Is London ready for Slave Play? How boycotts, walkouts, and Rishi Sunak made this the hottest ticket in town

Jeremy O Harris’s play scooped a record 12 Tony nominations back in 2021 – but not before its interrogation of race and sexuality inspired walkouts, petitions, and death threats against members of its cast. Now, as the play comes to London amid disapproval from No 10, Annabel Nugent chronicles its journey across the pond