Lunchtime Lectures – Shakespeare’s Magical Thinking by Dr Graham Atkin
Running fromNext event: Tuesday 18 July at 11.30am
- Free (drop in)
- Garret Theatre
Part of: Free activities and events
Part of: Free activities and events
Presented by Dr Graham Atkin
In A Midsummer Night’s Dream Shakespeare lets his imagination run riot, with hilarious results. Against the forbidding patriarchy of the Athenian court he sets the wild woods, a place of play, magical transformation and unrestricted love. Dr Atkin explores how Shakespeare ‘bodies forth the forms of things unknown’ in his much-loved comedy.
Lunchtime Lectures is a collaboration between Storyhouse and the University of Chester, providing an open platform for debate on a range of topics and fascinating subjects.
Our Lunchtime Lectures are videoed and archived for future viewing, by attending you give permission for us to do so – thanks!
Approx 60 mins
Tuesday 18 July | 11.30am | Garret Theatre |
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