I'm fine. I haven't seen or heard any violence, just been monitoring the news online and the paper. As I sit here in my room at 8:30 in the morning, though, I can hear sirens outside and... I wonder.
Penny Red talks about the rioting in London
It seems a little trivial to be working on a paper and figuring out which shows to go see. I should be doing something. Cleaning up something. Talking to somebody. Listening to someone. Holding someone accountable. Observing, being present. There is a message here, a story, - dare I say it? - a play, and I (a dramaturg) should be finding out what it is. I forget sometimes that theatre is more than entertainment; theatre has always been about social change.
Things don't get much more theatrical than the last few days in London.
And at the end of it all, I am very, very glad I don't still live in Peckham.
Watch out for falling turtles,
Cyd
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