Tinuke Craig says current black British theatre talent was developed when schemes to improve access were commonThe lack of investment in arts schemes aimed at working-class children will create a cultural landscape that is whiter and posher, according to one of the UK’s leading black British theatre directors.Tinuke Craig, who has worked on productions including the Donmar Warehouse’s Trouble in Butetown, said the current crop of black British theatre talent was developed in the 1990s when free schemes aimed at improving access to the arts for working-class communities were common. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/sep/01/lack-of-arts-schemes-for-working-class-will-make-uk-theatre-whiter-and-posher-director-says
Author : Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent
Publish date : 2024-09-01 12:00:04
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Lack of arts schemes for working class will make UK theatre whiter and posher, director says
