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Shut down but not silenced: Isis play Homegrown demands to be staged (The Guardian)
Cancelled in 2015, a play about the radicalisation of young Muslims has now been published. It’s challenging, gloriously authentic and prompts grownup debate. So who is brave enough to put it on? Read the full article2017-03-08

Cancellation of Homegrown shows that more support needed for tackling controversial work
Index on Censorship welcomes the latest statement from the National Youth Theatre clarifying why it cancelled the production of Homegrown, a play which explored Islamic radicalisation among young people in the United Kingdom.2015-09-08

Statement from members of the cast of Homegrown
This statement is in response to an email sent by Paul Roseby, Artistic Director of The National Youth Theatre (NYT) to The Arts Council of England (ACE), in which our play, Homegrown, and its creative team were labelled as “extremist”. The creative team did not have an “extremist agenda”, they had one of support and […]2015-09-08