The Invaders' Fear of Memories

The Invaders' Fear of Memories is a theatre piece based on the life and diaries of Yosef Nachmani - a Russian lew who miarated from Tsarist Russia to Ottoman Palestine in 1907. Nachmani became Director of the Jewish National Fund in the Galilee and subsequently played a central role in the ethnic cleansing of Palestine's indigenous people.

The play offers a perspective into the origins of settler-colonialism and apartheid in modern-day Israel, exploring themes of loyalty, violence, ideology, and grief.

Pertormed by Ben Rivers, the great grandson of Nachmani, embodying 12 characters over the course of the play and singing in Arabic, Hebrew, Ukrainian, and Yiddish. Featuring guest actor Tam Dean Burn.

Directed by Linda Wise, an original member of the iconic Roy Hart Theatre Company. Since August 2023, The Invaders' Fear of Memories has been performed to audiences in Australia, France, Ireland, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa, Spain and the USA.