CourtYard Theatre to Present WAR WHORES

War Whores tells the story of two rival soldiers, trapped in a demilitarized zone whilst an imprisoned kid is being held by one of them. Gradually we learn the background for this disturbing situation by watching the two soldiers negotiate over the kid's head 'hiding' behind their guns. The soldiers wait to be rescued by their armies but instead they are being manipulated by external forces represented by five characters: A Voice of a girl on the radio, The Whore, The Ambassador, The Reporter and The mother of the stabbed soldier. After years of indoctrination to hate and fear from each other they have no other way but talking and listening.

It is a provocative yet poetic account of a vicious war based on real testimonials by Israelis and Palestinians. Without using any literal names or places, the play enables the audience to have a meaningful experience of a war or a conflict. Performed by seven international actors (Israel, Australia, UK, Egypt) this play will focusing on human stories behind the titles we read on the news.

The play was originally written in Hebrew and was translated by Chen Zausmer // Dramaturgy by Sarah Dickenson and Laras Harald // Designed by Jacob Hughes.

The cast:

Avi Tidhar

Oliver Hawick

Luke Hearfield

Liraz Chamami

Nigel Langley

Hattie Seaton

Madison Clare

*Rosaline Elbay

14.3 - 26.3 every evening (apart from the 21.3) at 19:00

It is a 70 minutes play with no interval.

CourtYard Theatre, Old Street N1 6EU.