Scrap trigger warnings for theatre audiences, says Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes starring with Indira Varma in Macbeth. He said: ‘Shakespeare’s plays are full of murderers, full of horror.’ Photograph: Matt Humphrey

Trigger warnings for theatre audiences should be scrapped because people should be “shocked and disturbed” by what they see, the actor Ralph Fiennes has said.

The warnings are issued before the beginning of a performance to alert audiences to upsetting or distressing content and have become increasingly commonplace in theatres.