Why does British theatre leave working-class actors waiting in the wings? by Vanessa Thorpe Arts, Media Correspondent

Poorer drama students face an uphill struggle, with funding cuts and rising fees. But British theatre may be the loser unless more actors from a range of backgrounds take centre stageWhen Irfan Samji was growing up in Ladbroke Grove, west London, a career on stage seemed "a pretty outlandish idea". His parents " a mother from Zambia and a father from India " had come to Britain together in 1996 and they did not go to…

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