Royal Shakespeare’s Gregory Doran Hits Back At Idea That “Wokeness” Is Threatening Shakespeare

“Dominic Cavendish fears that the woke wolves are beginning to policeShakespeare, and that ultimately they will apply a sort of politicallycorrect censorship which will render the plays unperformable. I can’tagree with that. I think directors, especially some of the freshest and most radicaltoday, many of whom are women, want to reveal what is most urgent, mostresonant and sometimes most challenging in his work, and address thoseissues head on.” – The Stage