The Trades Club - Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorks, HX7 8EE

TUESDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER
THE INVADERS’ FEAR OF MEMORIES
A Play About the Colonisation of Palestine
£15 | £10 | £5 [+10% booking fee]
Doors open 7pm | 7.30pm start
18+ event

This acclaimed play draws on the direct family history of playwright and performer Ben Rivers. The Invaders’ Fear of Memories is a solo theatre piece based on the life and diaries of Yousef Nachmani – a Russian Jew who migrated from Tsarist Russia to Ottoman Palestine in 1907. Nachmani became Director of the Jewish National Fund in the Galilee, playing a central role in the forced displacement of thousands of Palestinians.

The play offers a view into the origins of settler-colonialism, ethnic cleansing and apartheid in modern day Israel. It explores themes of loyalty, violence, ideology and grief. The Invaders’ Fear of Memories is performed by Ben Rivers, the great grandson of Nachmani, and spans 4 decades, with Rivers moving between 12 different characters. The Invaders’ Fear of Memories has been performed to diverse audiences in France, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, Mexico and the USA

Written and performed by Benjamin Rivers
Directed by Linda Wise
The performance runs for 75 minutes and will be followed by a post-show discussion.

*Contains themes and descriptions of political violence, including massacres, rape, and ethnic cleansing. These scenes may be distressing to some audience members. Viewer discretion is advised. Recommended for mature audience.

Since August 2023 it has been performed to diverse audiences in France, Australia and South Africa.

‘The Invaders’ Fear of Memories,” a one-man play by Ben Rivers, is both an urgently needed piece of history and an extraordinary work of art. Rivers, portraying twelve characters, brings to life his own great-grandfather’s story, first as an oppressed Jew in Tsarist Russia and then his inexorable transformation into an active participant in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their homeland. With gorgeous, stirring songs in Ukrainian, Yiddish, Hebrew and Arabic woven throughout, “The Invaders’ Fear of Memories” confronts us with the tragic cycles of history in which we are still caught. It could not be more relevant in today’s violent world.’

Jo Salas, Author and co-founder of Playback Theatre, New York.

Run time 75 mins.

Net proceeds will go to The Freedom Theatre, Palestine

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Ticket Type	Price	Spaces
Full Price	£16.50
Reduced Price	£11.00
Concessions	£5.50

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