‘The level of hate was dangerous’: Michelle Terry on the backlash to her casting as Richard III

Artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe says much of the anger about a non-disabled actor playing the role has been misogynistic

Michelle Terry, the artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe, has called the backlash to her casting as Richard III “disproportionate” and said much of the anger aimed towards her in recent months has been misogynistic.

The Globe faced widespread criticism when it was announced that Terry, an Olivier-award winning actor and writer, would play Shakespeare’s “deformd, unfinish’d” king in its summer production opening on Tuesday night.