Name: MAN IN THE MIDDLE
SKU: ASC-1620
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MAN IN THE MIDDLE

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Man In The Middle started out as a play about the collision of rights: The rights of whistle-blowers to blow their respective whistles, the rights of nations to withhold information on the grounds of national security, the rights of individuals to their privacy, the rights of women not to be sexually bullied, the rights of a famous personage to a fair trial, the rights of a citizen abroad to consular protection. What it became however, as it traced the mixed fortunes of Julian Assange from relative obscurity to world fame, was a question: Is it possible for an individual of questionable morals to render the world a better place?

As the world's first 'Wikiplay', Man In The Middle was written in 'real time', as events unfolded, and is based upon information gained only from the internet.

Form/Style: drama
Length in minutes: 120
Cast: 8 total
Roles: 2 female identifying, 6 male identifying
Cast age groups: 18+
Audience age: adult
Publisher: Australian Script Centre

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Julian Assange

Male | 30s | under 3 minutes
Starts on page 60

EXTRACT: Fuck you! This is the main game! This is the part that counts! This is where we get to change the world! And you donâ€™t do that by compromising! Or calling off the dogs! Am I an arrogant sonofabitch? Absolutely! Am I a control freak? You bet your arse! Am I a horny bastard? The fuck I am! Am I prickly? Am I volatile? Impatient? Judgemental? Ungrateful? Irresponsible! Self-serving! Filled with a towering rage!! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!!

Adult language, Adult themes

WIKILEAKS THE PLAY

ALEX NEEDHAM, THE GUARDIAN, 9 JANUARY 2012

Article regarding Ron Elisha's play about Julian Assange, "Man in the Middle".

REVIEW: MAN IN THE MIDDLE â€“ THEATRE 503, LONDON

LIVIA BROWN, THE PUBLIC REVIEWS, 16 JANUARY 2012

"It is exciting to be watching a play that feels so current in our history and I certainly enjoyed the mirage of caricatures that popped up throughout â€“ the calculating and conniving Obama, puffy nosed David Cameron and the gangly and goofy Mark Zuckerberg all lighten the story and add an element of tongue-in-cheek to the tale."

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