The acclaimed actor has just finished performing his latest play in Ireland, where he says conversations about Gaza and Israel are much more ‘sane’ than in Australia.
One of the country’s most acclaimed actors, Hugo Weaving, believes Australians are being “cowed into not speaking out” about Israel’s invasion of Gaza, following the furore generated by a“I do think was there wasn’t enough front-foot commentary back from the STC,” said Weaving, a foundation board director of the STC, about the backlash to the protest. “I think the problem in our country is we’re all cowed into not speaking out. And that’s the problem I have.
“It’s interesting being in Ireland, they’re much more vocal, much more sane talking about Gaza and Palestine, much more level-headed,” he said. “It’s great to hear so many incredibly intelligent Jewish artists, lawyers, getting up and talking about the various things that Harry was trying to highlight, very quietly. I mean, Harry said nothing about this, by the way, absolutely nothing about it. And good on him.
“This play was written in the ’70s and first performed in 1975, but really, in some ways, it’s very prescient,” said Weaving. “It talks to the performative nature of politics in a really big way. And if you look at someone like Trump and how performative he is, and he is purely performative, it’s a fascinatingly timely piece.
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