Darkly funny satire with extra cruel twists Nov 2, 2009
The half-twist in his Mobius strip narrative (translated into English by Caryl Churchill) occurs early, when the dead-eyed staff of a supamart - realised in eye-watering detail by designer Justin Nardella - morph into the characters of adjacent stories in a magazine. The first is a gushy profile on singer Celine Dion's plan to retire from performing to have a baby. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
61 postmodern reads Jul 25, 2009
(I'd add Peter Weiss instead, if a playwright is wanted, or Caryl Churchill. Nor Hawthorne. (Harper's Magazine)
Critique of Israel not anti-Semitism: Margolyes May 13, 2009
I was in the original cast of Caryl Churchill's play Cloud Nine in 1980, and we've remained friends, although not close friends-we've been in touch ... The idea of Caryl Churchill being anti-Semitic in any way is ludicrous. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Centre 'disassociates' itself from artist May 11, 2009
The news comes as the Caryl Churchill play Seven Jewish Children comes to Toronto May 15 to 17 after three sold-out readings in Montreal last Sunday and adds to the bubbling freedom of expression controversy between pro and anti-Zionist Jews in the arts community. Israeli Apartheid Week organizers say they have unofficially backed the 10-minute play in which Jewish adults ponder how to describe the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to their kids. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Storyteller found his voice on stage Mar 21, 2009
Shaped by his upbringing in a Jewish immigrant family, which brought an outsider perspective, the director was finding his distinctive voice in a lively, politically engaged decade when writers such as John Osborne, Howard Brenton, David Hare, Tom Stoppard and Caryl Churchill were being daring and ambitious. "When I started out I was 22 and there was a general climate of experimentation and people challenging the status quo," he says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Prominent Jews accuse Royal Court play of demonising Israelis Feb 19, 2009
They also accuse the playwright, Caryl Churchill, of writing a play that is "historically inaccurate" by depicting a one-sided view of the conflicts between Israeli and Palestinian forces ... A spokesman said: "Some concerns have been raised that the Royal Court's production of Seven Jewish Children, by Caryl Churchill is anti-Semitic."We categorically reject that accusation and furthermore would urge people to see this play before they judge it. (Telegraph.co.uk)
