[2] Black out performances for the play Tambo & Bones were also staged at its London run at Theatre Royal Stratford East in 2023 and for the play Samuel Takes a Break ... at the Yard Theatre in 2024.
[2] The concept of black out performances attracted criticism in the British right wing press and as part of a broader Culture war discussion after Harris discussed the concept on BBC Radio 4 promoting the London run of Slave Play.
[2] Writing in Time Out magazine, Andrzej Lukowski said that the criticism "plays into white grievance culture and is good for engagement from people who were clearly never in a million years going to see a controversial avant-garde play about interracial couples indulging in master-servant roleplay".
[2] The London black out performances of Slave Play were criticised by a spokesperson for the British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, who said that " ... these reports are concerning and further information is being sought.
[2] In a 2019 article on the concept of black out performances for the New York Times, Patrice Peck wrote of the performances that they can create " ... spaces for black audiences to crack jokes and clap back without apology and, afterward, process complex, nuanced race-related issues" and the "idea that seeing one's self reflected not only on the silver screen or on a stage, but also in the audience can lead to a deeper validation".