Kit Haringtonhas defended the initiative of his new play to stage some performances, welcoming only Black audience members.
Then UK prime minister Rishi Sunak called the decision wrong and divisive.
Harington told the BBC: Ive come to realise or believe that its an incredibly positive thing.
Kit Harington appears in ‘Slave Play’ on London’s West End stagePhillip Faraone/Getty Images
Its saying, We would prefer the audience to be this.
Ive only ever really known predominantly white audiences.
It is still a particularly white space.
The first black out performance took place earlier this month.
Harington called it an incredible show.
Slave Play, written by Jeremy O Harris, was a success on Broadway and nominated for 12 Tonys.
It explores themes of race, identity and sexuality on a plantation in the old Deep South.
