Kate Maltby: Women are people, not theatre plot devices. Why do I still have to say this in 2024?

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Kate Maltby is a widely published writer and critic. She is chair of the Critics Circle (drama section), Prospect magazine's theatre critic, and deputy chair of Index on Censorship, in addition to her work as a lead columnist for the i newspaper.

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