To mark Holocaust Memorial Day
A semi-staged reading of Theresa
28 January 2024
19.00-21.00 Doors open 18.30pm
Burgh House, New End Square, London, NW3 1LT
Theresa is based on the real life of Viennese Jew Theresa Steiner, who was betrayed to the Nazis by the British authorities on the island of Guernsey. Along with other Jewish women living on the island, Theresa Steiner was sent from Guernsey to Auschwitz, where she was gassed.
This is the story of the only British territory to be invaded by the Nazis and the play reveals a secret history of large scale collaboration.
Read more: THERESA – Julia Pascal PLAYWRIGHT, DIRECTOR, JOURNALIST, SCHOLAR