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Dorset theatre slammed for ‘racist’ poster

Adele Redmond
1 min read

Actor Sir Lenny Henry has criticsed the Bournemouth Pavilion for decorating its dressing room with an old advertisement depicting black tribal caricatures, tweeting "I heartily recommend SHAFT or SILVER STREAK. Or even HOWARDS END…but not this". The theatre has since removed the poster.