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Seven Jewish Children archiveCaryl Churchill's controversial play for Gaza - Seven Jewish Children, written in response to the crisis in Gaza in 2008-9.

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Author: Caryl Churchill

Archive listings for Seven Jewish Children

Work type: Play.

T666741568

The play traverses the last 80 years, looking at the horrors of the Holocaust, the Zionist settlement of Palestine, to the establishment of Israel and the Palestinian Nakba, the 1967 war and the occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights to the first Palestinian Intifada up to the recent war. The Arts Centre has donated the use of the space and entry is free. Voluntary donations will go to Medical Aid for Palestine.Company Drowning Fish Productions.
3 Sep 14Arts Centre, Aberystwyth :: V817
listing details L01379252581

T0885366731

Running time 10 mins
22 Oct 09 to 24 Oct 09Octagon Theatre, Bolton :: V480
listing details L0173402748

A Play for Gaza - T0239042401

The play followis the 19:30 performance of Marius von Mayenburg's {The Stone. The running time is just ten minutes. A collection will ben taken afterwards for Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP): Emergency Appeal for the People of Gaza. Announcing the production, Cooke said: "I have long been interested in the genesis of the conflict in the Middle East, so it was very exciting to receive Caryl’s powerful and humane play on the subject. This short, urgent piece has been written in response to recent events and its resonance goes way beyond the present in its understanding of the roots of the tragedy that’s now unfolding in Gaza."Producer Royal Court. Director Dominic Cooke.
6 Feb 09 to 21 Feb 09Royal Court - Jerwood Theatre, West End :: V411
listing details L652514633

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