# Event Details

- **Event Name**: An Evening with Mary Beard - Talking Classics
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 18 Nov, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+13:00)
- **Event Description**: What connects revolutionaries, dictators, Bob Dylan and Beyonce?  

Join renowned classicist and historian Mary Beard as she brings her treasure trove of lively stories, curious facts, and ancient gossip to the stage in An Evening with Mary Beard: Talking Classics.

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. 

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.

Presented by: Fane
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/an-evening-with-mary-beard-talking-classics/200030437044138
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 18

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Christchurch
- **state**: CA
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: 145 Gloucester Street, Christchurch, New Zealand 8011
- **lat**: -43.52972
- **long**: 172.63818
- **full address**: 145 Gloucester Street, Christchurch, New Zealand 8011, New Zealand

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is An Evening with Mary Beard - Talking Classics being held?
  - **A:** An Evening with Mary Beard - Talking Classics takes place on Wed, 18 Nov, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Wed, 18 Nov, 2026 at 07:30 pm at 145 Gloucester Street, Christchurch, New Zealand 8011, New Zealand.
- **Q**: Who is organizing An Evening with Mary Beard - Talking Classics?
  - **A:** An Evening with Mary Beard - Talking Classics is organized by Isaac Theatre Royal.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** An Evening with Mary Beard - Talking Classics 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 Christchurch, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If An Evening with Mary Beard - Talking Classics sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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