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Judi Dench on trigger warnings: "If you're that sensitive, don't go to the theatre"

Earlier this year, Ralph Fiennes suggested that warnings of upsetting content should be scrapped.

In this week’s issue of Radio Times magazine, Dench is quizzed on the topic – and while she understands the need for these warnings in some circumstances, she too fears it impacts an audience's experience of watching a theatre production. You can read the full interview with Dench and her A Fine Romance co-star Susan Penhaligon in the new issue of Radio Times, on sale from Tuesday 14th May. Dame Judi Dench has weighed in on the debate surrounding trigger warnings at the theatre, following earlier comments from the likes of Ralph Fiennes and Matt Smith.

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