MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE Adelaide College of the ARTS Until 14 Mar 2010 Review by Jamie Wright In 2003 an American, 23-year-old Rachel Corrie, died when crushed by a bulldozer in the Gaza Strip; she was protesting the destruction of Palestinian homes by the Israeli Defence Force. Drawing on material from her diaries, phone calls and emails, Alan Rickman and Katherine Vine produced a script to give the world an insight into the mind of this young activist. Under Dan Clarke’s direction, Hannah Norris is excellent as Rachel, performing with great energy and intensity, emanating both wide-eyed innocence and a passion for social justice – as well as the feelings of genuine concern for those she travels halfway around the world to help; feelings which develop into a mixture of anger, frustration and fear as the situation worsens. The clever set design by Cassandra Backler made use of dozens of cardboard boxes of differing size; they were projected against and both stored and became unfolding props. The lighting began with some glitches, but eventually settled into contributing much to the delineation of ‘chapters’ within the story. Both lauded and criticised around the world for its blatant political stance, it is nonetheless a compelling, moving and thought-provoking production. Rating: 4 stars (out of 5)