Play: The Invader's Fear of Memories
Where: Annexe Theatre, UTAS Inveresk Campus, Launceston
When: 7:00PM, November 7, 2024
A play about the colonisation of Palestine
Written and performed by Benjamin Rivers
Directed by Linda Wise
Guest actor Emily Conolan
Tickets:
$20 / $15
Net proceeds to Anar for Empowerment and Psychosocial Support in Occupied Palestine
About the play
‘The Invaders’ Fear of Memories’ is a solo theatre piece based on the life and diaries of Yousef Nachmani - a Russian Jew who migrated from Tsarist Russia to Ottoman Palestine in 1907. Nachmani became Director of the Jewish National Fund in the Galilee, playing a central role in the forced displacement of thousands of Palestinians. The play looks at the origins of settler-colonialism, ethnic cleansing and apartheid in modern day israel. It explores themes of loyalty, violence, ideology and grief. “The Invaders’ Fear of Memories” is performed by Benjamin Rivers, the great grandson of Nachmani. The play spans 4 decades with Rivers moving between 12 different characters.
Watch a snippet of the play below: