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An Evening with Mary Beard: Talking Classics | LiveBestselling author and renowned scholar Mary Beard has made a career of refusing to let the ancient world stay ancient.
Join her live on stage as she makes the case for why the classical world still matters to us, now more than ever, with her new book Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old.
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What connects revolutionaries, dictators, Bob Dylan and Beyonce?
You may ask: “What’s exciting about a piece of bread 4,000 years old? Or some pots of paint abandoned in the eruption at Pompeii? Why should we be bothered with the distant past anyway? What’s the point?”, and Mary answers!
The life, art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome have something to offer everyone, and the bestselling author of SPQR and Emperor of Rome has made a career of refusing to let the ancient world stay ancient.
‘Britain’s most famous classicist is at the peak of her powers’
— THE TIMES
In celebration of her latest book, Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old, Mary will be appearing in conversation with some very special guest hosts, and invites you to ask your burning questions, because The Classics are best explored through talking.
Talking Classics will be available at each event, and copies will be signed by Mary Beard after the show.
Show Dates
Wednesday 18 Nov 2026
Christchurch Isaac Royal
Thursday 19 Nov 2026
Auckland Kiri Te Kanawa
Friday 20 Nov 2026
Adelaide Her Majesty's Theatre
Sunday 22 Nov 2026
Melbourne Hamer Hall
Monday 23 Nov 2026
Sydney State Theatre
Tuesday 24 Nov 2026
Brisbane QPAC Concert Hall
Wednesday 25 Nov 2026
Canberra Theatre Centre
Friday 27 Nov 2026
Perth Riverside Theatre
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