SEVEN OTHER CHILDREN

SEVEN OTHER CHILDREN by Richard Stirling is a theatrical response to Caryl Churchill's Seven Jewish Children, which caused such controversy and disquiet when seen in early 2009 at the Royal Court Theatre, London.

The incomplete narrative of Churchill's declared political event was taken by Stirling, a non-Jew, to demand a response, particularly in the light of Royal Court artistic director Dominic Cook's statement that no balance is required: 'Are A Doll's House or King Lear fair?'

The tragedy of the situation in Gaza is anything but one-sided or sectarian. Using Caryl Churchill's format, Richard Stirling's play provides necessary context to the debate. Seven Other Children is written not in its own right, but to show a dimension overlooked by Churchill's play: the tragedy of the Palestinian child as victim of a distorted education about Israel, and the crescendo of hate that continues to grow.

Seven Other Children was performed in May 2009 at the New End Theatre, Hampstead, London, winning four star reviews. It was directed by Simone Vause. The international cast includes Simona Armstrong, Martin Brody, Philip Chamberlin, Amerjit Deu, Joy McBrinn, Claire Malka, Jodie Osterland and Phineas Pett.

A collection was made at the end of each performance in support of OneVoice, the international mainstream grassroots movement that puts pressure on politicians of both sides to conclude a two-state solution guaranteeing an end to occupation and violence: www.onevoicemovement.org

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[wobject]

The claim that this work was meant to "balance" things and address "a dimension overlooked" by Churcill's play is suspect. Most of the messages in the play are already the mainstream opinions in the UK/US and form the actual reasons for the imbalance in the narrative. Caryl Churcill's play exhibits more courage as it says things that are rarely said or accepted, and thus is the work bringing balance.

[freacable]

Stop cathegorize yourself.

[freacable]

Stop being cathegorized.