Three groups have withdrawn their productions from the upcoming Cyprus International Theatre Festival (CITF) over the planned participation of Belgian artist and convicted sex offender Jan Fabre .
The festival faced escalating criticism over its decision to include Fabre, with questions raised about how a sex offender could be given a platform at the three-month-long event.
Activist group Afoa criticised Fabres’ participation in the festival, calling it a “symptom of a deeply
