...and in major football tournaments, flags are the way forward. This year it's the 350th anniversary of the Jews resettling in Britain under Cromwell, and, being British Jews, they haven't had street parties or blown ram's horns from synagogue roofs... But, the community has celebrated in various creative ways. Here in Cambridgeshire, Jewish poet and playwright, Jane Liddell-King, has spent the year sweating blood, tears, ink and lots of other unpleasant processes involved in writing for a living in order to bring us a sense of what this remarkable anniversary is all about. And 'Liberdad!' is a remarkable play, bringing to life the raw emotion of one of the many refugee peoples that make Britain the rich culture it is today.  | | In rehearsal for the real thing |
Liberdad! is a story of asylum seekers and their battle, of tolerance and loathing, of respect for respect, and above all, of belief in the capacity to build Jerusalem on London's grey and war-torn streets. It is an edgy, exciting spin on history and Jewish culture, representing Jewish ethics and in an accessible and electrifying format. Centred around the paintings of Rembrandt, the show communicates raw emotion in a visual spectacle. Witness the lost stories of one of the world's most abused cultures brought to the stage in an unforgettable performance. Liberdad! is being shown this week at the ADC in CambridgeThursday 2nd - Saturday 4th NovemberThe European Association for Jewish Culture presents Liberdad! by Jane Liddell-King 01223 300085 |
