Good post yet again, Azizi, but I am not sure if you address what I see to be the issue here. The lead actress in this play is 'Whiting up' for, to my mind, no reason. This black actress is applying white make up. There is no reason for her to do it. It is a new play, there is no traditional reason for her to do so. OK - So she is portraying the Queen of England, who happens to be white, but surely a play to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery and a major conference discussing diversity within the arts. would be better served by showing that a black person CAN become a major power without resorting to disguise. Or am I missing something?

Cheers

Dave