Tracey Scott Wilson's Play 'The Story' Debuts in London

‘There’s always a fresh fury’: Tracey Scott Wilson on Black America and her play about a fraudulent journalist

As The Story – inspired by a scandal that ended a young Black reporter’s career – makes its London debut, its author explains why, two decades on, it’s more relevant than ever If our ability to discern fake news from fact is a hot topic today, Tracey Scott Wilson was on to it more than two decades ago. As a child, the playwright’s father trained her to watch the news every night and discuss it with her three siblings. It meant that she was well placed in the early 00s to spot how stations suc...

By Arifa Akbar