Shakespeare's Kings and Queens
About This Event
Many of Shakespeare's plays deal with monarchs and our perception of their reigns is coloured by his plays. How much is fact and how much is fiction? Join 4MBS Classic FM General Manager Gary Thorpe OAM and our Festival String Quartet for live music and discussion - a regal prelude to the 20th annual 4MBS Brisbane Shakespeare Festival.
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Carindale Library
Carindale Library, Westfield Carindale, 1151 Creek Road (near Millennium Boulevard), Carindale
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Shakespeare's Kings and Queens
Many of Shakespeare's plays deal with monarchs and our perception of their reigns is coloured by his plays. How much is fact and how much is fiction? Join 4MBS Classic FM General Manager Gary Thorpe OAM and our Festival String Quartet for live music and discussion - a regal prelude to the 20th annual 4MBS Brisbane Shakespeare Festival.
Shakespeare's Kings and Queens
Many of Shakespeare's plays deal with monarchs and our perception of their reigns is coloured by his plays. How much is fact and how much is fiction? Join 4MBS Classic FM General Manager Gary Thorpe OAM and our Festival String Quartet for live music and discussion - a regal prelude to the 20th annual 4MBS Brisbane Shakespeare Festival.
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