Necessary Targets tells a story of women caught in a war-torn situation and examines the conflicts between each other. The story of two American women, a Park Avenue psychiatrist and a human rights worker, who go to Bosnia to help women confront their memories of war and emerge deeply changed themselves. Melissa, an ambitious young writer, and J.S , a successful but unsatisfied middle-aged psychiatrist, have nothing in common beyond the methods they have been taught to distance themselves from other people. As J.S. begins to feel compassion for the women whose tragedies she has been sent to expose, she turns on Melissa, who finds safety in control. In an unexpected moment of revelation, J.S. and the women she is supposedly treating find a common ground, a place to be taught and a place to learn. Rehearsed reading. Running time approx 1 hour. All proceeds from this performance will go to the International Committee for Artists Freedom.| 10 Oct 04 | Arts Theatre West End, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
