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Cockney-themed dining event 'symptom of social cleansing' in East End by Kevin Rawlinson

Residents accuse theatre company of stereotyping and working-class tourism over £55-a-head events in east London pubA theatre company has been embroiled in a gentrification row after it announced a series of £55-a-head "immersive" Cockney-themed dinner parties to be held in a traditionally working-class area.The firm apologised after it released promotional material that showed a cast of tracksuited characters,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PM on October 19, 2017

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