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LIVE AT KINGS PLACE
SUN 26 FEB 18.30–19.30
Murder at the Old Bailey
Wendy Joseph | Chair: Joshua Rozenberg
For 15 years Her Honour Wendy Joseph was one of just 16 judges
licensed to try murder cases at the Old Bailey – and the only woman.
In Unlawful Killings: Life, Love & Murder she shares her insight from
presiding over numerous high-profile cases, having previously
served as a criminal barrister for more than three decades.
Focusing on six dramatic murder and manslaughter cases she details
the inner workings of British law, removing the distinction between
‘them’ and ‘us’. In conversation with Joshua Rozenberg, host of
Radio 4’s Law in Action and author of Enemies of the People?
H1
18.30-19.30
£18.50
The Lives of Joseph Roth & Stefan Zweig
In Partnership with the National Library of Israel
Keiron Pim, Stefan Litt | Chair: Boyd Tonkin
After Hitler came to power in 1933, celebrated Austrian - and Jewish
- writers Joseph Roth and Stefan Zweig were forced to flee; Roth
that very day, boarding a train to Paris. The pair enjoyed a peculiar
friendship; in exile, the penniless but, in his own estimation, more
talented Roth depended on the commercially successful Zweig for
money. By 1942 they were both dead, Zweig by suicide, Roth from
alcohol poisoning. Endless Flight author Keiron Pim and National
Library of Israel curator Stefan Litt discuss their lives and works with
writer and critic Boyd Tonkin.
H2
18.30-19.30
£15
The Art of Survival
Sponsored by the Stern Family in memory of their aunt, Lady Zahava
Kohn; In Association with the Ben Uri Gallery and Museum
Maurice Blik | Chair: York Membery
Having survived the horrors of Bergen-Belsen as a child, Maurice
Blik moved to England following liberation, where the legacy of
some of the worst atrocities of the war remained silent until it found
a voice almost 40 years later in his sculpture.
Often reticent to discuss his work due to the painful experiences
behind them, the internationally acclaimed artist now takes ownership
of the narrative in his memoir. As Natasha Kaplinsky writes in the
foreword: “His searing childhood experiences profoundly shaped the
sculptor he was to become, renowned for works of majesty and lifeaffirming power.” In conversation with journalist York Membery.
StP
18.30-19.30
£9.50
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