The Jamie Lloyd Company has hit back after its production of Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet” has been the subject of what they call a “barrage of deplorable racial abuse” aimed at an unnamed cast member.

The play, directed by Jamie Lloyd (“Sunset Boulevard”), stars “Spider-Man: No Way Home” star Tom Holland as Romeo and Francesca Amewaduh-Rivers (“Sex Education”) as Juliet.

On Friday, the Jamie Lloyd Company issued a statement, saying: “Following the announcement of our ‘Romeo & Juliet’ cast, there has been a barrage of deplorable racial abuse online directed towards a member of our company. This must stop.”

  • SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Yeah, that movie was made before anyone knew what woke meant. In fact, most people still don’t know what it means, but that hasn’t stopped anybody using it.

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      7 months ago

      Don’t even funking try to tell me Mercutio wasn’t woke in that version of R&J. He was glorious!