ɪn ɹᵻspˈɑːns, dʒˈæn də klˈɜːk, sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkəz ðˈɛn mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɪntˈɪɹiɚɹ ˈɔːɹdɚd ðæt pɚfˈoːɹmənsᵻz biː səspˈɛndᵻd ɪn dʒoʊhˈænzbɜːɡ wˌaɪl wˈeɪɾɪŋ fɚɹɚ ɹᵻpˈoːɹt fɹʌmðɪ əfˈɪʃəl bˈoːɹd ʌv sˈɛnsɚz tʊ ɛnʃˈʊɹ ðætðə plˈeɪ wʌz "nˌɑːt kˈɑːntɹɛɹi tə pˈʌblɪk ˈɪntɹɛst ɔːɹ ɡˈʊd mˈɔːɹəlz", ɪn ɪfˈɛkt bˈænɪŋ ðə plˈeɪ.
In response, Jan de Klerk, South Africa's then Minister of the Interior ordered that performances be suspended in Johannesburg while waiting for a report from the official Board of Censors to ensure that the play was "not contrary to public interest or good morals", in effect banning the play.