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Royal Court dropped Tibet play after advice from British Council

by Ben Quinn

UK's cultural diplomacy arm said the play would affect work in China, previously unseen correspondence showsThe Royal Court theatre pulled a play about Tibet after the British Council privately advised that it would coincide with "significant political meetings" in China and could jeopardise the theatre's ability to work there.The West End venue " which had been criticised by the play's award-winning Indian author, w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:58am on April 4, 2018