The Racist Case for Diversity?

The Racist Case for Diversity?

The British theatre reacted in April 2018 to the latest in a series of periodic outbursts from its very own racist uncle, the Daily Mail's Quentin Letts. In DATE, Letts dedicated a paragraph of his review of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)'s The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich to the sub...

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Published in:Contemporary theatre review Vol. 28; no. 4; p. 553
Main Author: Cornford, Tom
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis Ltd 01-10-2018
Subjects:
Actors
Critics
Ethnicity
Evans, Lloyd
Letts, Quentin
Prejudice
Racism
Theater
Theater criticism
Wringer, Leo
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:The British theatre reacted in April 2018 to the latest in a series of periodic outbursts from its very own racist uncle, the Daily Mail's Quentin Letts. In DATE, Letts dedicated a paragraph of his review of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)'s The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich to the subject of the actor Leo Wringer's ethnicity. As a result, and with the predictable exception of theatre's racist nephew, Lloyd Evans, Letts was criticised from all sides both for his open prejudice and his inability to construct a logical argument.
ISSN:1048-6801
1477-2264