De Menezes family unveil permanent memorial at Stockwell
Yesterday, the family of Jean Charles de Menezes unveiled a permanent memorial outside Stockwell underground station. Jean Charles, a Brazilian electrician, was shot dead at the station by armed police officers on 22nd July 2005.
Vivian Figueiredo, Jean’s cousin, said on behalf of the family:
Jean Charles was not the first person to be killed unjustly by the police and he won’t be the last. But we hope that through our campaign, we have raised awareness of the importance of police accoutability and how families should always be told the truth about how their loved one has died. To this day, not a single police officer has been disciplined or punished in any way for the deliberate shooting of an innocent man and the cover-up that followed. This is a public scandal and this memorial stands testament to that.
The memorial replaces the “shrine” to Jean’s memory which had been created and maintained by members of the public alongside Jean’s family since the immediate aftermath of his death in 2005.
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Upstart Theatre seek producer for OH WELL NEVER MIND BYE
Following a sold-out run at London’s Union Theatre this summer, Upstart Theatre are currently seeking a producer to take our Time Out Critics’ Choice production of Oh Well Never Mind Bye by Steven Lally to the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe.
Set in the offices of a London newspaper in the aftermath of the July 2005 bombings, Oh Well Never Mind Bye is a challenging, darkly comic and moving exploration of the way in which the modern media operates. On the evening of 21 July 2005, the current affairs team are struggling to report the day’s events in time to meet their evening deadline. When police marksmen shoot a man dead at Stockwell underground station the next morning, the team are caught between the need to report the truth and a combination of political pressure, professional rivalry, and personal resentment.
One of the first plays to deal with the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell tube station on 22nd July 2005, Time Out described Oh Well Never Mind Bye as “essential viewing for anyone who cares about the future of our newspapers”.
The producer will be a central member of the creative team. He or she will be required to help co-ordinate and submit proposals for venues; raise funds to cover a projected budget of approximately £20,000; to co-ordinate marketing for the Edinburgh run; to manage the production’s commercial activities during the festival; control the budget; and liaise with the rest of the creative team to ensure the successful running of the show throughout the production’s development, rehearsals and run.
The producers’ fee will be negotiable, in the region of £2k. For further information about Upstart Theatre and Oh Well Never Mind Bye, including a producer’s pack with reviews, images and video of the Union Theatre run, please visit the Upstart website at www.upstart-theatre.co.uk. For a perusal copy of the script, contact Upstart’s Artistic Director, Tom Mansfield, on tom@upstart-theatre.co.uk, or by telephone on 07880 531 737.
To apply, please email a CV with a covering email explaining why you would like to work on this production, and detailing relevant previous experience, to Tom Mansfield at the address above.
Closing date for all applications: Friday 18th December 2009
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We asked some of London’s most exciting young writers if they’d been naughty or nice this year – and here are the results.
Sarah Beck, Clara Story and Joanna Pinto premier short plays written especially for Christmas 2009, directed by Laura Casey, Kate McGregor and Dan Usztan!
Come and celebrate an Upstart Christmas! Meet the new artistic team, drink mulled wine and visit our specially designed forest on the King’s Road.
Tickets by donation – suggested £10 on the door, £8 advance. To book in advance, click here.
Tickets include entry, mulled wine and some festive Upstart surprises.
Saturday 12th December, doors open from 8pm.
R.K. Alliston, 173 New Kings Road, London SW6 4SW.
Tube: Parson’s Green
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