Fallujah
dal 2/5/2007 al 1/6/2007
Segnalato da
2/5/2007
Fallujah
Old Truman Brewery, London
The siege of Fallujah in April 2004 was one of the most extensive human rights violations of recent times. This play presents testimony from Iraqi civilians, clerics, US military and politicians, journalists, medics and aid workers. Written and directed by Dr Jonathan Holmes, featuring Harriet Walter and Imogen Stubbs, designed by Lucy and Jorge Orta, with music by Nitin Sawhney.
Lucy and Jorge Orta
Written and directed by Dr Jonathan Holmes, featuring Harriet Walter and Imogen Stubbs, designed by Lucy and Jorge Orta, with music by Nitin Sawhney.
The siege of Fallujah in April 2004 was one of the most extensive human rights violations of recent times. Breaching over 70 articles of the Geneva conventions, US forces bombed schools and hospitals, sniped civilians (including children) holding white flags, cut off water and medical supplies, and deployed both napalm and white phosphorous, banned by the UN. At the time, journalists from all nations were actively prevented from entering the city, and even now the full truth of these events has never been made public.
Written and directed by Dr Jonathan Holmes, Fallujah draws on research and interviews carried out by the playwright and triple Nobel Prize nominee Dr Scilla Elworthy. This play presents testimony from those at the heart of the siege: Iraqi civilians, clerics, US military and politicians, journalists, medics and aid workers and the British Army. None of this testimony has been heard before. Every word of this play is verbatim from the testimony.
Ilium Productions have brought together leading artistic figures to create a powerful cross-disciplinary piece. Lucy and Jorge Orta's set and Nitin Sawhney's score will provide aural and visual landscapes within which the testimonies are given a visceral and highly evocative platform. During the performance, the audience will be taken on a physical as well as emotive journey to witness interviews and events. The play will be performed by some of the UK's highest profile actors.
Cast: Harriet Walter, Imogen Stubbs, Irene Jacob, Chris Jarman, Christopher Simpson, Shereen Martineau, Dominic Jephcott, Chipo Chung.
Private View 3 May 2007 15 - 19
The Atlantis Building, The Old Truman Brewery
146 Brick Lane - London
Monday - Saturday 7.30pm; Wednesday (excluding 2nd May) & Saturday 3pm
Admission 20 pounds