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Leeds Grand Theatre Racism Row: “We Admit We Lied”

Felix Carruthers-Eggington, Leeds Grand Theatre | 08.10.2009 00:02 | Anti-racism | Culture | Sheffield | World

Also see:  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/09/437553.html

“Top Comedian” – My Arse! – OK, we lied.
“Top Comedian” – My Arse! – OK, we lied.

Now we’re telling the truth.
Now we’re telling the truth.


It’s time for Leeds Grand Theatre to come clean, only a racist fuckwit like our manager Ian Sime would hire a bigot like Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown and think that was adding to the culture of Leeds. Only an arrogant prick like Sime would think they could get away with passing off this ailing loser as a “Top Comedian”. At last we are coming clean, we know that Brown is racist scum, who only appeals to the lowest form of humanity – other racist scum and arseholes like Sime. After receiving numerous complaints, after admitting Brown is racist or denying it depending on who we’re speaking to, we’ve finally decided to be honest about what he is. If you think that our manager is a low-life who should be sacked for giving Brown’s offensive racist material centre-stage at the Grand Theatre, and if you think we should belatedly cancel his show and tell the racist bastard to fuck off, please give us a ring, we’d love to hear from you, as would our sponsors and trustees (some of whom claim to be liberal.)


Tel: 0844 848 2706


Felix Carruthers-Eggington, Leeds Grand Theatre
- e-mail: boxoffice@leeedsgrandtheatre.com
- Homepage: http://www.leedsgrandtheatre.com

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In your opinion

08.10.2009 07:03

Get a sense of humour
Everything youve stated is just your opinion. Its all subjective. Some people think red is the best colour, some people will swear blue is better.

You sound like the type of person who complains about things they see/read, without considering that it isn't any of their effing business. If you dont like it, put on your own act, then we can all complain about what you've got to say and protest against your show.

ted

Racism isn't funny

08.10.2009 08:29

"Some people think red is the best colour, some people will swear blue is better. "

And some people are vicious racists or racist apologists, in which case they should fuck off.

Chubby Brown is shit, only thick racists would find his act funny. Leeds Grand Theatre has been done up with public money, so are they giving a platform to someone intent on stirring up racism in the city - the night before the English Defence League will attempt to bring it onto the streets.

I was on New Briggate last night and loads of people were laughing at the Grand's new sign, far more than would laugh at Brown himself.

Harry Hill

Contact the Trustees

08.10.2009 08:44

According to  http://www.leedsgrandtheatre.com/board_of_trustees_unid2270_page.aspx, five of the seven trustees of Leeds Grand Theatre are Leeds City Councillors - their email addresses are:

 john.procter@leeds.gov.uk

 peter.harrand@leeds.gov.uk

 bobgettings@morleyindependent.com

 adam.ogilvie@leeds.gov.uk (apparently his particular interest is in "the widening of participation in arts and leisure activites"!)

 steve.cllr.smith@leeds.gov.uk


Scrumpy

Who's who at The Grand

08.10.2009 08:53





Theatres & Events Director



General Manager


Andrew Macgill



Ian Sime
 andrew.macgill@leedsgrandtheatre.com



 ian.sime@leedsgrandtheatre.com

House Manager


Frank Chambers  frank.chambers@leedsgrandtheatre.com
Stage Manager


Alan Dawson  alan.dawson@leedsgrandtheatre.com



Chief Electrician


Nick Stelmach  nick.stelmach@leedsgrandtheatre.com
Marketing and Press Manager




Margaret Ashbee  margaret.ashbee@leedsgrandtheatre.com
Marketing Officer


Kirsty Lodge  kirsty.lodge@leedsgrandtheatre.com
Web Content Editor


Kirsty Lodge  kirsty.lodge@leedsgrandtheatre.com



Learning Manager


Rachel Moyise  rachel.moyise@leedsgrandtheatre.com

Assistant Learning Manager


Alex Dalton  alex.dalton@leedsgrandtheatre.com
Chief Cashier


Carol McCarthy  carol.mccarthy@leedsgrandtheatre.com
Wages/Invoice Clerk


Kay Anderson  kay.anderson@leedsgrandtheatre.com
Company Accountant


John Sowinski  john.sowinski@leeds.gov.uk
Box Office & I.T Manager


Mervyn Horsfall  mervyn.horsfall@leedsgrandtheatre.com
Box Office Supervisor Pat Bruce  boxoffice@leedsgrandtheatre.com

Jack

Ian SLIME

08.10.2009 09:00

 http://www.123people.co.uk/ext/frm?ti=person%20finder&search_term=ian%20sime&search_country=GB&st=person%20finder&target_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icould.com%2Fyourfuture%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_seyret%26task%3Dvideodirectlink%26id%3DIan_Sime%26Itemid%3D171&section=weblink&wrt_id=216

Slimewatch

A true bigot

08.10.2009 09:20

As well as being racist Chubby Brown is appallingly homophobic and a vile woman-hater. It's absolutely disgusting that the Grand are promoting him in this way. Community groups should protest outside the Grand, they are trying to turn the clock back to a time when some considered Brown's appalling type of humour acceptable. In the 21st century it ISN'T.

Disgusted at the Grand

Grim

08.10.2009 10:33

Just been checking out some of the grim material on youtube.

Apparently Leeds Grand think they can fill the theatre putting on that shite.

Comedycentral

Double act.

08.10.2009 10:58

Why don't they go the whole way and get Manning on as a double act, and call it Bigot Night.

Bernard

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Bigot Night

08.10.2009 12:11

that would be very difficult, (many would say impossible) since Manning is dead.

No Bigot Night for you.

Now crawl back to your hole, you fool.

Jake

Nice one!

08.10.2009 13:39

Just been past the grand theatre and there are still people taking pics on the sign on their phones and laughing their bollox off!

Anti-fascist Ian

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easy to offend? or faking it

08.10.2009 16:50

i cant believe people are so sensitive and easy to offend
the guy has been doing his act for 30years!
Like a lot of things, I think most people are faking their offense, but in actual fact are just making a point

clive

thank you!

08.10.2009 17:09

laughing out loud right now - what a beautiful and brilliant action thank you and well done! keep up the pressure you are spot on and wonderfully so.

impressed

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FAO "Clive"

08.10.2009 19:07

"i cant believe people are so sensitive and easy to offend"

"Sensitive"? Because I object to some silly old bastard calling me and my brothers and sisters "Pakis"?! Fuck you, you racist cunt. I put up with enough shit growing up in the 80's without some stupid bastard stirring all that shit up again, encouraging white people to keep on being racists, and the bastards at the grand theatre saying it's ok to do that. You think I'm fucking sensitive, call me a "Paki" to my face mate and we'll see whose sensitive.

AA

"Felix Carruthers-Eggington"

08.10.2009 19:19

"Felix Carruthers-Eggington"?

F.C.E.

635

Nice one!

A Fan

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FAO: AA

08.10.2009 21:28

A few observations:
1) Your language and attitude is vile. You could put Chubbie Brown to shame.
2) It sounds like you've been carrying this chip on your shoulder for the last 25 years. Get over it. I was called names at school too. Guess what? 25+ years later I aint walking around like Mr. Angry.
3) Your attitude stinks. There is something called "The English Sense of Humour". When i go abroad people don't usually get it. Thats normal. But you are in England, so deal with it.
4) Just an aside note: Why is it a lot of Asian people smell of BO? I was aroun IKEA the other night and every Pakistani i pasted really stank. Do White people stink to you? I've heard that may be the case because we eat a lot of dairy products?
5) Heres an idea.... don't go to the shows. I don't like Opera - so i don't go. I don't like WWC wrestling, its teaches kids violence. I don't go. If you don't like the material then don't read the book, don't watch the film, don't go to the show. THats the great thing about this country people can do what they want including NOT GOING TO SHOWS!
6) Don't threaten people with violence you vile little scroat

Clive

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@ Clive

08.10.2009 22:50

And if you don't like people treating you like the vile little BNP supporter you are then you don't need to come to Indymedia.

Racism is not the same as being called names an school. England is anti-racist, you don't have to live here. England allows people to protest and even throw eggs at the BNP, don't like it? Get out!

AntiBNP

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Let's put the boot on the other foot

09.10.2009 10:22

This is a good simple imaginative action by anti-fascists.

Looking at Chubby Brown's videos on YouTube, and the state of his lardy inbred audience, perhaps we should all meet up outside the theatre on 30th October and poke fun at them - see how they like it.

Dr Martin

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not only chubby

09.10.2009 13:23

I've always thought the same about so called comedians shappi khorsandi and steven k amos who also use race extensively in their acts

when their next on tour lets find where they are and protest vociferously to the management allowing these "comedians" to spread their racist filth in their thearters

mike

Keep up the pressure

09.10.2009 18:04

I see LGT removed the Cubby Brown sign, but it seems they didn't cancel the gig - Yet

Leeds anti-racist

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Trollalert

09.10.2009 18:11

Looks like we have a fash troll - I guess it's the same one.

Trollalert

Pathetic Grand

09.10.2009 23:36

It is really cowardly of the Grand to take the sign down and not cancel Brown's show.

Leeds person

living in a compromise

10.10.2009 08:26

I guess its because everyone elses opinions differ from your own.
You cant bully people into thinking the way you do.

problem

Bullying

12.10.2009 16:47

"You cant bully people into thinking the way you do."

I guess racially abusing people, denigrating their sexuality, cheer-leading racism, and all the violence that helps to stir up doesn't count in your opinion.

Chubby Brown is low-life

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