London: Three Controversies About National Identity

The Theatre Times: This year has got off to a very slow start, with exciting new British plays being exceedingly scarce. But this does not mean that there have been no controversies: on the contrary, three disputes have been a welcome distraction from Washington news as President Trump’s first hundred days unfolds. In London, the most controversial opening has been that of Howard Barker’s 2013 play, In the Depths of Dead Love, at The Print Room in Notting Hill. Not because the play is especially provocative, but because of the decision to cast white actors as Chinese characters.