Could ‘working-class’ claims obscure theatre’s true picture of privilege?
Middle-class actors and TV producers telling working-class origin stories are telling us something about the extent of inequality in our cultural professions, says Dave O'Brien. Photo: Boeg/Shutterstock
Middle-class arts professionals who play up their working-class origins are hiding the true picture of working life in our unequal cultural industries, says researcher Dave O’Brien
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