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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

Royal Court Theatre apologises to Jewish community over character’s name

The play, by Al Smith, at the Royal Court, originally featured Hershel Fink as the CEO of an electric car company.
The play, by Al Smith, at the Royal Court, originally featured Hershel Fink as the CEO of an electric car company. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian

The Royal Court Theatre in London has apologised “unreservedly” to the Jewish community for naming a fictional, manipulative billionaire Hershel Fink.

It comes as a report by the theatre’s board on Tuesday found that the systems in place were inadequate to identify and correct the issue at the appropriate time.

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