Tom Holland’s co-star in the newly released trailer for the West End production of Romeo and Juliet has triggered a barrage of online haters.
And it’s quite clear the show’s producers are wishing for it to come to an end.
The news surrounds Francesca Amewudah-Rivers who despite being black was invited to play the leading role of Juliet opposite Holland’s white Romeo. But some critics and trolls feel it’s a mismatch and perfect recipe for disaster.
The actress has been forced to deal with an incredible amount of hate on social media since the news was rolled out nearly seven days back.
The play is all set to open up in London in May this year and the fact that there is just a month left and then a little longer for it to reach Broadway means there’s a lot of drama to deal with in such less time.
As per reports from The Mirror, it’s going to a ticket frenzy, at least that’s what the makers are hoping for. But as explained by some experts, seeing racism of this severity is just an eye-opener in terms of what could come next.
The show’s producers have posted publicly on social media that the racial abuse is deplorable towards a certain member of their company and they want it to stop.