Professor David Peimer
‘God on Trial’: Jewish Prisoners Put God on Trial in Auschwitz
Summary
Based on Elie Wiesel’s play, The Trial of God, the BBC put on a new television play in 2008 called God on Trial starring Sir Antony Sher. In the play, God is put on trial for abandoning the Jewish people. This talk will explore the televised play and its central premise.
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.