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Seven Jewish Children - a Play for Gaza - نسخة قابلة للطباعة +- نادي الفكر العربي (http://www.nadyelfikr.com) +-- المنتدى: الســــــــاحات العامـــــــة (http://www.nadyelfikr.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=3) +--- المنتدى: حول الحدث (http://www.nadyelfikr.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=64) +--- الموضوع: Seven Jewish Children - a Play for Gaza (/showthread.php?tid=589) |
Seven Jewish Children - a Play for Gaza - Futurist - 03-29-2009
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/feb/2...ldren-play-gaza
Seven Jewish Children - a Play for Gaza Caryl Churchill No children appear in the play. The speakers are adults, the parents and if you like other relations of the children. The lines can be shared out in any way you like among those characters. The characters are different in each small scene as the time and child are different. 1 Tell her it's a game Tell her it's serious But dont frighten her Dont tell her they'll kill her Tell her it's important to be quiet Tell her she'll have cake if she's good Tell her to curl up as if she's in bed But not to sing. Tell her not to come out Tell her not to come out even if she hears shouting Dont frighten her Tell her not to come out even if she hears nothing for a long time Tell her we'll come and find her Tell her we'll be here all the time. Tell her something about the men Tell her they're bad in the game Tell her it's a story Tell her they'll go away Tell her she can make them go away if she keeps still By magic But not to sing. 2 Tell her this is a photograph of her grandmother, her uncles and me Tell her her uncles died Dont tell her they were killed Tell her they were killed Dont frighten her. Tell her her grandmother was clever Dont tell her what they did Tell her she was brave Tell her she taught me how to make cakes Dont tell her what they did Tell her something Tell her more when she's older. Tell her there were people who hated jews Dont tell her Tell her it's over now Tell her there are still people who hate jews Tell her there are people who love jews Dont tell her to think jews or not jews Tell her more when she's older Tell her how many when she's older Tell her it was before she was born and she's not in danger Dont tell her there's any question of danger. Tell her we love her Tell her dead or alive her family all love her Tell her her grandmother would be proud of her. 3 Dont tell her we're going forever Tell her she can write to her friends, tell her her friends can maybe come and visit Tell her it's sunny there Tell her we're going home Tell her it's the land God gave us Dont tell her religion Tell her her great great great great lots of greats grandad lived there Dont tell her he was driven out Tell her, of course tell her, tell her everyone was driven out and the country is waiting for us to come home Dont tell her she doesnt belong here Tell her of course she likes it here but she'll like it there even more. Tell her it's an adventure Tell her no one will tease her Tell her she'll have new friends Tell her she can take her toys Dont tell her she can take all her toys Tell her she's a special girl Tell her about Jerusalem. 4 Dont tell her who they are Tell her something Tell her they're bedouin, they travel about Tell her about camels in the desert and dates Tell her they live in tents Tell her this wasnt their home Dont tell her home, not home, tell her they're going away Dont tell her they dont like her Tell her to be careful. Dont tell her who used to live in this house No but dont tell her her great great grandfather used to live in this house No but dont tell her Arabs used to sleep in her bedroom. Tell her not to be rude to them Tell her not to be frightened Dont tell her she cant play with the children Dont tell her she can have them in the house. Tell her they have plenty of friends and family Tell her for miles and miles all round they have lands of their own Tell her again this is our promised land. Dont tell her they said it was a land without people Dont tell her I wouldnt have come if I'd known. Tell her maybe we can share. Dont tell her that. 5 Tell her we won Tell her her brother's a hero Tell her how big their armies are Tell her we turned them back Tell her we're fighters Tell her we've got new land. 6 Dont tell her Dont tell her the trouble about the swimming pool Tell her it's our water, we have the right Tell her it's not the water for their fields Dont tell her anything about water. Dont tell her about the bulldozer Dont tell her not to look at the bulldozer Dont tell her it was knocking the house down Tell her it's a building site Dont tell her anything about bulldozers. Dont tell her about the queues at the checkpoint Tell her we'll be there in no time Dont tell her anything she doesnt ask Dont tell her the boy was shot Dont tell her anything. Tell her we're making new farms in the desert Dont tell her about the olive trees Tell her we're building new towns in the wilderness. Dont tell her they throw stones Tell her they're not much good against tanks Dont tell her that. Dont tell her they set off bombs in cafes Tell her, tell her they set off bombs in cafes Tell her to be careful Dont frighten her. Tell her we need the wall to keep us safe Tell her they want to drive us into the sea Tell her they dont Tell her they want to drive us into the sea. Tell her we kill far more of them Dont tell her that Tell her that Tell her we're stronger Tell her we're entitled Tell her they dont understand anything except violence Tell her we want peace Tell her we're going swimming. 7 Tell her she cant watch the news Tell her she can watch cartoons Tell her she can stay up late and watch Friends. Tell her they're attacking with rockets Dont frighten her Tell her only a few of us have been killed Tell her the army has come to our defence Dont tell her her cousin refused to serve in the army. Dont tell her how many of them have been killed Tell her the Hamas fighters have been killed Tell her they're terrorists Tell her they're filth Dont Dont tell her about the family of dead girls Tell her you cant believe what you see on television Tell her we killed the babies by mistake Dont tell her anything about the army |