Witness

Archive Listings for Witness

T0613987189 (BAC03) Translation Kevin Halliwell. Director Erica Whyman. Design Soutra Gilmour. Performer Tamzin Griffin.
4 Mar 03 to 23 Mar 03	BAC (Battersea Arts Centre), Inner London :: V168 listing details L01726198030
T1149616924 (GATE02) Producer The Gate. Translation Kevin Halliwell. Director Erica Whyman. Design Soutra Gilmour.
18 Jul 02 to 17 Aug 02	The Gate Theatre, Inner London :: V231 listing details L190990014

Details

Play :: A woman translates the stories of survivors of the war in Yugoslavia for a Swedish therapist. As he grows ever more indifferent she finds it increasingly difficult to maintain her professional distance. For her, simply saying the words is not enough. She finds herself risking her job, her sense of perspective and even her sanity in order to make a connection with those she encounters, or at least one of them in particular...An interpreter tells her story, but ultimately, she can only do it through the stories she has translated for others. Written in 1995 and based on real events this provocative monologue asks how truthfully any human can bear witness to another's experience.

Author

Cecilia Parkert