Wonderful thread. Black actors have always been cast in Shakespeare's plays.
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@Joannechocolat Wonderful indeed and what a marvellous portrait.
@Joannechocolat “It’s stupid. They’re just making it woke and modern. Shakespeare should be traditional. I want Juliet played by a 16-year-old boy. What? Wait, no…, er…”
@Joannechocolat She's not Irish. Hate to break it to you.
@Joannechocolat My Friend Tanya Moodie played Gertrude in Hamlet back in 2016, a wonderful performance playing opposite Paapa Essiedu as Hamlet.