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S8, Ep8 How to Fail: Bernardine Evaristo

How To Fail With Elizabeth Day

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The Importance of Race in Theatre

I was a very political animal by the time I left drama school, strong black feminist. And so what parts was I going to play? I was not going to be compromising my politics in order to play something demeaning. So there were very few opportunities for us, which is why we formed the theatre company. If our society had been different in the early 80s when I merged with drama school, and there was a host of amazing plays for actors, black, British, women, and women, andWomen. But that wasn't the case.

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