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    West End theatre company blasts racial abuse directed at Black actor starring in Romeo and Juliet

    by Ellie Muir Apr 06, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: Jamie Lloyd Company

    A leading theatre company has been forced to condemn a “barrage of deplorable racial abuse” directed towards a black actor set to star in its forthcoming production of Romeo & Juliet.

    Director Jamie Lloyd, who cast Francesca Amewudah-Rivers as Juliet alongside Spiderman actor Tom Holland as Romeo in angrily rebuked a wave of social media trolls following the announcement.

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