Kunstler Archives - Terri Paddock

The Value of Names post-show video and photos: What are the consequences of ‘un-American’ activities?
The Value of Names post-show video and photos: What are the consequences of ‘un-American’ activities?

The Value of Names post-show video and photos: What are the consequences of ‘un-American’ activities?

By Terri Paddock|2025-02-23T17:18:59+00:0014 February 2025|Tags: Hint of Lime Productions, Jeffrey Sweet, Kunstler, The Value of Names, White Bear Theatre|

At the height of the Red Scare in the US, Congress’ House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) targeted Hollywood as a hub of subversive Communist activity and held high-profile hearings that pressured artists to testify about their politics and “name names”.

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The Value of Names
The Value of Names

The Value of Names

By Terri Paddock|2025-01-04T21:30:05+00:004 January 2025|Tags: Jeffrey Sweet, Kunstler, The Value of Names, White Bear Theatre|

Following last year's transatlantic transfer of Kunstler, acclaimed American playwright Jeffrey Sweet returns to London's White Bear Theatre with another UK premiere, The Value of Names, which he also directs.

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Kunstler post-show video and photos: Getting justice for war protestors
Kunstler post-show video and photos: Getting justice for war protestors

Kunstler post-show video and photos: Getting justice for war protestors

By Terri Paddock|2024-06-15T23:25:48+01:004 May 2024|Tags: Jeff McCarthy, Jeffrey Sweet, Kunstler, Nykila Norman, Post-show Q&As, Post-show talks, White Bear Theatre, William Kunstler|

The timing of this overdue European premiere of Jeffrey Sweet’s 2013 biographical play about the American civil rights lawyer William Kunstler (1919-1995), best known for his defence of Vietnam War protestors in the 1960s, is remarkable.

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