The theatre has admonished the performer for holding up the flag, saying that it doesn’t align with its “commitment to political impartiality.”

Thousands of Pro-Palestinian protesters have marched through Edinburgh as part of a demonstration against the war in Gaza. Activists gathered outside a UK government building for speeches demanding an end to what they described as a "genocide".

Four people were arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences during a pro-Palestine protest in Liverpool city centre on Sunday afternoon, police said.