GRENFELL IS A NEW YORK TIMES CRITIC’S PICK!
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“It was my safest place… It was home.”

The hundreds of residents of West London’s Grenfell Tower had their origins in the Caribbean, Portugal, Syria, Morocco, Ethiopia, Britain, and more: a thriving community of communities immediately familiar to any New Yorker. They protested loudly for years as their mismanaged public housing fell into disrepair. When the building went up in flames in 2017, there was no shock, only horror. In the end, 72 lives would be lost. This riveting call-to-action offers a compelling investigation into the catastrophe, driven by the survivors’ stories, their heroic acts, and their impassioned struggle for justice.

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Grenfell: in the words of survivors
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ART AS ACTIVISM
Wednesday, April 24th , 6:30pm
The New School: Theresa Lang Center, 55 W. 13th Street in Manhattan
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Award-winning verbatim theater artist Anna Deavere Smith discusses the making of Grenfell: in the words of survivors with the creators of the production, as well as a Grenfell Tower Fire survivor who contributed his verbatim testimony to the play.

Participants
Gillian Slovo (Playwright, Grenfell: in the words of survivors )
Phyllida Lloyd (Co-director, Grenfell: in the words of survivors )
Anthony Simpson-Pike (Co-director, Grenfell: in the words of survivors )
Edward Daffarn (Grenfell Tower Fire Survivor)

Moderated by Anna Deavere Smith (Twilight: Los Angeles; Fires in the Mirror; Notes from the Field) 

SUITABILITY

Suitable for ages 12+

This production does not include images or depictions of smoke or fire. The production  contains adult themes and describes the experiences of the night of the Grenfell Tower fire and its aftermath. For more information on content, history, and context, click here.