tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post114128560069707446..comments2024-02-18T19:36:43.844+11:00Comments on theatre notes: Silencing Rachel CorrieAlison Croggonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-1141439696544108322006-03-04T13:34:00.000+11:002006-03-04T13:34:00.000+11:00George, you operate with considerable grace... I e...George, you operate with considerable grace... I expect a lot of the upset over the NYTW decision comes because of its brief: it makes it worse, not better, that the company has a tradition of hosting controversial work.<BR/><BR/>Hoping for a clearer statement (or maybe a date for this postponement) soon.<BR/><BR/>Ben, an answer on George's blog - I won't repeat it here.Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-1141396914387921922006-03-04T01:41:00.000+11:002006-03-04T01:41:00.000+11:00I've made a comment (with added mea culpa on anoth...I've made a comment (with added mea culpa on another case of censorship) on George Hunka's site - having trouble with active links, myself.<BR/><BR/>http://www.ghunka.com/index.cgi/Theater/Politics/nic_2.html<BR/><BR/>Gist of it? Mr Nicola's linguistic fogginess and lack of specific details for the play's removal from NYTW's schedule does no one any favours. It means that people can speculate on Ben Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16654820455368893078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-1141345531617180192006-03-03T11:25:00.000+11:002006-03-03T11:25:00.000+11:00Make that date "2001" in the comment above. I was ...Make that date "2001" in the comment above. I was never able to make that leap into the 21st century gracefully.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-1141345442047159032006-03-03T11:24:00.000+11:002006-03-03T11:24:00.000+11:00The NYTW has produced plays on Central Asia and Mi...The NYTW has produced plays on Central Asia and Middle East issues before; they produced Tony Kushner's "Homebody/Kabul" in 1991 (an NPR story on the play and the production is <A HREF="http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2001/dec/kushner/011203.kushner.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>). It may be that Nicola and the NYTW did not expect that the documentary play may have been more potent, that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-1141338898530345492006-03-03T09:34:00.000+11:002006-03-03T09:34:00.000+11:00One can only speculate what pressures have been br...One can only speculate what pressures have been brought to bear...since the inconsistency and straight-out nonsense of the NYTW's statements on this suggest that a lot is going on under the surface. It seems most likely that some funding is under threat if the play is performed; but if that is the case, why doesn't James Nicola say so? <BR/><BR/>Certainly Alan Rickman's film commitments don't Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-1141333299481746282006-03-03T08:01:00.000+11:002006-03-03T08:01:00.000+11:00Hi Alison,What annoys me is that NYTW's latest exc...Hi Alison,<BR/><BR/>What annoys me is that NYTW's latest excuse is completely inconsistent with Mr. Rickman's account! It turns out that Mr. Rickman's latest two films (that the NYTW describes as "conflicts" with the Corrie production schedule) are already finished shooting and, while minor post-production work is required, this work would in no way jeopardize his commitment to "Corrie." <BR/><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-1141295876167889912006-03-02T21:37:00.000+11:002006-03-02T21:37:00.000+11:00Hi Abe, thanks very much for that - I'll try again...Hi Abe, thanks very much for that - I'll try again to put a live link - the url doesn't seem to have come through properly here -<BR/><BR/>the article is <A HREF="http://electronicintifada.net/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/1248" REL="nofollow">here</A>Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-1141291642001420712006-03-02T20:27:00.000+11:002006-03-02T20:27:00.000+11:00Hi Alison,I have nothing to add regarding the insi...Hi Alison,<BR/><BR/>I have nothing to add regarding the insidious implications of New York Theatre Workshop's decision to cancel the play.<BR/><BR/>But I thought some of your readers who are unfamiliar with Rachel Corrie might be interested in some background detail about her and how she was killed.<BR/><BR/>They can find this on:<BR/><BR/> http://electronicintifada.net/cgi-bin/artman/exec/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com