Students at RADA have called for George Bernard Shaw's name to be removed from the drama school's theatre because of his support for eugenics. The students have demanded the playwright's name be removed from the George Bernard Shaw Theatre (GBS Theatre) as part of an anti-racism action plan. The anti-racism action plan has been drawn up by RADA's student body and argues that 'RADA celebrates historical figures who embraced racist ideologies'. Prominent citizens, scientists and socialists championed eugenics, including the likes of Marie Stopes, Theodore Roosevelt, Helen Keller and Alexander Graham Bell. What is the RADA students's anti-racism action plan calling for?

Source: Daily Mail September 13, 2020 14:02 UTC