Hitchcock & Bernstein: The Film
Jewish Book Week
| Henry Goodman | speaker |
|---|---|
| Geoffrey Streatfeild | speaker |
| Martin Jameson | speaker |
| Toby Haggith | speaker |
| Tim Samuels | chair |
Discover the true story of Alfred Hitchcock’s involvement in the harrowing effort to document the unimaginable, with an exclusive staged reading starring Henry Goodman as Sidney Bernstein.
April 1945: a Ministry of Information film crew enters Bergen-Belsen to document Holocaust atrocities many already refused to believe. Shaken by the footage, unit head Sidney Bernstein wrestles with how to do justice to such suffering and seeks advice from his friend Alfred Hitchcock. Guided by him, Bernstein shapes an irrefutable cinematic record from material shot by British combat cameramen. In this exclusive staged reading of Martin Jameson’s radio play, acclaimed actors Henry Goodman and Geoffrey Streatfeild bring key figures to life as they confront the burden of showing the world the truth.
This event will last approximately 90 minutes, with no interval.
In memory of Adrianne & Clive Marks OBE
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Getting here
Kings Place is situated just a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross and St Pancras stations, one of the most connected locations in London and now the biggest transport hub in Europe.
Our address is:
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
The Venue
Our performance spaces are situated on the lower ground floor. Hall One, Hall Two and St Pancras are located in level -2, reached by stairs, escalator and lift from the ground floor entrance level.
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Food & Drink
Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
Recently re-furbished and now open with a new look, the Green & Fortune Café is open for selected concerts. Serving hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, salads, soup, stew and a pie of the day, alongside a choice of cakes made by the on-site bakery team. See here for selected concert dates and standard opening hours.
Henry Goodman
Henry Goodman is a multi-award-winning actor, including Olivier Awards for The Merchant of Venice and Assassins. Most recently seen in Golda and HBO’s The Regime, his stage credits include Broadway, the West End, the National Theatre, and Chichester and on screen Yes, Prime Minister, Notting Hill, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Their Finest.
Geoffrey Streatfeild
RADA-trained Geoffrey Streatfeild is a highly accomplished stage and screen actor. His recent theatre work includes leading in A School for Scandal at the RSC, A Mirror opposite Jonny Lee Miller at the Almeida and in the West End. Currently, we can see him on stage as Polonius in Hamlet at the National Theatre. His television credits include Anatomy of a Scandal, Until I Kill You, The Hollow Crown, The Thick of It, Spooks, Endeavour and Traitors, alongside film roles in Rush, Match Point, The Lady in the Van and Kinky Boots.
Martin Jameson
Martin Jameson has worked for more than 30 years as a writer, director and producer on stage, TV and radio. In theatre, he has directed at venues such as The Young Vic, Nottingham and Leeds Playhouses as well as York Theatre Royal. His TV credits include nearly 50 episodes of Casualty and Holby and as many more on shows such as Emmerdale, Children’s Ward, The Bill, EastEnders and The Dumping Ground, and on radio he has over a hundred drama credits to his name, including original, series and adaptations, with many awards and nominations along the way. He is currently writing a memoir exploring a complex family connection to the darker corners of 1930s British politics.
Toby Haggith
Dr Toby Haggith is a historian who joined IWM’s Film Department in 1988. He is now a Senior Curator in the Department of Second World War and Mid-20th Century Conflict.
Tim Samuels
Tim Samuels is an award-winning documentary-maker and broadcaster who has reported around the world for the BBC and National Geographic TV. Tim has won three Royal Television Society awards and best documentary at the World Television Festival. He covered the October 7th attacks on the ground for The Free Press. He is the author of the best-selling book Who Stole My Spear? How to be a Man in the 21st Century..