Taken from the writings of Rachel Corrie. Edited by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner.

Gaza. 2003.

A young idealist from Olympia, Washington- a lover of poetry, people and nature- travels to Rafa as part of an international peace brigade. She lives with Palestinian families, works with the children, resists the destruction of Palestinian homes and farms. On March 16 she is killed by a bulldozer.

My Name is Rachel Corrie tells this true story, in Rachel’s own words, taken from excerpts from her diaries and from her many emails home, and edited together by the late Alan Rickman and now-editor of The Guardian, Katherine Viner. The multi-award winning play premiered at the Royal Court in 2005, directed by Alan Rickman, and has subsequently been performed all over the world.

Twenty-one years on from its debut, this beautiful, raw, intensely moving and often very funny play, is as urgent and relevant as when it was first produced.

This production, from political theatre collective Take Back in association with The Dukes, Lancaster is directed by Ian Kershaw with Harriet Bibby (Coronation Street, Doctors, Brassic) in the role of Rachel and was first seen at 53TWO, Manchester earlier this year to sold out audiences and attracted 5* reviews.

A truly great work of art. A stunning, mesmerising, heart-and-gut-wrenching piece of work that left the audience collectively speechless North West End
Harriet Bibby delivers a truly outstanding performance I Love MCR
Powerful…Important…Urgent Opening Night Reviews

Take Back is a political theatre collective, set up as a response to the politics of austerity in 2015, by actor Julie Hesmondhalgh, writer Rebekah Harrison and visual artist Grant Archer. Much of their work has been Manchester-based evenings of short pieces about current social and political events, with occasional full scale productions including Be//Longing (Hope Mill), I Forget Your Name (an immersive response to the refugee crisis in a deserted bank in the city centre), Where We Are Now (HOME) and What Does it Take to Slay a Dragon? (53Two). takebacktheatre.com

Harriet Bibby was born in Lincolnshire and studied at ALRA North. Theatre credits include Blackbird at Royal Court Studio, Liverpool. TV includes Coronation Street (National TV Award Best Newcomer nomination), Brassic and Doctors.

Ian Kershaw (Director) is an award-winning writer of TV, radio, film and theatre.