An Evening with Mary Beard
About This Event
Renowned classicist Dame Mary Beard brings Talking Classics to Her Majesty's Theatre — lively stories, curious facts and ancient parallels for our modern world. Fri 20 Nov 2026.
What connects revolutionaries, dictators, Bob Dylan and Beyoncé?
Join renowned classicist and historian Dame Mary Beard as she brings her treasure trove of lively stories, curious facts and ancient parallels to the stage in An Evening with Mary Beard: Talking Classics.
Cambridge Professor of Classics, bestselling author of SPQR and Emperor of Rome, and the presenter behind acclaimed BBC series on ancient Rome and Pompeii, Beard has spent a career making the ancient world feel urgent and alive. Expect razor-sharp wit, unexpected connections between antiquity and today, and a thoroughly modern take on the classics.
Performance:
Fri 20 Nov 2026 — 7:30 PM
Venue: Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide
Presented by FANE. Australian tour also visits Hamer Hall Melbourne (22 Nov) and Riverside Theatre Perth (27 Nov).
