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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent

Caryl Churchill pulls out of Donmar Warehouse project over Barclays’ Israel links

Caryl Churchill said: ‘Theatres used to say they couldn’t manage without tobacco sponsorship, but they do.’
Caryl Churchill said: ‘Theatres used to say they couldn’t manage without tobacco sponsorship, but they do.’ Photograph: Dave Benett/Getty Images

The playwright Caryl Churchill has pulled out of a project at the Donmar Warehouse, citing the organisation’s sponsorship by Barclays and the bank’s links to Israel.

In a statement, Churchill, a longtime supporter of Palestinian rights, said that the London theatre should drop its association with the bank, which has been criticised for providing financial services to defence companies supplying Israel.

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