Comments on: Submissions for Breaking News http://practicumtheatre.com/submissions-for-breaking-news A London-based new writing theatre that believes in learning by doing, learning by seeing Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:50:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Maryam Oliver http://practicumtheatre.com/submissions-for-breaking-news#comment-6 Maryam Oliver Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:57:23 +0000 http://practicumtheatre.com/submissions-for-breaking-news#comment-6 Having read the articles relating to the Rachel Corrie ban I am just as confused as many people out there about why this has happened. Doesn't America value it's freedom of speech? Is it not the land of the free? Or are these merely branded sloggens. I also do not see how the Jewish community would be offended by a play that is not anti-semetic but critical of the Israeli goverment. There are many Americans and British nationals who are very critical about their respective goverments (taking them to an illegal war etc), but does that make them any less patriotic? Of course not! I am a British Iranian and I absolutely despair at the Islamic goverment in Iran since it came to power during the revolution but that does not prevent me from loving all things Iranian any less. If we can't be critical of our politicians and our goverments then how are they ever going to be accountable for the actions they take on our behalf and ultimetly what chance has democracy got? Having read the articles relating to the Rachel Corrie ban I am just as confused as many people out there about why this has happened.
Doesn’t America value it’s freedom of speech? Is it not the land of the free? Or are these merely branded sloggens.
I also do not see how the Jewish community would be offended by a play that is not anti-semetic but critical of the Israeli goverment.
There are many Americans and British nationals who are very critical about their respective goverments (taking them to an illegal war etc), but does that make them any less patriotic?
Of course not!
I am a British Iranian and I absolutely despair at the Islamic goverment in Iran since it came to power during the revolution but that does not prevent me from loving all things Iranian any less.
If we can’t be critical of our politicians and our goverments then how are they ever going to be accountable for the actions they take on our behalf and ultimetly what chance has democracy got?

]]> By: Sam Wright http://practicumtheatre.com/submissions-for-breaking-news#comment-5 Sam Wright Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:02:51 +0000 http://practicumtheatre.com/submissions-for-breaking-news#comment-5 Another article has appeared in the observer drawing attention to the curious lack of actual named protesters to the rachel corrie ban in new york...have a read. http://www.observer.com/20060313/20060313_John_Heilpern_culture_heilperntheatre.asp Another article has appeared in the observer drawing attention to the curious lack of actual named protesters to the rachel corrie ban in new york…have a read.

http://www.observer.com/20060313/20060313_John_Heilpern_culture_heilperntheatre.asp

]]> By: Practicum theatre http://practicumtheatre.com/submissions-for-breaking-news#comment-4 Practicum theatre Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:23:09 +0000 http://practicumtheatre.com/submissions-for-breaking-news#comment-4 Today an interview with Pinter has been published in the Guardian. There he talks about the recent ban on Rachel Corrie and politics in theatre. Read more here : http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1730313,00.html Today an interview with Pinter has been published in the Guardian. There he talks about the recent ban on Rachel Corrie and politics in theatre. Read more here : http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1730313,00.html

]]>