Soldiers of Tomorrow
The Elbow Theatre, Itai Erdal
Wed 2nd Aug - Sun 27th Aug 2023
Time: 14:50 ( 60 mins )
Genre: Theatre, Performance Art
Age: 12+
Warning: Contains distressing themes.
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Playwright and performer Itai Erdal writes of a day when his eight-year-old Israeli nephew came home from school with an empty box to be filled with goods for soldiers on the front lines. Inside the box the boy's teacher had written: 'To the soldiers of today from the soldiers of tomorrow.' A former Israeli soldier, Erdal shares some of his actions in the army, revealing a personal and frank context to the Arab Israeli conflict and the occupation of Palestine. In his guilt and frustration, one can see reflections of a nation in turmoil.
Succeeds in injecting empathy into divisive political discourse” The Vancouver Arts Review
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Image: Gali Meiri