Zoë delights the audience at Jewish Book Week grand finale

11 March 2019 22:31

Jewish Book Week 2019’s sold-out grand finale, Jewish Voices, took place at Kings Place in London on 10 March. Zoë played a key role in the event, which was billed as ‘a celebration of the power of words’ and encompassed everything from songs to speeches.

She had the audience in fits of giggles when giving the first reading of the night – Groucho Marx’s famous, witty letter to Warner Bros. about ownership of the name Casablanca – before dissolving into laughter herself! Zoe returned to the stage for an extract from Alan Bennett’s hugely successful play set in a northern grammar school, The History Boys, alongside fellow actors Henry Goodman and Janet Suzman, director Nicholas Hytner, newsreader Emily Maitlis and other well-known figures.

Such was the demand for tickets to Jewish Voices, a collaboration between the long-running festival and charity World Jewish Relief, that the event was relayed live to a second area of Kings Place to enable more literature fans to enjoy it.

Over the course of a couple of hours, Jewish Voices explored what it means to be a Jewish writer and member of the Jewish community, providing entertainment, insight and serious thought.

Everyone present is sure to have left feeling inspired.

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