We need to stop limiting what we identify as ‘Black work’ to theatre that explores ‘Black issues’ and recognise that anyone can tell universal stories, argues director Tanuja Amarasuriya.
When I was kid, I dreamed of being a film star (obviously). And in those fantasies, I pictured my adult film star self as having white skin. This didn’t at the time strike me as weird or odd in any way. It was a fantasy. She wasn’t actually me. She had her own name and everything. This wasn’t a dream of being white. This was a dream of being a film star... Keep reading on sleepdogs_
When I was kid, I dreamed of being a film star (obviously). And in those fantasies, I pictured my adult film star self as having white skin. This didn’t at the time strike me as weird or odd in any way. It was a fantasy. She wasn’t actually me. She had her own name and everything. This wasn’t a dream of being white. This was a dream of being a film star... Keep reading on sleepdogs_