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Scene changers: the theatre-makers with radical ideas to combat racism by Arifa Akbar

Many black theatre-makers say they feel unwelcome in major venues. Are some performances for black-only audiences the answer? And how can a play spur white audiences to confront their own biases? Ola Ince is a young British director in demand. This summer, she was due to stage Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare's Globe, after directing a UK tour of the hit Royal Court show Poet in Da Corner. A leading light among a new …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM on August 2, 2020

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