# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Exploring Tolkien’s world
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 04:00 pm (+12:00)
- **Event Description**: A Conversation with Philippa Boyens and Giuseppe Pezzini about Tolkien's creative practice and the forthcoming film The Hunt for Gollum.About this EventTolkien often claimed that he did not so much invent his world as explore it, describing his creative process as a discovery of “what really happened”. The same approach guides the work of “other minds and hands” now extending Tolkien’s world, carrying that exploration forward through new artistic languages. While this process inevitably creates something new, it does so by researching and developing seeds, hints, and ideas already present in Tolkien’s work, scattered throughout his letters and posthumously published writings. This conversation will explore this kind of creative research, also focusing on the work behind the forthcoming filmThe Hunt for Gollum. It will also ask why this approach to storytelling matters – and why it feels especially relevant today.Venue: 260-051 OGGB5 Lecture TheatrePhilippa Boyens MNZM is an award-winning New Zealand writer and producer (and UoA alumna) who has co-written several films derived from Tolkien’s work, including the Academy Award-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit trilogy, as well as many others (King Kong, The Lovely Bones, etc.). She is co-writing and co-producing the forthcoming film The Hunt for Gollum. Giuseppe Pezzini is Professor of Latin Language and Literature at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. His main area of research is early Latin literature (3rd – 1st c. BCE). However, his interests also extend well beyond the ancient world, most notably modern English literature and its classical ancestry. This includes a monograph on Tolkien’s theory of imagination (CUP 2025). He is in Aotearoa to work on the forthcoming film The Hunt for Gollum.  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/f4c03fd0-a06f-11f1-a9b6-5f3c34d9259b-rimg-w566-h740-dcf8b8a8-gmir.jpg
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/auckland/exploring-tolkiens-world/100001998839389421
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, entertainment, theatre, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: NZD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Auckland
- **state**: AU
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Sir Owen G Glenn Building
- **lat**: -36.8531093
- **long**: 174.7715149
- **full address**: Sir Owen G Glenn Building, 12 Grafton Road, Auckland, New Zealand

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Exploring Tolkien’s world
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/351236db0450eca58fdc6e00147b1986a96335a9176bd59f37528617d58e0793-rimg-w768-h600-dce8d8c8-gmir.jpg?v=1787653814

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Exploring Tolkien s world being held?
  - **A:** Exploring Tolkien s world takes place on Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Sir Owen G Glenn Building, 12 Grafton Road, Auckland, New Zealand.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Exploring Tolkien s world?
  - **A:** Exploring Tolkien s world is organized by Faculty of Arts and Education.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Exploring Tolkien s world is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Auckland, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Exploring Tolkien s world sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

## Structured Data (JSON-LD)

```json
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "Event",
        "name": "Exploring Tolkien’s world",
        "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/351236db0450eca58fdc6e00147b1986a96335a9176bd59f37528617d58e0793-rimg-w768-h600-dce8d8c8-gmir.jpg?v=1787653814",
        "startDate": "2026-09-16T15:00:00+12:00",
        "endDate": "2026-09-16T16:00:00+12:00",
        "url": "https://allevents.in/auckland/exploring-tolkiens-world/100001998839389421",
        "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled",
        "location": {
            "@type": "Place",
            "name": "Sir Owen G Glenn Building",
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "streetAddress": "12 Grafton Road",
                "postalCode": "1010",
                "addressLocality": "Auckland",
                "addressRegion": "AU",
                "addressCountry": "NZ"
            },
            "geo": {
                "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
                "latitude": "-36.8531093",
                "longitude": "174.7715149"
            }
        },
        "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode",
        "description": "A Conversation with Philippa Boyens and Giuseppe Pezzini about Tolkien's creative practice and the forthcoming film The Hunt for Gollum.",
        "offers": [
            {
                "@type": "AggregateOffer",
                "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
                "priceCurrency": "NZD",
                "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-25",
                "availabilityEnds": "2026-09-16T16:00:00+12:00",
                "validFrom": "2026-08-25",
                "lowPrice": "0.00",
                "highPrice": "0.00",
                "price": "0.00",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/auckland/exploring-tolkiens-world/100001998839389421"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Offer",
                "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
                "priceCurrency": "NZD",
                "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-25",
                "availabilityEnds": "",
                "validFrom": "2026-08-25",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/auckland/exploring-tolkiens-world/100001998839389421",
                "price": 0,
                "name": "General Admission"
            }
        ],
        "organizer": [
            {
                "@type": "Organization",
                "name": "Faculty of Arts and Education",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/org/faculty-of-arts-and-education/26709008"
            }
        ]
    }
]
```