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Nude production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest sparks outrage in New York over plans for all-female cast to strip naked in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park

The controversial show has caused concern among parents of children who play in the park

Corey Charlton

Published: 10:23, 25 Aug 2016
Updated: 11:35, 25 Aug 2016

A NUDE play set to be performed in a park in New York has caused outrage among parents of local children.

The Tempest, produced by the Torn Out Theatre company, features a naked all-female cast.

Members of the theatre company pictured during their performance of The Tempest in Central Park in May — Members of the theatre company pictured during their performance of The Tempest in Central Park in MayCredit: AP

The director says the nude performance is about normalising naked bodies. Pictured is a performance from May — The director says the nude performance is about normalising naked bodies. Pictured is a performance from MayCredit: AP

However, plans for the re-run in Brooklyn has caused concern among parents of children who play at the park — However, plans for the re-run in Brooklyn has caused concern among parents of children who play at the parkCredit: AP

Set to be performed in September, it mirrors a similar production held in Manhattan's Central Park in May.

Adelle Cekic, from Brooklyn, told : "My son, he's five years old. He might ask questions that I would not be able to answer."

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The play's director, Pitr Strait, told the broadcaster he wanted the play to demonstrate nudity in a "non-threatening and non-sexual" way.

Set to run in Brooklyn's Prospect Park from September 7 - 10, the show will be free and starts at 5.30pm.

Pitr explained why he chose Shakespeare's The Tempest on the production company's website.

He said: "In nearly all of his plays, Shakespeare touched in one way or another on the collision between old and new, ordinary and radical.

"His final play is no exception. Because of that, The Tempest will always speak to an audience ready for new ideas.

"We hope our audience will leave our Tempest as transformed as our characters."

Mum Adelle Cekic said she was concerned about the nude play being held in the public park — Mum Adelle Cekic said she was concerned about the nude play being held in the public parkCredit: CBS

The actresses will perform Shakespeare's The Tempest completely naked next month — The actresses will perform Shakespeare's The Tempest completely naked next monthCredit: AP

Actresses frolick naked in Central Park during May's performance — Actresses frolick naked in Central Park during May's performanceCredit: AP:Associated Press

The performance is aimed at de-stigmatising nudity — The performance is aimed at de-stigmatising nudityCredit: AP:Associated Press

The actresses perform during a previous showing of the naked play — The actresses perform during a previous showing of the naked playCredit: AP:Associated Press

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