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Judi Dench Rails Against Trigger Warnings: “If You’re That Sensitive, Don’t Go To The Theatre”


Judi Dench has become the latest actor to rail against trigger warnings in the theatre, telling people to stay at home if they are sensitive.

Judi Dench has become the latest actor to rail against trigger warnings in the theatre, telling people to stay at home if they are sensitive. The Oscar-winning actress said she was surprised to learn that audiences were routinely being warned about potentially distressing content, including abuse, violence, and loud noises. “Do they do that?” Dench told the UK’s Radio Times: “It must be a pretty long trigger warning before King Lear or Titus Andronicus.”

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