Harry Potter author JK Rowling has ridiculed the Globe Theatre's portrayal of Joan of Arc as non-binary after women's rights campaigners said the switch was 'insulting and damaging'. It came after a Twitter user criticised The Globe's new I, Joan production. 'Shakespeare's Globe proudly presents a new play, I, Joan with Joan as a legendary leader, who in this production, uses the pronouns 'they/them'. The production is still being created and opens on 25 August in the open-air Globe Theatre. 'Shakespeare's Globe proudly presents a new play, I, Joan with Joan as a legendary leader, who in this production, uses the pronouns 'they/them'.

Source: Daily Mail August 13, 2022 06:07 UTC