Avignon's world famous arts festival has cancelled its opening night after theatre staff went on strike.
It's part of a nationwide campaign by part-time and temporary film and theatre workers who are angry at plans to slash their benefits.
The government says it needs to cut the country's debt but the workers, known as "intermittents", argue their social security payments which tide therm through lean times are vital to supporting French culture.
The director of the festival, Olivier Py, ann...
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