Kristin Scott Thomas says male theatre critics fail to grasp plays about women
Actor’s comments came as she accepted a lifetime achievement award for women in the artsKristin Scott Thomas has accused male theatre critics of failing to understand plays written by women and about women.Citing her monologue on menstruation in Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag, she said the...
<p>Actor’s comments came as she accepted a lifetime achievement award for women in the arts</p><p>Kristin Scott Thomas has accused male theatre critics of failing to understand plays written by women and about women.</p><p>Citing her <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlmCvMRIZqw">monologue on menstruation</a> in Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag, she said the speech had “ripped through the internet”, proving the appetite for female stories told on their own terms.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/feb/11/kristin-scott-thomas-says-male-theatre-critics-fail-to-grasp-plays-about-women">Continue reading...</a>
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