The Playhouse in Derry has commenced a new programme called "Theatre of Witness" which is a two-year initiative that will result in the creation of two touring productions created and performed by an intergenerational, cross community group who have been impacted by the conflict.
All of the participants will personally portray their own journeys of reconnection, reconciliation, healing and acceptance in performances that will no doubt be very powerful, raw and honest. The first performance is scheduled for October 2009.
It strikes me that the power and impact of such a programme, and its affinity with the work the Commission wants to undertake on Living History, is in creating space for stories to be heard and acknowledged. Story hearing is without doubt as valuable as story hearing.
http://www.derryplayhouse.co.uk/
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