Since it was first performed, Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar has been hailed as a gripping exploration of power, rhetoric and politics, and remained relentlessly relevant. Join us for this special lecture series where Australian academics delve into the play and its history, and unpack what Shakespeare’s political masterpiece tells us about our past, present and future.
SYDNEY
Thursday 19 February, 2026, 6:30pm
The Seed, Pier 2/3
With Associate Professor Huw Griffiths from The University of Sydney, an expert in sixteenth and seventeenth-century English literature and culture, with a focus on Shakespearean drama.
MELBOURNE
Thursday 19 March, 2026, 6:30pm
The University of Melbourne
With Professor David McInnis, Professor of Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama at The University of Melbourne, co-editor of Shakespeare Quarterly and currently editing Timon of Athens for the Arden Shakespeare 4th series.
CANBERRA
Thursday 26 March, 2026, 6:30pm
Venue to be Announced
With Dr Kate Flaherty from Australian National University, Senior Lecturer in English and Drama. Dr Flaherty is interested in the relationship between performed drama and public culture using Shakespeare as an expansive test case.
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Tickets to 2026 talks and events are exclusively available as part of a 2026 Season Package. Single tickets will be available from 6 November 2025.