Talks and Screenings at the Folger

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The Folger Shakespeare Library hosts an array of talks and screenings—generally relating to other ongoing events in Folger Theatre, Folger Consort, or Exhibitions at the Folger—throughout the year.

Current season

Past seasons

2020s

2010s

2000s

  • Pre-Performance Exhibition Tour, November 25, 2009
  • Simon Reade: Dear Mr. Shakespeare, November 20, 2009
  • Derek Hirst to Lecture on “William Walwyn’s ‘Darling’: The Happy Life of an Ageing Former Radical”, November 19, 2009
  • Pre-Performance Exhibition Tour, November 18, 2009
  • Paul Collins, November 16, 2009
  • Perspectives on China: The Perpetual Discovery, November 10, 2009
  • Pre-Performance Exhibition Tour, October 4, 2009
  • Pre-Performance Exhibition Tour, October 3, 2009
  • Shakespeare Birthday Lecture: "Sensational Shakespeare", April 13, 2009
  • Words on Will: Marina Warner, April 9, 2009
  • Words on Will: Germaine Greer, March 23, 2009
  • Words on Will: Marjorie Garber, February 13, 2009
  • Truth, Lies, and Videotape: Media Coverage of the 2008 Presidential Campaign in Review, November 18, 2008
  • Words on Will: Jess Winfield, October 27, 2008
  • Pre-Performance Exhibition Tours, October 15, 2008–June 10, 2009
  • Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture: Alan Stewart: "How Shakespeare Made History", April 21, 2008
  • Words on Will: Shakespeare + Manga, March 31, 2008
  • Words on Will: Teller Talks, February 27, 2008
  • Words on Will: Jennifer Lee Carrell, January 25, 2008
  • Words on Will: Bill Bryson, October 29, 2007
  • Words on Will: Mercedes Ellington, May 15, 2007
  • Words on Will: Marjorie Garber, March 23, 2007
  • Words on Will: Samuel Crowl, February 5, 2007
  • Words on Will: Aliki, March 6, 2006
  • Words on Will: James Conlon, January 30, 2006
  • Words on Will: Peter Ackroyd, November 21, 2005