Synopsis
Talking to Terrorists
$14.99 Published by Oberon
'I looked around the room and I thought, I'm the only person
in this room that hasn't killed anyone'
Talking to Terrorists is a play commissioned by the Royal Court and Out of Joint
The writer, director Max Stafford-Clark, and actors interviewed people from around the world who have been involved in terrorism
They wanted to know what makes ordinary people do extreme things
As well as those who crossed the line, they met peacemakers, warriors, journalists, hostages and psychologists
Their stories take us from Uganda, Israel, Turkey, Iraq and Ireland to the heart of the British establishment