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Radio Northampton,4 mins
Do cultural institutions need to engage more with ethnic minorities?
Mark DeanAvailable for over a year
New culture secretary Sajid Javid has called on cultural institutions to do more to engage with ethnic minorities and people from low income backgrounds, stating that; "There are still far too many people in our country who are effectively excluded from what should be our shared cultural life". So should more be done to reflect a culturally diverse society in the theatre? In this extract Mark Dean from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Northampton speaks to Weekes Baptiste, a local playwright from Wellingborough, and asks if he believes there are enough opportunities for the black and minority ethnic community to establish themselves in a career in theatre...
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