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

‘Too much to bear’: Black actors condemn racial abuse of Romeo & Juliet star

Francesca Amewudah-Rivers poses in a blue and white outfit for a press night
Francesca Amewudah-Rivers was cast as Juliet in a Jamie Lloyd theatre production. Photograph: Dave Benett/Hoda Davaine/Getty Images

More than 800 predominantly Black female and non-binary actors have signed an open letter in solidarity with Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, who has been targeted with online racial abuse after the announcement of her casting in a new production of Romeo & Juliet.

Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim and Marianne Jean-Baptiste are among the 883 signatories of the letter, alongside actors Lolly Adefope, Freema Agyeman, Wunmi Mosaku, and Tamara Lawrance.

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