ESTABLISHED in 1948, the International Theater Institute, with its decision taken in 1961, accepted March 27 as “World Theatre Day” in order to emphasize the social and cultural importance of theatre, where all disciplines of art meet, and to show international solidarity.
On this occasion, national and international declarations written by the art and theatre workers of the member countries of the institute are read on the stages before the plays.
Day-Mer London Square Stage also presented the play “Women Also Lost the War” as a “reading theatre” to celebrate this day. Written by the Italian journalist, novelist, short story and playwright Curzio Malaparte, the play depicts the difficult conditions faced by women who lost their men in the war in occupied Austria at the end of the Second World War. Director Celal Perk said that they chose the play “to support the Ukrainian people who are the victims of the imperialist war of partition and to say ‘No to wars!'”.
Sevinç Çelik, Bilgen Telli, Elif Karabulut, Tayfun Keleş, Pınar Tilkidağ, Belgizar Toprak, Yaşar Demir and İsmail Değer performed the play, which was performed at the North London Community Centre on Sunday, 27 March.