Professor David Peimer
Oscar Wilde: Satire, Irony, Brilliant Wit
Summary
Oscar Wilde’s plays, books and aphorisms are legendary. But it is his wit, satire and razor-sharp subversion of the morals, conventions and ideas of society that resonates today. As Shakespeare wrote: ‘’There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so’’
Professor David Peimer
David Peimer is a Professor of Literature, Film and Theatre in the UK. He has worked for the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, New York University (Global Division) and was a Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University. Born in South Africa, David has won numerous awards for playwriting and directing in New York, UK, Berlin, EU Parliament (Brussels), Athens, Budapest, Zululand and more. He has most recently directed Dame Janet Suzman in his own play, Joanna’s Story, at London Jewish Book Week. He has published widely with books including: Armed Response: Plays from South Africa, the digital book, Theatre in the Camps. He is on the board of the Pinter Centre (London), and has been involved with the Mandela Foundation, Vaclav Havel Foundation and directed a range of plays at Mr Havel’s Prague theatre.