Of Children, Animals, and Hunger Artists: Kristin Scott Thomas reads Kafka

Dates

12 November 2024

Times

17:30 to 18:45

Location

Holywell Music Building

Dame Kristin Scott Thomas will be reading aloud a sequence of unforgettable short stories selected from Kafka’s archive. As the centenary year of the death of Franz Kafka draws to a close, we uplift the overlooked idea of community in the iconic writing of one of literature’s most creative voices. Regularly reading his work aloud to friends and family, and attending "Rezitationen" (recitals), Kafka's love of this hybrid acoustic form is well documented. In tribute to his diary entries on the power of the voice, join us to hear Dame Kristin Scott Thomas read aloud a sequence of unforgettable short stories selected from Kafka’s archive – alternately funny and absurd; bizarre and troubling; captivating and unsettling.

Dame Kristin Scott Thomas DBE is a British-French actor, A five-time BAFTA Award and Olivier Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Four Weddings and a Funeral, and the Olivier Award for Best Actress for the Royal Court revival of The Seagull. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for The English Patient.

The research for this event is supported by the Kafka's Transformative Communities project in collaboration with Bold Tendencies, a not-for-profit arts organisation based in the rooftop spaces at Peckham Multi-Storey Car Park in South London.

Tickets are £12.00 or £5.00 for students.