It was late August, just weeks before opening night, when the Royal Exchange realised their production of A Midsummer Night's Dream was in trouble.
“We’re in a chaotic tech [rehearsal],” one staff member told colleagues. “There are things we really need to talk about.” 🧵
“We’re in a chaotic tech [rehearsal],” one staff member told colleagues. “There are things we really need to talk about.” 🧵
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Director Stef O’Driscoll said that a pro-Palestine and Trans rights rap had been unacceptable to the REX's leadership, who had made her feel “devalued, invisible, problematic and unsafe”.
"it looks like we’re using very painful, deeply distressing subject matter for people in a sensational way.”
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