Slave Play: How boycotts, walkouts, and Rishi Sunak made this the hottest ticket in town

The Independent: Is Broadway ready for Slave Play?” asked The New York Times before Jeremy O Harris’ taboo-breaking production opened back in 2019. So anticipated was its 17-week run, attended by Scarlett Johansson, Harry Styles, and Rihanna, that afterwards they ran a second piece: “Was Broadway ready for Slave Play?” The answer today remains as split as the reviews. Now, as Slave Play makes its UK debut at the Noël Coward Theatre, as incendiary and controversial as ever, the question rings out: is London ready?