Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Russia bans play about deadly siege at Moscow theatre
The Independent: "A British playwright says her play about the Moscow theatre siege has been banned by Russian authorities after one performance."
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It is great to hear that she isn't taking this sitting down. Although a sensitive subject, this is clearly an issue that should be discussed - seeing as government officials are trying to censor the play. I hope that this play helps bring light to the event that it was based on, and it'll be interesting to see what ends up happening with the censorship issue.
I can see why the Russian government is doing this, i mean, it is a very sensitive subject as to how the Russian Forces handled the crisis. I understand that officials may not want a play to irritate recently settled emotions and discussions on this topic, but then again, "Art is meant to disturb" - George Braque. It is a powerful issue, but i think that there is a very important discussion to be had about it and through art is always a reasonable choice.
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