Combining searing verbatim testimony & dramatic reconstruction, On the Record circumnavigates the globe to bring you true stories of 6 journalists, all linked by their steel to reveal the truth.

Until 13 August.

On The Record dramatises stories of six journalists: in Sri Lanka, the Wickrematunge brothers Lal and Lasantha start a newspaper to publish stories that the other papers won’t touch, knowing the enormous risks they run in challenging the powers that be. Lydia Cacho uncovers a Mexican child pornography ring involving politicians and businessmen, becoming a national hero in the process which only just saves her life. Elena Kostyuchenko investigates mafia collusion with the police in Moscow for the paper Novaya Gazeta. Whilst, American photojournalist Zoriah Miller documents the aftermath of a suicide bombing in Iraq which he feels is the only way to convey the real human cost of the war, but comes into conflict with the US military censors. Amira Hass is the only Jewish Israeli journalist ever to have lived and worked in the Occupied Palestinian territories as a correspondent for the Israeli daily Ha’aretz, and is an outspoken critic of the occupation.

On The Record weaves together the stories of these disparate characters linked by their determination to challenge the official version of the truth in their countries, with in some cases, horrifying consequences. 

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COMPETITION: Win 1x Pair of tickets to attend iceandfire: 'On The Record' at the Arcola Theatre at 19:30 on Friday, 5th August.

To claim your tickets, send an email to Vienna at competitions@run-riot.com with the correct answer in the ‘subject’ box. The winner will be randomly selected.

Q: Who was the U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition named after?

A: 1) Derek Grammy 2) Philip Oscars 3) Joseph Pulitzer 4) Stacey Nobel