Announcing that The Addams Family Musical will replace Chaplin, the society said on Facebook that some members had raised concerns about the selected show. One student felt this was a case where "cancel culture has gone too far". "The cancel culture at the University of Canterbury is now so extreme that we can't put on a play about Chaplin," he said. "A few fragile, but loud, students complained that Charlie Chaplin was a womaniser so they 'wouldn't feel safe' in a play about him. Charlie Chaplin was an English comic actor and filmmaker who rose to fame during the era of silent film, and his career spanned more than 75 years.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 26, 2021 23:15 UTC