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HISTORICAL FACTS: Gillian slovo - The Untold Story

The people of Grenfell knew the truth before the fire. It’s we who must learn from them now

The inquiry’s report has increased the anger, not least of a younger generation that wants justice and won’t be silent, says playwright Gillian Slovo

The Guardian - UK

Chris Ofili: Requiem review – Grenfell Tower as a burning cage in an ocean of despair

The artist’s dramatic site-specific work, partly a memorial to artist Khadija Saye, who died in the fire, is like a transition between life and death or grief and acceptance

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell: in the words of survivors review

A “masterpiece of forensic fury”, said Mark Lawson in The Guardian, this “verbatim” play is based on writer Gillian Slovo’s interviews with survivors of the 2017 Grenfell fire and the relatives of some of the 72 people who died in the tower block, excerpts from the public inquiry transcripts, and…

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Grenfell: in the words of survivors – new play is an angry demand for accountability

The National Theatre’s new play, Grenfell: in the words of survivors, written by Gillian Slovo and directed by Phyllida Lloyd and Anthony Simpson-Pike, aims to offer a voice to survivors of the fire.

The Conversation

Trust the theatre: it has shown us the true outrage of Grenfell in a way the inquiry can’t

A verbatim play based on the interviews with survivors shows us the agony of justice delayed, says Guardian social affairs correspondent Robert Booth

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Grenfell: In the Words of Survivors; Cuckoo; The Sound of Music – review

Gillian Slovo’s new verbatim play about the 2017 tragedy is overpowering theatre that doubles as activism; a comedy of iPhone-fixated family dysfunction is hilariously relatable; and the hills are alive again

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell – in the words of survivors at the National Theatre review: moving, heartfelt and important

The ensemble cast performs with a quietly furious intensity

Evening Standard

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Grenfell: In the Words of Survivors review – a masterpiece of forensic fury

Piling up devastating detail, this play with a remarkable cast shockingly lays bare the abject failures behind this disaster

The Guardian - UK

Writer of Grenfell play says people must be jailed for what happened

Gillian Slovo’s play at National Theatre uses words of survivors of 2017 fire at west London tower block

The Guardian - UK

Pearl Mackie: ‘I think this might be the most important job I ever do’

The ‘Doctor Who’ star talks to Nicole Vassell about playing the chair of the Grenfell survivors’ collective, the impact of queer roles and her quarter-life breakdown

The Independent UK

‘Our identity is being stolen’: survivors plead for halt to dramas about Grenfell

Residents and members of bereaved families call on BBC and National Theatre to scrap productions

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell Tower survivors perspective shared in new National Theatre play

A new play from the National Theatre will be staged in London to share the stories of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster with real shared experiences from the survivors

Daily Mirror

National Theatre to stage play based on Grenfell survivors perspective

The production collected the stories of the bereaved, survivors and the wider community.

The Independent UK

Grenfell fire: National Theatre play to tell survivors’ stories

Production is at centre of collaboration with west London community affected by the disaster

The Guardian - UK

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