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And, you know, ithink when paapa essiedu played hamlet in 2016, that was, that was, you know, out of time. that was way beyond what we ought to have done. it ought to have happened earlier. but i think, you know, we are... we are... so arthur hughes, who is playing richard at the moment, is the first disabled actor ever to play richard on this stage. you know, we had in 2018 charlotte arrowsmith, who is a deaf actor, became the first actor you know, we had in 2018 charlotte arrowsmith, who is a deaf actor, became the first actor to play a major shakespeare role on this stage. she played cassan...

In troilus and cressida. but not because she was a deaf actor. because she, like arthur, she's a brilliant actor. but this is where it gets a little bit complicated. yeah. so let's take this bit by bit, and we're talking diversity here. yeah. to what extent do you believe that colour—blind casting is the future? i think it's often colour—conscious casting that is the future, but i think there are many, many different ways of doing it. what we're trying to do is to reflect the society we are in, and whether that's to do with disability, ethnicity, gender... that's terribly difficult, isn't ...

Is the first disabled actor ever to play richard on this stage. we had in 2018 charlotte arrowsmith, who is a deaf actor, became the first actor to play a major shakespeare role on this stage. she played cassandra in troilus and cressida, but not because she was a deaf actor, because she, like arthur, she's a brilliant actor. but this is where it gets a little bit complicated. yeah. so, let's take this bit by bit, and we're talking diversity here. yeah. to what extent do you believe that colour—blind casting is the future? i think it's often colour—conscious casting that is the future, but...

She played cassandra in troilus and cressida, but not because she was a deaf actor, because she, like arthur, she's a brilliant actor. but this is where it gets a little bit complicated. yeah. so, let's take this bit by bit, and we're talking diversity here. yeah. to what extent do you believe that colour—blind casting is the future? i think it's often colour—conscious casting that is the future, but i think there are many, many different ways of doing it. what we're trying to do is to reflect the society we are in, and whether that's to do with disability, ethnicity, gender... that's terr...

Charlotte arrowsmith, who is a deaf actor, became the first actor to play a major shakespeare role on this stage. she played cassandra in troilus and cressida, but not because she was a deaf actor, because she, like arthur, she's a brilliant actor. but this is where it gets a little bit complicated. yeah. so, let's take this bit by bit, and we're talking diversity here. yeah. to what extent do you believe that colour—blind casting is the future? i think it's often colour—conscious casting that is the future, but i think there are many, many different ways of doing it. what we're trying to ...