I had a conversation today with Jude Kelly, Southbank Centre’s Artistic Director. As I mentioned in my update yesterday, and as I reiterated to her: I was only representing my views and reasons for setting up this petition, as it's impossible to include what was over 900 different voices at the time. I did pass on comments emailed to me and posted here to try to include as many of these voices in the conversation as possible. I also made reference to some of these comments. As of now, there’s nothing conclusive that’s been decided on the Centre’s end. Jude highlighted that the current format is Thordis' format of choice, and that is one of the main reasons why the Centre’s taking time to consider how to move forward while taking into account the different voices in this conversation. I’ve been sent the Centre’s statement (in the words of Jude) in response to the petition. The statement reflects many of the points made by Jude in the conversation we had, which we elaborated on and debated. The statement is pasted below. I will update you as soon as I hear back from the Centre. Solidarity. Southbank Centre statement  "Rape is one of the most complex and difficult issues that all societies around the world struggle to deal with, every day. Conversations about blame are mostly focused around the survivor not the perpetrator.   "We programmed this talk for one woman to share her journey of coming to terms with the devastating impact of her rape and her decision to invite her perpetrator to take full responsibility for his actions.  "As demonstrated by the strength of feedback around this talk, the sensitivity of this issue hugely divides opinion and we are taking the time to listen to different viewpoints before deciding the most appropriate way forward."