Daniel Day-Lewis contends that theatre is intrinsically elitist and dependent on privilege (‘Theatre is an elitist artform for privileged people’: Daniel Day-Lewis talks class, cinema and his crush on Mary Poppins, 15 October). He is wrong.
Far from standing still, the theatre sector has for many years placed inclusion at its heart, with free and subsidised tickets, relaxed, captioned or signed performances, community partnerships, touring to underserved areas, and outreach in schools.
