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Do cultural institutions need to engage more with ethnic minorities?

New culture secretary Sajid Javid has called on cultural institutions to do more to engage with ethnic minorities and people from low income backgrounds, stating that; "There are still far too many people in our country who are effectively excluded from what should be our shared cultural life". So should more be done to reflect a culturally diverse society in the theatre?

In this extract Mark Dean from 91热爆 Radio Northampton speaks to Weekes Baptiste, a local playwright from Wellingborough, and asks if he believes there are enough opportunities for the black and minority ethnic community to establish themselves in a career in theatre...

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