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‘It’s ourselves and society on trial’: playwright adapts Gisèle Pelicot case for stage
Case that exposed France’s rape culture and shocked the world has been made into play to be shown in Avignon, where trial was held
A stage play based on the trial of the men who drugged and raped Gisèle Pelicot will be staged this week in the southern city of Avignon, as France continues to debate the lessons for society from the country’s biggest ever rape trial.
The three-hour performance, The Pelicot Trial: Tribute to Gisèle Pelicot, has been created by Milo Rau, the Swiss director and playwright acclaimed for his theatre interpretations of court proceedings, including the Moscow trial of the Russian punks Pussy Riot and the trial of the Romanian despot Nicolae Ceaușescu.
Continue reading...Gisèle Pelicot settles claim for invasion of privacy against French magazine
Paris Match agrees to pay €40,000 to two charities after publishing photos of Pelicot
Gisèle Pelicot, who survived almost a decade of rape involving dozens of men after she was drugged by her ex-husband, has settled an invasion of privacy case with the French magazine Paris Match.
Pelicot, who became a feminist hero after she decided to waive her right to anonymity in the trial of her former husband and 50 other men last year, took legal action against the publication in April.
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