Challenging antisemitism ………. a darkly comic tale of one man's journey through the conspiracy underworld

Now at a time when antisemitism is again on the increase all efforts to challenge it are welcome.

The Community Security Trust’s publication, Antisemitic Incidents Report, records “a high total of 1,652 antisemitic incidents in the UK last year. 2018 was the third year in a row that CST has recorded a record high incident total and means the problem of rising antisemitism in our country continues to grow".*

And the show, A Lizard's Tale, performed by Marlon Solomon and hosted by Chorlton Labour Party last night was a comic, and thoughtful rebuttal of all things antisemitic. *

The show has been performed at Edinburgh and other fringe events and has received rave reviews.

Mr. Solomon is Jewish and set about creating the show after he realized that some people, he knew didn't believe the Holocaust. What followed was a production which ranges from 9/11 to shape-shifting lizards and Holocaust denial and is a darkly comic tale of one man's journey through the conspiracy underworld. He explores why conspiracy theories are more popular than ever and examines how fake news gives fresh currency to ancient slander.

The show was performed in Edinburgh and since then in venues across the country including Manchester.

Location; Chorlton



Pictures; in the night with A Lizard's Tale, by Marlon Solomon, courtesy of Laura Wright

*Antisemitic Incidents Report, 2018, Community Security Trust, https://cst.org.uk/public/data/file/c/7/IR_2018_Web.pdf

** A Lizard's Tale, https://medium.com/@marlonsolomon/for-this-british-jew-balfour-week-was-a-new-low-819809150a97