Comedians To The Rescue
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Wednesday, 28 Feb 2024
Dear Reader,
Comedians To The RescueA Russian play that has content similar to the recent film The Kerala Story resulted in the arrest of the playwright and director. Came across this report by Clara Preve in euronews.com that says, "The court ordered Russian theatre director Zhenya Berkovich and Russian playwright Svetlana Petriyuchik to remain behind bars until 10 March, 2024. Since their arrest, the women have made three appeals to be kept in pre-trial detention, all of which were denied by the court. Their award-winning play, FINIST, THE BRAVE FALCON, tells the true story of Russian women who were recruited online by radical Islamists to marry and live in Syria. Once there, they found themselves in the midst of war and experienced abuse. The women who were able to escape and return to their homes in Russia faced prosecution. The play premiered in Moscow in 2021 and won several theatre awards. Russian officials say the play justifies terrorism, which is an offense punishable by up to seven years in prison."
The report adds, "President Vladimir Putin has been cracking down on opponents for years, including activists and journalists. Most international news organizations have left the country while several foreign outlets have been labeled as "undesirable" and shut down under Russia's undesirable organizations law."
Meanwhile, in the UK, cash-strapped venues are having to turn to standup comedy to bring in audiences, while also keeping costs down. According to a report by Brian Logan in The Guardian, "Heads turned late last year when the Royal Court in London announced a season of standup, programmed by big shot comedy producers Avalon, and featuring – among others – the co-host of the marital banter podcast Shagged. Married. Annoyed. At one of the UK's – the world's, even – most respected playhouses, renowned for the purity of its commitment to radical new drama, "it's grim to see the cupboard looking so bare" tweeted one critic. Grim, maybe. Unique? Far from it Park Theatre in London recently announced a new comedy strand to its programme, becoming the latest of many playhouses responding to trying times by reaching for the nearest comedian."
So in the end, it may not be love but laughter that will save the world... or at least theatre!
"Theatre exists only because it is overwhelming, because its acting is astonishing. Where a theatre and its acting are merely 'good,' merely 'correct,' merely 'in the proper style,' theatre dies a slow death."
- Robert Cohen
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