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Caryl Churchill's controversial play for Gaza - Seven Jewish Children, written in response to the crisis in Gaza in 2008-9. The play followis the 19:30 performance of Marius von Mayenburg's {The Stone. The running time is just ten minutes. A collection will ben taken afterwards for Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP): Emergency Appeal for the People of Gaza. Announcing the production, Cooke said: "I have long been interested in the genesis of the conflict in the Middle East, so it was very exciting to receive Caryl’s powerful and humane play on the subject. This short, urgent piece has been written in response to recent events and its resonance goes way beyond the present in its understanding of the roots of the tragedy that’s now unfolding in Gaza."

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Author: Caryl Churchill
Producer: Royal Court
Director: Dominic Cooke