Actors refused to 'Brown-Up'.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail....efusing-black-up.html

Since it seems obvious this theatre group had no dark skinned actors to play these parts, were the organisers wrong to ask white actors to use dark brown make-up, so as to make them look like South Sea Islanders?

[naomi24]

Good grief! For heavens sake get over yourself, jno.

[andy-hughes]

Don't get me started about Sean Connery - surely the most one-dimensional actor ever to grace a screen.

[Zeuhl]

andy

don't forget James Nesbitt

any accent as long as it's Northern Irish

[Ankou]

unbelievable, all these posts and nobody mentioned soul man!

[sp1814]

tara20

I urge you to re-read the link. The woman (in my opinion) quite correctly held the view that using dark brown make up to portray South Sea Islanders was inaccurate.

It would be like an African theatre company portraying putting on a production of 'The Importance Of Being Ernest' and having the whole cast wear bright white make up.

White people aren't luminous and South Sea Islanders aren't 'mahogany brown'.

[anotheoldgit]

With it being a Amateur Theatre Group, perhaps the make-up department's funds are rather stretched, this being so then perhaps they bought a cheap job lot of 'mahogany brown' make-up, thinking that should fit all.

[tara20]

I think you're right, sp. DM strikes again
(Did I really agree with you - moi?)

I must be coming down with something :-)