Colour-blind casting: how far have we really come? by Lyn Gardner

A black Hamlet and a black King Lear will appear on main stages this year, but new research reveals black and Asian actors are still limited to minor rolesWhen Paapa Essiedu " a much admired Romeo at the Tobacco Factory in Bristol last year " plays Hamlet for the RSC next month he will join a very small group of black and Asian actors who have been cast in the role on a British stage. When Don Warrington plays Lear i…

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