Since time immemorial wars have always resulted in the deaths of countless innocent civilians – and made so many children orphans. The photo is of three orphaned brothers in the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. And as I write this, somewhere in the world more children are being orphaned as a result of the terrible conflicts that are currently raging. When is it going to stop? All this senseless violence?

(Photo – Joe O’Donnell, courtesy of Kimiko Sakai)

This week I will be giving three more performances of The Priest’s Tale, in Harringay and Wandsworth, London and in Huddersfield. A mere drop in the ocean towards peace – these modest artistic offerings. But I will offer them and continue to offer them regardless of how futile it may sometimes seem. In Harringay on Wednesday, I am performing at the church of the London Catholic Worker.
They are a community of the international Catholic Worker movement, a radical Christian movement dedicated to community, hospitality, and resistance. They run Giuseppe Conlon House in Harringay, a house of hospitality providing accommodation and support to homeless and destitute male asylum seekers and other migrants with no recourse to public funds. They also engage in nonviolent activism for peace, justice and planet. They believe that the ‘works of mercy’ – feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, welcoming the stranger or migrant – are opposed to the works of war. They have no paid staff, receive no money from the government, and are dependent on donations to continue their work. Tickets for Wednesday’s performance are free and all donations on the night will go to towards their work, with a proportion going to CND. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-priests-tale-tickets-951987047887?aff=oddtdtcreator