Kit Harington and Olivia Washington are defending the UK production of Slave Play ‘s “Black Out” nights. Both co-stars have talked at length about how Slave Play ‘s two all Black audience nights are meant as a way to reclaim the theatrical space from the white gaze . However, detractors felt that the nights were racist and excluded audience members from other ethnic groups from supporting playwright Jeremy O. Harris. Washington, the daughter of Denzel and Pauletta Washington, said to the BBC (via Atlanta Black Star ), “To see Black and brown people in a 900-seat theater, I’d never experienced that as an audience member.” Denzel Washington with the cast and crew of ‘SLAVE PLAY’ on the West End. 📸 His daughter Olivia Washington stars in the play. pic.twitter.com/32yHQPchZi — Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) July 28, 2024 “It was very special for me to experience in doing this play because…it’s a difficult subject matter. It can get difficult for people to hear, however, to feel supported...