Performance cancelled after Sydney Theatre Company apology for pro-Palestinian protest on stage

STC says actors' demonstration hurt many in our community' while longtime board member resigns

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Wednesday night's performance of the Sydney Theatre Company production of Chekhov's The Seagull was cancelled at the last minute, just hours after the company issued a statement of apology over the actions of three cast members on opening night.

The apology and cancellation came in the wake of the resignation of one of the STC's longstanding foundation board members, Judi Hausmann, the founder and chair of the Sydney public relations company the Haus.

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