SHOW MUST GO ON Dean says it will highlight plight of all those being mistreated today ? Opponents of Richard III play at cathedral believe it is disrespectful

Philippa Langley, a key member of the campaign to dig up a car park in the search for the king's remains, also denounced the venue for the play, stating: "No play or film considered derisive or humiliating to the memory of the king should go ahead near his tomb." "Written by a Tu...

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Published inLeicester mercury
Main Author Dryden, Fiona
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Leicester (UK) MGN Ltd 03.07.2017
Subjects
Clergy
Langley, Philippa
Petitions
Royalty
Theater
England
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Summary:Philippa Langley, a key member of the campaign to dig up a car park in the search for the king's remains, also denounced the venue for the play, stating: "No play or film considered derisive or humiliating to the memory of the king should go ahead near his tomb." "Written by a Tudor playwright under a Tudor queen, it's hardly surprising that it paints the last Plantagenet king in a negative light. "By bringing our...