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Antisemitism row forces Royal Court theatre to change name of character by Vanessa Thorpe

Criticism from David Baddiel and others prompts about-turn on play due to open this week Al Smith may not be the first British playwright to ask "What's in a name?", but this weekend he had cause to ponder Shakespeare's famous line. Smith, the author of a new play coming to the Royal Court theatre this week, had given a lead character the name of Hershel Fink. But publicity for the production prompted angry complaint…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:06am on November 7, 2021 ☆ ⚑

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