Judi Dench on trigger warnings: if you’re that sensitive, avoid the theatre

Judy Dench: ‘My God, it must be a pretty long trigger warning before King Lear or Titus Andronicus!’ Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Media

Don’t go to the theatre, Dame Judi Dench has told “sensitive” fans, in her response to pre-performance trigger warnings.

The warnings, which inform audiences about potentially distressing content, including abuse, violence and loud noises, have become a point of contention in the industry in the last few years.