I'm looking forward to seeing Man in the Middle by Ron Elisha tonight, about Julian Assange (whose unauthorised autobiography was published last year by Canongate).Man in the Middle is billed as a Wikiplay: "sourced from the public domain, refracted and redacted by playwright, Ron Elisha." It was first performed in Sydney under the title Julian Assange: Stainless Steel Rat.
It's directed by Lucy Skilbeck. Design by Agnes Treplin (assisted by my daughter, Lauren Smith). Lighting Design by Jo Town. Sound Design by Fergus O’Hare.
The cast are Olivia Carruthers, Jonathan Coote, Andrew Leung, Amy Marston, Paul McEwan, Ben Onwukwe, Jonathan Tafler, and Darren Weller who plays Julian Assange.
It's on at Theatre 503 in London until 4th February. More details here. Updates on Facebook here.
Write-up in The Independent here. Channel Four blog post by Matthew Cain here and video below:
