My Name is Rachel Corrie
23/09/10 19:37
Theatre Company: Nocturne Theatre
Writer: Rachel Corrie. Edited by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner.
Director: Lara MacGregor
Cast: Kate Prior
Location: The Basement
Rachel Corrie was born in 1978 in Olympia, Washington. She had a strong social conscience, a sharp sense of humour, and love a good dance around her bedroom.
In January 2003 she travelled to Palestine-Israel as a member of the International Solidarity Movement. On March 16th she was killed by an Israeli military bulldozer while protecting the home of a Palestinian family.
My Name is Rachel Corrie is a one woman play taken completely from the diaries and e-mails of a woman who lived - and died - according to her beliefs.
There is nothing better than a solid one-person show. What a skill being able to carry an entire story, all by yourself, for an entire show. And Kate Prior managed to do all that. She was helped by inventive staging and an equally inventive set. And the story, which I was really hoping would help me to understand the Israeli-Palestine conflict, did not disappoint. This production provided a real insight into that part of the world from the very accessible perspective of a young woman from America.
Writer: Rachel Corrie. Edited by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner.
Director: Lara MacGregor
Cast: Kate Prior
Location: The Basement
Synopsis (from flyer):
Rachel Corrie was born in 1978 in Olympia, Washington. She had a strong social conscience, a sharp sense of humour, and love a good dance around her bedroom.
In January 2003 she travelled to Palestine-Israel as a member of the International Solidarity Movement. On March 16th she was killed by an Israeli military bulldozer while protecting the home of a Palestinian family.
My Name is Rachel Corrie is a one woman play taken completely from the diaries and e-mails of a woman who lived - and died - according to her beliefs.
Thoughts on this Production:
There is nothing better than a solid one-person show. What a skill being able to carry an entire story, all by yourself, for an entire show. And Kate Prior managed to do all that. She was helped by inventive staging and an equally inventive set. And the story, which I was really hoping would help me to understand the Israeli-Palestine conflict, did not disappoint. This production provided a real insight into that part of the world from the very accessible perspective of a young woman from America.