Longcol Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Pyrotequila said: Double standards? Reverse the situation and watch it hit headlines. 🤷♂️ It's hit the headlines without the situation being reversed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 38 minutes ago, hackey lad said: Many years ago ( about 30 ) . Saw Of Mice and Men then Romeo and Juliet at the Lyceum. Why ? No reason, just curious that's all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prettytom Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 2 hours ago, The_DADDY said: Your thoughts? The easily triggered and the hard of thinking will be outraged by this. Outraged, I tell you. The rest of us will realise that theatres put on special performances all the time. The play runs for a month. Anyone can go to any performance. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Grey Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 8 hours ago, BigPP said: https://www.stratfordeast.com/whats-on/all-shows/tambo-and-bones#BookingDetails BLACK OUT performance: Wed 05 Jul, 7.30pm - Frequently Asked Questions As part of the run of the show, we will be hosting our first ever BLACK OUT performance on Wed 05 Jul at 7.30pm. , While this performance has been arranged for Black audience members specifically, no one is excluded from attending. WHAT IS A BLACK OUT? “A BLACK OUT night is the purposeful creation of an environment in which an all-Black-identifying audience can experience and discuss an event in the performing arts, film, and cultural spaces – free from the white gaze.” blackoutnite.com Originated by Jeremy O. Harris for his play Slave Play, the very first BLACK OUT night took place on Broadway in 2019. The initiative was brought to London during the run of his show Daddy at the Almeida Theatre as he felt it was important for Black theatregoers to be able to experience sitting in a theatre space where the whole audience looks like them. Director Matthew Xia said "Over the last few years, a number of playwrights and directors in the US and the UK have created private and safe spaces for Black theatre-goers to experience productions that explore complex, nuanced race-related issues. I felt that with a play like TAMBO & BONES which unpicks the complexity of Black performance in relation to the white gaze, it was imperative that we created such a space." I just wouldn't go to this show because i want to avoid "The Black Gaze" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Bundy Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) Not sure what's funnier, the " avoid white gaze" statement or the fact that lefty white folk are straining their leftyness to breaking point and pretending they actually think it's ok!! 😂 Edited May 22, 2023 by Al Bundy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody's Granddad Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Seems like a good idea to me, why not. Can't see what the issue is 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cressida Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 The theatre management by doing this have made the whole thing controversial, the company/actors put up to be 'shot' out which they may or may not have been to get more publicity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Bundy Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 49 minutes ago, Cody's Granddad said: Seems like a good idea to me, why not. Can't see what the issue is Why do you think it's a good idea, seriously I am genuinely interested? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Al Bundy said: Not sure what's funnier, the " avoid white gaze" statement or the fact that lefty white folk are straining their leftyness to breaking point and pretending they actually think it's ok!! 😂 It's not the left that's straining at this story mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Bundy Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, melthebell said: It's not the left that's straining at this story mate Trying to defend blatant racism? Yes they are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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