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| {{Short description|Play by British activist Jackie Walker}} | |||
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| '''''The Lynching: What They Wouldn't Let Jackie Walker Tell You''''' is a |
'''''The Lynching: What They Wouldn't Let Jackie Walker Tell You''''' is a ] ] by British activist ]. | ||
| ==Background== | |||
| ''The Lynching'' is a one-woman, 90-minute performance, performed by ] and written collaboratively with Norman Thomas.<ref name="morningstaronline">{{cite news |last=Hyland|first=Bernadette|url=https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/pointed-polemic-from-suspended-labour-activist|title=Theatre Review Pointed polemic from suspended Labour activist|newspaper=]|date=25 January 2017|access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="thejc3"/> The production focuses on the lives of Walker's activist parents, her own struggles with racism after she came to Britain in the late 1950s, and what happened to her after the ] was enveloped in an ].<ref name="aboutmanchester">{{cite news |last=Brown|first=Alan|url=http://www.aboutmanchester.co.uk/jackie-walker-brings-the-lynching-to-manchester/|title=Jackie Walker brings 'The Lynching' to Manchester|publisher=About Manchester|date=3 January 2018|access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="thetimes">{{cite news |last=Macaskill|first=Mark|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/stage-set-for-labour-lynching-solo-show-ptvn7n6js|title=Far-Left Activist Jackie Walker Gets Standing Ovation for Antisemitic Play|newspaper=]|date=16 July 2017|access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="islingtontribune">{{cite news |last=Gulliver|first=John|url=http://www.islingtontribune.com/article/jackie-we-must-be-free-to-speak|title=Jackie Walker, the ghost, says we must be free to speak|location=Derry|publisher=]|date=7 November 2017|access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="newstatesman">{{cite magazine |last=Rampen|first=Julia|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2017/07/former-momentum-vice-chair-jackie-walker-plans-one-woman-edinburgh-fringe|title=Former Momentum vice-chair Jackie Walker plans one-woman Edinburgh Fringe show|magazine=]|date=17 July 2017|access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref> Some of the material on her family also appears in her family memoir '']'', while her later experience is also covered in the film '']''. | |||
| It is described as "the one woman show about a real-life witchhunt: an attempt to destroy ] and an entire political movement."<ref name="thejc1">{{cite news |last=Sugarman|first=Daniel|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/jackie-walker-compares-her-labour-suspension-for-alleged-antisemitism-to-a-lynching-1.439987|title=Jackie Walker compares her Labour suspension for alleged antisemitism to a 'lynching'|newspaper=]|date=14 June 2017|access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref> Walker described her treatment by the media as a "political lynching" designed "to smash the most radical political movement we have ever seen".<ref name="thejc3">{{cite news |last=Levitt|first=Lee|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/jackie-walker-in-edinburgh-1.442461|title=Jackie Walker in Edinburgh: cheers and a standing ovation|newspaper=]|date=6 August 2017|access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref> Walker adds: "This show is my chance to tell my side of the story."<ref name="newstatesman"/> | |||
| ==Overview== | |||
| In the show, Walker plays a number of characters including her Jewish communist father, arriving as a refugee in New York around 1918, and her Jamaican-born black civil rights activist mother. Imagining herself on trial for antisemitism, she adopted the character of her mother to put the case for the defence.<ref name="thejc3"/> | |||
| ==Tour== | |||
| ''The Lynching'' had its premiere at ] on 4 August 2017.<ref name="thejc2"/> | |||
| ==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
| In August 2017, the ] wrote to ] to request that the show be banned from council owned premises.<ref name="thejc2">{{cite news |last=Dysch|first=Marcus|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/jackie-walker-claims-board-attempting-to-shut-down-show-1.442444|title=Jackie Walker claims Board of Deputies tried to shut down her Edinburgh show|newspaper=]|date=4 August 2017|access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="timesofisrael2">{{cite news |url=http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/jackie-walker-accuses-board-trying-to-shut-down-fringe-show/|title=Jackie Walker accuses Jewish leaders of trying to shut down Fringe show|newspaper=]|date=4 August 2017|access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="jpost">{{cite news |url=https://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Controversial-Brit-says-Jewish-group-tried-to-shut-down-her-one-woman-show-501623|title=Controversial British activist says Jewish group tried to shut down her one-woman show|newspaper=]|date=4 August 2017|access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="jta">{{cite news |url=https://www.jta.org/2017/08/04/news-opinion/world/controversial-british-activist-says-top-jewish-group-tried-to-shut-down-her-one-woman-show|title=Controversial British activist says top Jewish group tried to shut down her one-woman show|publisher=]|date=4 August 2017|access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref> | |||
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| ⚫ | ] wrote in '']'', "Jackie possesses a lovely singing voice and the honed acting skills of a veteran performer, plus the tragic story of her Jewish civil rights campaigner father and her black Jamaican mother, who was wrongly confined to a mental institution in the US, is worth a show in itself. Jackie is also very funny and frank about her own bolshy nature."<ref name="theguardian">{{cite news |last=Sayle|first=Alexei|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/nov/19/alexei-sayle-cultural-highlights|title=On my radar: Alexei Sayle's cultural highlights|newspaper=]|date=19 November 2017|access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref> | ||
| According to Lee Levitt of '']'' the show is an attempt "justify the views that have made her a controversial figure". Levitt wrote that the opening of her Edinburgh Fringe Show, was greeted witg applause by the audience.<ref name="thejc3">{{cite news |last=Levitt|first=Lee|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/jackie-walker-in-edinburgh-1.442461|title=Jackie Walker in Edinburgh: cheers and a standing ovation|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=6 August 2017|accessdate=1 July 2018}}</ref> In the '']'' Bernadette Hyland described it as "a story which Walker brings to life using song and readings" and "a shocking and sorrowful narrative as we follow her mother and siblings from the US to Jamaica and finally to Britain".<ref name="morningstaronline"/> | |||
| Linguist and philosopher ] said: "I wholeheartedly support the right of anyone to criticise Israel without being branded antisemitic. That goes in particular for Jackie Walker".<ref name="thejc1"/> | |||
| Lee Levitt of '']'' said the show is an attempt to "justify the views that have made her a controversial figure" and that the opening of her Edinburgh Fringe performance was "greeted by cheers and a standing ovation".<ref name="thejc3"/> | |||
| In the '']'', Bernadette Hyland described it as "a story which Walker brings to life using song and readings" and "a shocking and sorrowful narrative as we follow her mother and siblings from the US to Jamaica and finally to Britain".<ref name="morningstaronline"/> | |||
| '']'' said of the play, "Billed as a story of black struggle, racism and Jeremy Corbyn, it mixes politics, humour, drama and song, ''The Lynching'' invites the audience-as-jury to hear Jackie’s mother defend her daughter."<ref name="camdennewjournal">{{cite news |last=Tomlin|first=Julie|url=http://www.camdennewjournal.com/article/julie-tomlins-theatre-news-the-lynching-assassins-passages-to-somewhere-sprint-festival|title=Julie Tomlin's theatre news: The Lynching; Assassins; Passages to Somewhere; Sprint Festival|location=London|newspaper=]|date=16 March 2018|access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref> | |||
| Ben Fishwick of '']'' said, "Ms Walker's show, ''The Lynching'', sees the audience act as a jury while her mother 'comes to life' defending her actions."<ref name="portsmouth">{{cite news |last=Fishwick|first=Ben|url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/our-region/portsmouth/controversial-labour-activist-to-speak-in-portsmouth-1-8382004|title=Controversial Labour activist to speak in Portsmouth|location=Portsmouth|newspaper=]|date=17 March 2018|access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref> | |||
| John Gulliver of '']'' "found it absorbing and revealing".<ref name="islingtontribune"/> | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| *] | *] | ||
| *'']'' | *'']'' | ||
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| *'']'' | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| {{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
| ==External links== | |||
| *{{Official website|https://www.jackiewalker.org/}} | |||
| {{DEFAULTSORT:Lynching, The}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Lynching, The}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:15, 6 August 2024
Play by British activist Jackie Walker For the article about a premeditated extrajudicial killing by a group, see Lynching.
| The Lynching: What They Wouldn't Let Jackie Walker Tell You | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Written by | Jackie Walker |
| Date premiered | 4 August 2017 (2017-08-04) |
| Place premiered | Edinburgh Festival Fringe |
| Original language | English |
The Lynching: What They Wouldn't Let Jackie Walker Tell You is a one-person play by British activist Jackie Walker.
Background
The Lynching is a one-woman, 90-minute performance, performed by Jackie Walker and written collaboratively with Norman Thomas. The production focuses on the lives of Walker's activist parents, her own struggles with racism after she came to Britain in the late 1950s, and what happened to her after the Labour Party was enveloped in an antisemitism row. Some of the material on her family also appears in her family memoir Pilgrim State, while her later experience is also covered in the film Witch Hunt.
It is described as "the one woman show about a real-life witchhunt: an attempt to destroy Jeremy Corbyn and an entire political movement." Walker described her treatment by the media as a "political lynching" designed "to smash the most radical political movement we have ever seen". Walker adds: "This show is my chance to tell my side of the story."
Overview
In the show, Walker plays a number of characters including her Jewish communist father, arriving as a refugee in New York around 1918, and her Jamaican-born black civil rights activist mother. Imagining herself on trial for antisemitism, she adopted the character of her mother to put the case for the defence.
Tour
The Lynching had its premiere at Edinburgh Festival Fringe on 4 August 2017.
Reception
In August 2017, the Board of Deputies of British Jews wrote to Edinburgh Council to request that the show be banned from council owned premises.
Alexei Sayle wrote in The Guardian, "Jackie possesses a lovely singing voice and the honed acting skills of a veteran performer, plus the tragic story of her Jewish civil rights campaigner father and her black Jamaican mother, who was wrongly confined to a mental institution in the US, is worth a show in itself. Jackie is also very funny and frank about her own bolshy nature."
Linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky said: "I wholeheartedly support the right of anyone to criticise Israel without being branded antisemitic. That goes in particular for Jackie Walker".
Lee Levitt of The Jewish Chronicle said the show is an attempt to "justify the views that have made her a controversial figure" and that the opening of her Edinburgh Fringe performance was "greeted by cheers and a standing ovation".
In the Morning Star, Bernadette Hyland described it as "a story which Walker brings to life using song and readings" and "a shocking and sorrowful narrative as we follow her mother and siblings from the US to Jamaica and finally to Britain".
Camden New Journal said of the play, "Billed as a story of black struggle, racism and Jeremy Corbyn, it mixes politics, humour, drama and song, The Lynching invites the audience-as-jury to hear Jackie’s mother defend her daughter."
Ben Fishwick of The News said, "Ms Walker's show, The Lynching, sees the audience act as a jury while her mother 'comes to life' defending her actions."
John Gulliver of The Islington Tribune "found it absorbing and revealing".
See also
References
- ^ Hyland, Bernadette (25 January 2017). "Theatre Review Pointed polemic from suspended Labour activist". Morning Star. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ Levitt, Lee (6 August 2017). "Jackie Walker in Edinburgh: cheers and a standing ovation". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- Brown, Alan (3 January 2018). "Jackie Walker brings 'The Lynching' to Manchester". About Manchester. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- Macaskill, Mark (16 July 2017). "Far-Left Activist Jackie Walker Gets Standing Ovation for Antisemitic Play". The Times. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ Gulliver, John (7 November 2017). "Jackie Walker, the ghost, says we must be free to speak". Derry: The Islington Tribune. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ Rampen, Julia (17 July 2017). "Former Momentum vice-chair Jackie Walker plans one-woman Edinburgh Fringe show". New Statesman. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ Sugarman, Daniel (14 June 2017). "Jackie Walker compares her Labour suspension for alleged antisemitism to a 'lynching'". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ Dysch, Marcus (4 August 2017). "Jackie Walker claims Board of Deputies tried to shut down her Edinburgh show". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- "Jackie Walker accuses Jewish leaders of trying to shut down Fringe show". The Times of Israel. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- "Controversial British activist says Jewish group tried to shut down her one-woman show". The Jerusalem Post. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- "Controversial British activist says top Jewish group tried to shut down her one-woman show". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- Sayle, Alexei (19 November 2017). "On my radar: Alexei Sayle's cultural highlights". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- Tomlin, Julie (16 March 2018). "Julie Tomlin's theatre news: The Lynching; Assassins; Passages to Somewhere; Sprint Festival". Camden New Journal. London. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- Fishwick, Ben (17 March 2018). "Controversial Labour activist to speak in Portsmouth". The News. Portsmouth. Retrieved 1 July 2018.