Chinese authorities have banned a Mongolian theatre production by shutting down the power to the Ulaan Theatre in Hohhot, in the northern Inner Mongolia region, where the production was due to be staged.
In addition to shutting down power, Chinese authorities also blocked 130 production staff from entering the theatre and put the cast under constant surveillance.
Thousands of theatregoers who had purchased tickets to the performance were sent away without any valid reason. All this played out just 30 minutes before the first performance was set to begin. The production, titled “The Mongol Khan,” is scheduled to open at the London Coliseum next month.
“The production team of 130 members, including six British nationals, were expelled from the theatre building where £2 million [$3.8 million] worth of set and technical equipment was set up,” the Mongol Khan spokeswoman said, adding, “The production team was also banned from wearing traditional Mongolian dress in public.”
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