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..playing a black character. completely. but what you then got was a generation of, you know, you've got some fantastic actors with great classical chops coming through. but until we gave them the opportunity, until they were allowed to show what talent they had and they could do, we didn't know. and the same, i would say, with arthur that, in terms... until we consciously looked to see what talent was out there in, you know, of whatever limb difference they had, we wouldn't have known the talent that is there. i love the passion, but i'm also mindful of what the very successful black actor da...

The late �*80s, i would say, when suddenly it felt that it was no longer appropriate... this company made an absolute policy. no longer appropriate to have a white actor... having a white actor black up. ..playing a black character. completely. but what you then got was a generation of, you know, you've got some fantastic actors with great classical chops coming through. but until we gave them the opportunity, until they were allowed to show what talent they had and they could do, we didn't know. and the same, i would say, with arthur that, in terms... until we consciously looked to see what...