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Plan D

Tristan Bates Theatre (TBT), Inner London
From: Monday, 25th January 2010
To: Saturday, 13 February 2010

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Synopsis

Named after the Israeli military operation to expel native Palestinians from what was to become the State of Israel in 1948, Plan D is based on oral testimonies from Palestinians who lived through that war. Hannah used the first hand accounts of Palestinians who lived through the war, collected by Eyal Sivan, an Israeli documentary maker, as inspiration for the play. Plan D explores the difficulties real people face when living through the upheaval of war; the threat to their lives and their homes; the need to seek sanctuary; and the terrible prospect of never again returning to their home.

Our Review:

Jo Caird - 27 January 2010

Plan D, by Palestinian Irish playwright Hannah Khalil, was inspired by oral testimonies of Palestinians and Israelis who lived through the 1948 war which resulted in the creation of the state of Israel. Its title refers to the plan undertaken by the Israeli army to forcibly remove Palestinians from their homes to make way for Israeli settlements, but Khalil is keen to stress that Plan D could be set in any place or time.

The play follows one family, its members referred to only by their roles within the household, as they are forced from their home by the threat of violence against them. The arrival of a Cousin (Richard Sumitro) from a faraway village interrupts their simple but contented existences with bad news. Where he’s from people are on the move, too afraid to stay in their homes. They too must go, he warns. Mother (Houda Echouafni) and Father (George Couyas) don’t want to believe him but when a shell lands in the night, very nearly hitting their h...

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