Local prosecutors however on Wednesday said the premiere could go ahead on Friday, which marks Hitler's birthday in 1889, as well as the controversial swastika campaign. Under German law, publicly displaying swastikas and other Nazi symbols is illegal, unless it is done as part of an artistic performance covered by constitutional guarantees of free speech. The play by Hungarian George Tabori, who died in 2007, is a caricature of Hitler's youth, according to the theatre. German political and religious leaders have raised fears about a resurgence of anti-Semitism by far-right groups and some immigrants hostile to Israel. Somuncu admitted that he understood why people were upset as the day and occasion has a significant symbolism in Germany

Source: Daily Mail April 18, 2018 09:20 UTC