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Originally Posted by Livia
Oh leave her alone. My favourite Shakespeare play is Henry V - a white man. The best version I ever saw was when Henry was played by black actor Adrian Lester. I don't recall any backlash about a white man being played by a black man and it took absolutely nothing away from the play.
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Originally Posted by Dezzy
Theatre has always been seen as colour blind and it generally has a more open minded and more specific audience while cinema appeals to almost everyone. Not everyone goes to see plays but almost everyone watches films.
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I dunno about there not being a backlash when it's the reverse, or people being more open to it in theatre... Hermionegate was only a couple of years ago.