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Is Daniel Day-Lewis right to say theatre is elitist? | Letters by Guardian Staff

Hannah Essex and Robert Parkhill have opposing reactions to Daniel Day-Lewis's claim that theatre is an elitist artform for privileged people Daniel Day-Lewis contends that theatre is intrinsically elitist and dependent on privilege ('Theatre is an elitist artform for privileged people': Daniel Day-Lewis talks class, cinema and his crush on Mary Poppins, 15 October). He is wrong. Far from standing still, the theat…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AM on October 22, 2025

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