ALL is pleased to partner with local arts venues to build upon their performances with lectures that provide additional context and insight. These lectures are free, however registration is required. Tickets for performances are available through our partners.

Anthony Harding | 60 seats available
Friday, November 16
6:00pm - 6:30pm

Lear is Shakespeare’s bleakest, most profound tragedy. Often compared to Sophocles’ Theban plays, it was described by Polish critic Jan Kott as “the Shakespearean play of our time.” This talk will explore reasons for the play’s enduring power, and suggest key moments to look for in the NT Live production.

The NT Live production of "King Lear" will be shown at 7:00pm following the seminar. Tickets are available at the door. The price is $10 for ALL members.

For more information about the film series, please visit justuscoffee.com/ntlive.

Anthony Harding

Anthony Harding taught English literature at the University of Saskatchewan from 1974 to 2005, and now lives in Wolfville. He has a BA from the University of Manchester and a PhD from Cambridge. He continues to study and write about the literature of the early nineteenth century, recently contributing a chapter on religion and classical mythology in Keats’s poetry to John Keats in Context (Cambridge University Press, 2017).