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Fat-shaming is ruining the stage and we aren’t talking about it

April 25, 2017

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Rachel Vogler

We are in the midst of a great drought. A drought of plus-size performers on our stages, and I think it’s running creative industries dry.

I was 17 years old when my drama teacher told me the reason that I couldn’t be part of the main cast in our play was because my hair colour wouldn’t be consistent with that of the r...

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