A play based on the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has divided opinion for being produced while the inquiry into the 2017 tragedy is still ongoing.
The theatre production, Grenfell: Value Engineering – Scenes From The Inquiry, will explore the decisions that preceded the fire as well as re-enacting scenes from the inquiry, led by retired judge Sir Martin Moore-Bick.
The play received backlash online following an announcement of its cast last week, with some social media users calling the play “disgusting” and “shameful” for opening while the real inquiry is still ongoing.
Writer and campaigner Gina Martin wrote on Twitter: “Unless all the money is going to the families and individuals affected who still don’t have justice, I don’t want to see a theatre production make any money off the back of a horrendous tragedy that happened only FOUR years ago.”
Candace Carty-Williams, writer of the highly acclaimed book Queenie, added: “So four years on, instead of any form of justice for the victims, we have a stage play that places whiteness at the centre of this enduring tragedy? Who called for this? Who is the intended audience?”
Another user added: “We need to immediately raise our voices against this. How on earth???? RT this and let's STOP THIS! Respect the victims!”
Ron Cook, who featured in Netflix series, The Witcher, is set to play lead counsel to the Grenfell Inquiry, Richard Millet QC.
But residents in Grenfell’s North Kensington community, on the other hand, have welcomed the...
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