Published On Dec 9, 2021
Two corporate backers of London's Royal Court theatre are withdrawing financial support in the wake of an anti-Semitism row.
The theatre apologised and changed the name of a character in a new play, Rare Earth Mettle, after being accused of perpetuating an offensive stereotype. The row surrounded the role of Hershel Fink, a manipulative billionaire who, despite the name, is not Jewish. Guy Lynn reports
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