If Trevor Nunn is staying true to history, where are the pox-ridden actors?; Guardian, 8/17/15

Danny Lee Wynter, Guardian; If Trevor Nunn is staying true to history, where are the pox-ridden actors? :

"Real change needs diverse leadership and management. We have seen significant progress: Sky, Channel 4, ITV, the BFI, and Equity are all reviewing their policies on diversity. Rufus Norris publicly announced at Act For Change’s event in June that the National Theatre would be involved in creating a production specifically for disabled performers. Colleagues are finally being called to castings for which they would never have been considered, even two years ago. People are engaged.

Will this new attitude to diversity last? Will organisations and individuals pay lip-service to the issue until the clamour has died down, then go back to the old ways? We don’t yet know. History writes itself.

What is important is that we keep having these conversations publicly. It is not a question of shaming but of saying that in this day and age a company of that size, which is all white and able bodied, should stick out like a sore thumb. You can observe historical accuracy and be completely colour blind. They are two entirely separate things."