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Truth to Power Café
 

"Revolutionary theatre at its best and most direct" - The Guardian

A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★  Attitude Magazine, UK 

A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York

From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere, Jeremy Goldstein’s Truth to Power Café is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance. This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’ Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late. Truth to Power Café is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.

Created by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf

Directed by Jen Heyes

 

Event details

Venue: Theatre Works
Bookings: https://www.midsumma.org.au/whats-on/events/truth-to-power-cafe/
Start Date: Wednesday 05 February 2025

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