Cleese theatre’s woke warnings

IS THIS a ‘woke’ record? Bosses at a Cambridge theatre that launched the career of John Cleese have slapped 16 ‘trigger warnings’ on a single play just in case ‘snowflake’ students might be offended by the dialogue.

The ADC Theatre, which is run by Cambridge University, has decided to warn punters about ‘upsetting’ language in Top Girls by Caryl Churchill, despite the play having beeen staged on numerous occasions since it was written in 1982.

The plot focuses on a job agency worker’s rise to prominence in Margaret Thatcher’s Britain.

Previous trigger warning-free productions of Top Girls have featured the likes of Gentleman Jack star Suranne Jones as well as The Crown star Lesley Manville among the cast.