Some of the biggest names in British theatre hit out last night after Shakespeare's Globe theatre produced a lengthy trigger warning for its modern-day version of Othello.
Sir Richard Eyre described the trigger warnings as 'ridiculous' and 'infantile'Shakespeare's Globe theatre has been criticised for warning audiences that its current production of Othello contains 'stage blood' and 'prop guns and knives'.
The Globe's guidance picks out 'issues of domestic abuse, misogyny, anti-black racism, offensive language, violence, including murder, references to suicide, and scenes of a sexual nature'. It also warns the production uses 'stage blood and weapons , flashing lights and loud gunshots'. Othello – which tells the story of the rivalry between the eponymous Moorish military commander and his scheming 'friend' Iago – ends with the title character, consumed with jealousy, murdering his beloved wife Desdemona
Othello – which tells the story of the rivalry between the eponymous Moorish military commander and his scheming 'friend' Iago – ends with the title character, consumed with jealousy, murdering his beloved wife Desdemona. It is currently playing at The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
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