Overview

• The Everyman Theatre has applied content warnings to about 22 productions in its 2025/26 programme.
• The notice for Sherlock Holmes: The Hunt for Moriarty cites “discussions of war and crime, possible death and murder.”
• Other listings flag themes including murder, death and crime for Inspector Morse and Midsomer Murders, and extensive sensitive content for The Shawshank Redemption such as prison, nudity, suicide, violence and sexual violence.
• The theatre states the warnings are intended to support accessibility and that for some patrons they are vital to deciding what to see.
• Criticism has followed, including a mocking remark from Lord Toby Young, but there is no sign the theatre plans to withdraw the policy, which it has used before on a Christmas pantomime.