide, fake blood, and smoking. 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