REMEMBER THIS: THE LESSON OF JAN KARSKI

An exclusive abridged version of this powerful solo play featuring Oscar-nominated actor David Strathairn as Jan Karski, Polish World War II hero, Holocaust witness and beloved professor at Georgetown University.

David Strathairn

Actor
Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics, USA
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David Strathairn is an internationally renowned actor who has worked predominantly in the US, in theatre, film, and television productions since 1980. Strathairn values his collaborations with the many playwrights with whom he has had the privilege of working include Harold Pinter, Tom Stoppard, Wajdi Mouawad, Clarke Young and Derek Goldman, Tony Kushner, Bryan Doerries, and Richard Nelson, as highly as his work with screenwriters and directors such as John Sayles, George Clooney and Grant Heslov, Steven Spielberg, Hossein Amini, and James Watkins.

Performer Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski, Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics

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Joining as a Trustee is Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies and Assistant Principal for Religion and Society at the University of Edinburgh. She is known internationally as a public intellectual and is a regular commentator in the media.

Dan Mulhall will be joining the board as a Trustee. Dan is a retired Irish diplomat, academic and published author. He is the current Parnell Fellow at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge and is a consultant with the global law firm DLA Piper.

Also joining as a Trustee is Professor Gayle McPherson, Professor of Events and Cultural Policy and Director of the Centre for Culture, Sport and Events at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS). She is also a member of the European Cultural Parliament.

Joining us as a Trustee is Stephen Gethins, Professor of International Affairs at the University of St Andrews. Prior to that, Stephen was MP for North East Fife, the SNP International affairs spokesperson and was twice selected to sit on the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.

Joining in the role of Chair is Shonaig Macpherson CBE, an experienced Chair and non-executive director used to working at the most senior levels of government, private, public and third sectors.

If you're interested in attending Edinburgh International Culture Summit 2022 as media, interviews with contributors and ministers, or photo opportunities, please contact Susie Gray at susie@thecornershoppr.com or 07834 073795.

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