Jerry Springer The Opera? I thought that was a redundancy.IN THE first Christian protest against the Sydney production of Jerry Springer The Opera, a prominent Anglican lecturer has dubbed the show "a vile piece … which offends religious people".
In a post at sydneyanglicans.net, the Reverend Michael Jensen, the son of Sydney's Anglican Archbishop, Peter Jensen, attacked the production for lack of artistic merit and for blasphemous content.
The show, which opens at the Opera House tomorrow, features scenes set in hell and a black Jesus who admits he is "a little bit gay".
"Shock and offence can be cheap artistic tricks which compromise art as art," Mr Jensen wrote. "Our Lord is being terribly besmirched by this tawdry show."
Mr Jensen declined to speak to the Herald on the grounds that it would give the show extra publicity.
The opera was notorious in Britain, attracting more than 50,000 complaints when the BBC televised a performance in 2005. Protesters burnt their annual television licences and BBC executives fled their homes after the organisation Christian Voice published their private telephone numbers and addresses on the internet.
Sydney's Anglicans appear to be taking a more stealthy approach. In his post, Mr Jensen advises against public protests, instead dismissing the show as "not really that good".
More here-
http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/arts/anglicans-in-quiet-protest-at-springer/2009/04/19/1240079536191.html
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