British theatre is finally standing up for Palestine

Edinburgh bursts at the seams in mid-August, with its theatre, film, book and deaf festivals running at once. Away from the bustle, a theatre in Morningside is staging Cutting the Tightrope, a four-night run of plays confronting the censorship and silence around Palestine in British theatre. Palestinians and their allies have accused theatres of failing to programme politically challenging work on thehellip;

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