Seven Jewish Children

The Royal Court Theatre recently launched a 70th Birthday retrospective of Caryl Churshill’s work by presenting readings of many of her most famous plays. In January 2009, Churchill wrote Seven Jewish Children — a play about Gaza, a ten minute history of Israel, ending with the Israeli attack on Gaza, which was performed free at the Royal Court. The play was then published online, for free download and use. Churchill stated: “Anyone can perform it without acquiring the rights, as long as they do a collection for people in Gaza at the end of it.”