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'''The Lynching: What They Wouldn't Let Jackie Walker Tell You''' is a ] ] by British activist ].<ref name="morningstaronline"/>

==Reception==
In '']'', ] wrote: "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|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=19 November 2017|accessdate=1 July 2018}}</ref> 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"/>

Meanwhile, Lee Levitt of '']'' described one performance as "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"/>

The '']'' had the following to say: "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|work= |location=London|publisher='']''|date=16 March 2018|accessdate=1 July 2018}}</ref> In '']'' Ben Fishwick wrote, "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|work= |location=Portsmouth|publisher='']''|date=17 March 2018|accessdate=1 July 2018}}</ref>, while John Gulliver of '']'' "found it absorbing and revealing".<ref name="islingtontribune"/>

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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.jackiewalker.org/}}

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Revision as of 09:52, 13 September 2018

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 byJackie Walker
Date premiered4 August 2017 (2017-08-04)
Original languageEnglish
Official site

The Lynching: What They Wouldn't Let Jackie Walker Tell You is a one-person play by British activist Jackie Walker.

Reception

In The Guardian, Alexei Sayle wrote: "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".

Meanwhile, Lee Levitt of The Jewish Chronicle described one performance as "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".

The Camden New Journal had the following to say: "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." In The News Ben Fishwick wrote, "Ms Walker's show, The Lynching, sees the audience act as a jury while her mother 'comes to life' defending her actions;", while John Gulliver of The Islington Tribune "found it absorbing and revealing".

See also

References

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference morningstaronline was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. Sayle, Alexei (19 November 2017). "On my radar: Alexei Sayle's cultural highlights". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2018. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. Cite error: The named reference thejc1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. Cite error: The named reference thejc3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. Tomlin, Julie (16 March 2018). "Julie Tomlin's theatre news: The Lynching; Assassins; Passages to Somewhere; Sprint Festival". London: Camden New Journal. Retrieved 1 July 2018. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. Fishwick, Ben (17 March 2018). "Controversial Labour activist to speak in Portsmouth". Portsmouth: The News. Retrieved 1 July 2018. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. Cite error: The named reference islingtontribune was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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