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Playing as a double bill. #WeAreAressted is the true story of journalist Can Dundar's commitment to expose the truth in the face of huge personal risk. It documents his enthralling account of receiving a critical piece of evidence confirming the illegal shipment of weapons to Syria by the Turkish government, his newspaper's decision to publish that evidence, and his subsequent arrest and imprisonment. This deeply moving play is a tribute to the bravery of journalists under threat around the globe, exploring the true story of a journalist's commitment to expose the truth in the face of huge personal risks.Day of the Livingis in response to the 2014 'forced disappearance' of 43 male students in Ayotzinapa, Mexico. This unsolved crime will be the source of this devised anarchic, musical tribute to life and the Mexican spirit with urgent, global issues at its heart

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Book by: Can Dundar ('WeAreArrested)
Adapted by(s): Pippa Hill ('WeAreArrested), Sophie Ivatts ('WeAreArrested)
Author(s): Darren Clark (Day of the Living), Juliet Gilkes Romero (Day of the Living)
Director: Sophie Ivatts (#WeAreAressted)