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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

BIZARRE: London play paused after theatregoers felt faint during abortion scene | Mind Blowing Facts

Five women on stage. One stands at the front of the stage looking out while the other four stand and sit around a table with a white tablecloth
The drama, based on Annie Ernaux’s autobiography, features five actors taking on the role of the protagonist at different ages. Photograph: Ali Wright

An award-winning play premiering in London had to be stopped for 10 minutes during a preview performance on Monday after several mainly male audience members called for medical assistance after a graphic abortion scene.

The Years, directed by Eline Arbo, is about one woman’s personal and political story, set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing postwar Europe – from advances in reproductive rights to setbacks such as sexism in the workplace.

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