Cockney-themed dining event 'symptom of social cleansing' in East End

Residents accuse theatre company of stereotyping and working-class tourism over 55-a-head events in east London pub

A theatre company has been embroiled in a gentrification row after it announced a series of 55-a-head "immersive" Cockney-themed dinner parties to be held in a traditionally working-class area.

The firm apologised after it released promotional material that showed a cast of tracksuited characters, including a pregnant woman drinking and smoking and a tattooed man striking an aggressive pose, in a pub.