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'''''My Name is Rachel Corrie'''''  is a one-woman play based on the diaries and emails of peace-activist Rachel Corrie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Corrie], who was killed by an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier when she was aged 23. It was jointly edited by journalist Katharine Viner [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Viner] and actor Alan Rickman [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Rickman].
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''[[My Name is Rachel Corrie]]'' is a one-woman play by  Katharine Viner and Alan Rickman, based on the diaries and emails of peace-activist Rachel Corrie.
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
My Name is Rachel Corrie [1] is a 2005 one-woman play based on the diaries and emails of peace-activist Rachel Corrie [2], who was killed by an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier when she was aged 23. It was jointly edited by journalist Katharine Viner [3] and actor Alan Rickman [4].
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Journalist Katharine Viner and actor Alan Rickman edited the diaries and emails of peace-activist Rachel Corrie (who had been killed by an Israel Defense Forces soldier when she was aged 23) to create to the play. ], who was  
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
2013: Staged by the [[Hearts & Eyes Theatre Collective]] at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] with [[Kate Liquorish]] as Rachel, directed by [[Jaqueline Dommisse]]. This production was subsequently staged at the [[Baxter Theatre]] in Cape Town and in the [[Barney Simon Theatre]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in 2015. Directed: [[Jaqueline Dommisse]]. Cast: [[Kate Liquorish]] (as Rachel Corrie)
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2013: Staged by the [[Hearts & Eyes Theatre Collective]] at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] with [[Kate Liquorish]] as Rachel, directed by [[Jaqueline Dommisse]].  
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2015: The production was staged at the [[Baxter Theatre]] in Cape Town and in the [[Barney Simon Theatre]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in Johannesburg.  
  
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Name_Is_Rachel_Corrie
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Name_Is_Rachel_Corrie
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Viner
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Rickman
  
 
[[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
 
[[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
 
  
  

Revision as of 17:46, 17 April 2024

My Name is Rachel Corrie is a one-woman play by Katharine Viner and Alan Rickman, based on the diaries and emails of peace-activist Rachel Corrie.

The original text

Journalist Katharine Viner and actor Alan Rickman edited the diaries and emails of peace-activist Rachel Corrie (who had been killed by an Israel Defense Forces soldier when she was aged 23) to create to the play. ], who was

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2013: Staged by the Hearts & Eyes Theatre Collective at the Grahamstown Festival with Kate Liquorish as Rachel, directed by Jaqueline Dommisse.

2015: The production was staged at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town and in the Barney Simon Theatre at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg.


Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Name_Is_Rachel_Corrie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Viner

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Rickman

Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)


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