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The Dance of the Stingrays

However tragic Aussie wildlife hero Steve Irwin's stingray barb death was, most people'd agree that at least he shuffled off while he was doing something he liked. That's gotta be better than having a heart attack just as you finish your tax return, right? So an Australian theater company wrote a tribute song to Irwin with this sentiment in their currently running pantomime Babes in the Wood.

Fair enough? Apparently not. Phone calls, emails, letters and returned tickets have flooded in from people who think that lines like "let that stingray of love pierce your heart" are just not on. Nor, they say, are the three brightly costumed sting-rays that dance around the stage.

Apparently a similar version of the pantomime already ran three years ago (without the whole stingray deal, of course) and singer/comedian Eddie Perfect just wanted to update it. We say, if you're in Sydney soon, get your tickets now, before the protesters get it taken off the stage.

[Photo: McBeth]

Related Stories:
· Stingray of Love [The Age]
· Steve Irwin, Australian Hero [Jaunted]