Dare Not Speak
A young woman, murdered in a genocide, pitches her story to a theatre artistic director who is reluctant to put it on stage.
Dare Not Speak was part of a multi-author show called 'Cutting the Tightrope: The Divorce of Politics from Art' that was shown at Arcola Theatre (10-18 May 2024). Other writers who contributed were Mojisola Adebayo, Phil Arditti, Sonali Bhattacharyya, Nina Bowers, Roxy Cook, Ed Edwards, Afsaneh Gray, Dawn King, Ahmed Masoud, Nina Segal and Sami Abu Wardeh.
Cast: Sara Masry and Ruth Lass
Director: Cressida Brown
Producer: Alastair Michael
Associate Artist/Director: Zainab Hasan
Photo Credit: David Monteith-Hodge (@Photographise)
Reviews:
'Opinionated, entertaining and urgent evening that doesn’t just grapple with lofty questions about art and politics, but that asks (of itself, and of us) what art can do, right now, in the face of the Gaza emergency.' Brian Logan, The Guardian.
'Each performance was powerful and rousing while also managing to balance big laughs and use highly relatable observations to make potent statements on censorship, hypocrisy and abuse of power. Two chilling pieces brought characters back from beyond the grave, reminding us of the collective responsibility of keeping silenced voices alive.' Jackie Thornton, Fairy Powered Productions. 5*****
'Opinionated, entertaining and urgent evening that doesn’t just grapple with lofty questions about art and politics, but that asks (of itself, and of us) what art can do, right now, in the face of the Gaza emergency.' Brian Logan, The Guardian.
'Each performance was powerful and rousing while also managing to balance big laughs and use highly relatable observations to make potent statements on censorship, hypocrisy and abuse of power. Two chilling pieces brought characters back from beyond the grave, reminding us of the collective responsibility of keeping silenced voices alive.' Jackie Thornton, Fairy Powered Productions. 5*****
The play's text was published by the Markaz Review.themarkaz.org/dare-not-speak-a-one-act-play/
