stage ▁while ▁trying ▁to ▁find ▁his ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁play ' s ▁press ▁night . ▁ ▁In ▁def ending ▁the ▁play , ▁R id ley ▁expressed ▁what ▁he ▁felt ▁were ▁double ▁standards ▁within ▁the ▁the atr ical ▁establishment , ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁acceptable ▁for ▁there ▁to ▁be ▁scenes ▁of ▁violence ▁in ▁classical ▁drama ▁but ▁not ▁within ▁contemporary ▁plays : ▁ ▁" Why ▁is ▁it ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁fine ▁for ▁the ▁classic ▁plays ▁to ▁discuss ▁- ▁even ▁show ▁- ▁these ▁things , ▁but ▁people ▁are ▁out rag ed ▁when ▁contemporary ▁play w right s ▁do ▁it ? ▁If ▁you ▁go ▁to ▁see ▁King ▁Lear , ▁you ▁see ▁a ▁man ▁having ▁his ▁eyes ▁pulled ▁out ; ▁in ▁M ede a , ▁a ▁woman ▁sla ugh ters ▁her ▁own ▁children . ▁The ▁recent ▁rev ival ▁of ▁I ph igen ia ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁was ▁acc laimed ▁for ▁its ▁relev ance . ▁But ▁when ▁you ▁try ▁to ▁write ▁about ▁the ▁world ▁around ▁us , ▁people ▁get ▁ups et . ▁If ▁I ' d ▁wrapped ▁Mercur y ▁Fur ▁up ▁as ▁a ▁recently ▁redis cover ed ▁Greek ▁tra ged y ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁interesting ▁moral ▁debate ▁like ▁I ph igen ia , ▁but ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁set ▁on ▁an ▁east - Lond on ▁housing ▁estate ▁it ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁being ▁too ▁dangerous ▁to ▁talk ▁about . ▁What ▁does ▁that ▁say ▁about ▁the ▁world ▁we ▁live ▁in ? ▁What ▁does ▁it ▁say ▁about ▁theatre ▁today ?" ▁R id ley ▁also ▁explained ▁that ▁he ▁felt ▁critics ▁had