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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Roisin O'Connor

Munya Chawawa reveals Midsummer Night’s Dream cast faced ‘racist and homophobic abuse’ for weeks

Munya Chawawa has said he has been inundated with messages of support after sharing that he and his castmates experienced more racism and homophobia during a six-week theatre run than he’d seen across his “entire lifetime”.

The comedian and actor shared a post to his Instagram Stories after the stage production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream closed in Chichester this week, in which he detailed a number of alarming incidents.

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