The Value of Names

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”.

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.