15/01/2025
Shakespeare's Book: The Intertwined Lives Behind the First Folio talk with Dr Chris Laoutaris and Jo Durrant: https://www.stationers.org/events/detail/6272
Dive into the fascinating world of Shakespeare’s First Folio! In 1623, Mr William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies now known as the First Folio became the most expensive book of plays in English history. Of its 36 plays, 18 might have been lost forever without this monumental literary effort.
Date: Friday 24 January 2025
Ticket Price: £35
Venue: Stationers’ Hall
Schedule:
6:00 pm Drinks reception
6:30 pm Author and Academic Dr Chris Laoutaris in Conversation with Broadcaster, Podcaster and Event Host Jo Durrant
7:20 pm Q&A
7:30 pm Drinks and Sandwiches
8:00 pm Event Ends
Dress code: Business attire (ties optional)
Dr Chris Laoutaris is an Associate Professor at The Shakespeare Institute (University of Birmingham), in Shakespeare’s birthplace of Stratford-Upon-Avon. He is the author of Shakespeare’s Book: The Intertwined Lives Behind the First Folio (William Collins) which tells the story of the creation of the 1623 First Folio, and which was a BBC History Magazine Book of the Year, a BBC Radio 4 Front Row Non-Fiction Book of the Year, an Australian Book Review Book of the Year, a Telegraph India Best Non-Fiction ‘Page Turner’ of the Year, and a Financial Times Best Summer Book.
Jo Durrant is the award-winning presenter of the independent arts & science podcast ‘Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe’. She’s a highly respected and accomplished interviewer and event chair, and a familiar face at literature, history, and science festivals. For over 20 years Jo was a presenter, producer & reporter with BBC radio and interviewed hundreds of people, from Melanie C to Tim Peake. She is now freelance.
