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Five people faint and 40 people leave during play which depicts rape and violence

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Peter Hobday (Carl) and Tom Mothersdale (Tinker) in Cleansed by Sarah Kane @ Dorfman, National Theatre. (Opening 23-02-16) ©Tristram Kenton 02/16 (3 Raveley Street, LONDON NW5 2HX TEL 0207 267 5550 Mob 07973 617 355)email: tristram@tristramkenton.com
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When you take yourself off to the theatre for a relaxing evening in front of a performance, you certainly don’t expect to be so traumatised that you faint from terror.

But that’s what has been happening to many of the audience members attending showings of The National Theatre’s controversial play Cleansed.

The production features graphic scenes of violence, torture and rape and five viewers had to receive medical attention after passing out upon seeing incidents of… Read the full story


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