Why time's up for theatre's 'timeless' classics
How can women or people of colour find a voice in theatre's classics when so much of the canon - written by white men - confines them to the sidelines? Meet the theatre makers who are reinventing the masterpiecesWe're used to hearing works of art described as "timeless". It's a stamp of approval, ensuring a place in the pantheon of masterpieces. Many of our dramatic staples, though, are rooted in the times that produ…