{"title": "Hope Working Group: Nihilism and Hope in Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Tempest", "start": "2026-11-12T15:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "University of Westminster", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/classics", "society/philosophy"], "description": "The Hope Working Group hosts a talk titled \"Nihilism and Hope in Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Tempest\" at the University of Westminster. The speaker is Seán Molloy, a Reader in International Relations at the University of Kent, who has also taught at Edinburgh, Glasgow and Sussex and published two books. 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Theatre Festival and The Playground Theatre present the show, whose cast plays multiple roles in a surreal battle to rewrite destiny and reclaim their stories from their tyrannical creator. It blends farce, parody, and meta-theatre and is recommended for ages 15 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/unshakespearean-nightmares-65864/", "official_url": "https://www.theplaygroundtheatre.org.uk/projects/unshakespeareannightmares", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0c8351e37d2fe144a7517d708c1896ce00f57c8905e3aef963bad633c63dca1a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "A Night with the Madpo3t: showcasing 'Po3tryVent: Before I Self Destruct'", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "SOAS University of London", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word", "society/mental-health"], "description": "A 90-minute live performance event titled 'A Night with the Madpo3t: showcasing Po3tryVent: Before I Self Destruct'. Acclaimed creator Madpo3t presents his latest work, Po3tryVent: Before I Self Destruct, a kinetic exploration of survival, mental architecture, and turning chaos into art through high-energy, unfiltered spoken word. A live Q&A on the realities of the creative process follows.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/a-night-with-the-madpo3t-showcasing-po3tryvent-before-i-self-43670/", "official_url": "https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/night-madpo3t-showcasing-po3tryvent-i-self-destruct", "image": "https://noky.io/images/221f583bc312da52872f92aba2620d1d55ac8d11853b8a880d52f00a87d123c9-600.webp"}]}