last day in london

was interviewed by andrea gordon at TV apex studios in essex yesterday about my film work and activism. it was a lot of fun. in the evening we saw “the silence of the sea”, a powerful three character play about the awfulness of occupation and the doomed relationship between occupied and occupier (v true for nazi-occupied france but can people make the connection to current occupations in which they themselves are complicit?).

today “julius caesar” at the donmar (love the idea of an all female cast) and harold pinter’s “old times” with kristin scott thomas and rufus sewell. thank u to dr russell peck and his beautiful wife ruth for inviting me to be a part of this theater course. it was a once in a lifetime experience. this is professor peck’s last trip to london as a leader of this class. he’s been doing it for 23 yrs. we gave him a much deserved standing ovation (along with some chocolate cake). long live thought-provoking theater!

ruth peck, mara ahmed and russell peck
ruth peck, mara ahmed and russell peck