Blasphemy, violence and live turtles: 10 plays that shocked the world

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Jerry Springer: The Opera Richard Thomas and Stewart Lee (2001) Sensationally vulgar, this musical take on the TV host was taken to court for blasphemy. Featuring tap-dancing members of the Ku Klux Klan and Jesus dressed as a baby, it was designed to distress. “For all its shock and schlock tactics,” …

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