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Eugène Ionesco's /Exit The King/ <https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/exit-the-king> is currently on at the National Theatre (I really enjoyed it, there's a fantastic telescope prop <https://twitter.com/MattAmer/status/1021732137366679553> too) and I thought this discussion on death might be of interest. The premise of the absurdist, tragicomic play is that the 400 year old King Bèrenger I wakes up one day to discover that he's "going to die at the end of the play", and how he reacts to that news (!). This discussion, at 4.30pm, is part of three talks on the same day: between 3 and 4pm Rhys Ifans (King Bèrenger I) and Indira Varma <https://twitter.com/indyv9> (Queen Marguerite) will talk about their roles and from 6-6.45pm director and adapter Patrick Marber <https://twitter.com/Pmarber> will talk about staging the play. There's a discount for all three talks, or £7 each. Jo (psci-com owner) Thursday 6th September 2018 - 4.30-5.30pm https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/three-perspectives-dying Dying and death is something we will all experience in our lifetime: the loss of a loved one, fear of dying or perhaps trying to extend our lives. Malika Booker, Rachel Clarke and Tony Walter explore different perspectives on dying. Malika Booker <https://twitter.com/Malikabooker> is a British Caribbean writer, Her collection /Pepper Seed /was published by Peepal Tree Press in 2013 and The Penguin Modern Poets Series 3 in 2017. She is currently a LHRI Fellow at Leeds University where she is conducting a creative research project gathering memories and anecdotes about Caribbean funerals, wakes and nine nights. Rachel Clarke <https://twitter.com/doctor_oxford> is a current NHS doctor, former television journalist and author of /Your Life in My Hands/. She works in palliative medicine, believing that helping patients at the end of life experience the best quality life possible, is priceless. Professor Tony Walter <https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/persons/tony-walter> is a sociologist who works with the University of Bath's Centre for Death & Society. He has written and lectured on diverse aspects of death in the modern world. His latest book is /What Death Means Now/ (Policy Press). There are three talks happening on Thu 6 Sep: 3 – 4pm, Actors Rhys Ifans and Indira Varma <https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/actors-rhys-ifans-and-indira-varma-exit-king> 4.30 – 5.30pm, Three Perspectives on Dying 6 – 6.45pm, Director and Adapter Patrick Marber on Exit the King <https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/director-and-adapter-patrick-marber-exit-king> To buy a ticket for all three talks at the reduced price of £15/£12, please *click here* <https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/exit-king-talks-combined-ticket> Tickets for individual talks £7 (£5 concessions). -- /I work Monday to Thursday./ Jo Brodie [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> / [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Public Engagement Co-ordinator, CS4FN (QMUL, EECS) - Mon & Tue CAS London Administrator, Computing At School (King's College London) - Wed & Thur - /until 16 August 2018/ - supporting computing teachers in London through CS4FN and Teaching London Computing resources ********************************************************************** psci-com how-to: Once subscribed, send emails for the list to [log in to unmask] If not subscribed, either subscribe here https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=psci-com or send requests for items to be posted on your behalf to [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe (or silence messages while away) send an email (any subject) to [log in to unmask] with one of the following messages (ignoring text in brackets) • signoff psci-com (to leave the list) • set psci-com nomail (to stop receiving messages while on holiday) • set psci-com mail (to resume getting messages) Contact list owner at [log in to unmask] Small print and JISCMail acceptable use policy https://sites.google.com/site/pscicomjiscmail/the-small-print Contact Jisc Helpline: Email: [log in to unmask], Telephone: 0300 300 2212 **********************************************************************