About
Join Gary Barwin and Ferdia Lennon for a conversation about comedy in the face of death, and the surprising ways humour can help us navigate grief, loss and suffering. In The Comedian’s Book of the Dead, Barwin presents Death as a comedian whose journey into the underworld forces him to confront love, loss and fatherhood. In Lennon’s Glorious Exploits, two friends in wartime Syracuse turn to theatre, staging Medea with Athenian prisoners and discovering the power of art to create connection in a time of conflict. Together, they explore how storytelling, humour and human connection can help us hold on to our humanity.
Published by Book*hug Press
Published by Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
Gary Barwin is a writer, composer and multimedia artist whose nationally bestselling novel Yiddish for Pirates was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award and the Giller Prize, and won the Leacock Medal. abcdefy
Dates & Times
Tickets
Under 30 $79
Under 30 $79
Excludes Masterclasses.
Under 30 $15
5-Day Festival Pass includes Barbara Kingsolver and East West Street: A Song of Good & Evil .
2-Day Weekend and 1-Day Passes do not include Winter Garden Theatre events.
Venue
Emmanuel College Chapel, Room 319
