Verdurin is a space for serious, engaged, and occasionally difficult conversations on vital aspects of today’s culture. We are committed to free expression and welcome diverse views. Our events will nurture debate without insisting that it leads to shallow agreement.
Our events include screenings, lectures, and reading groups on topics such as conspiracy theory and non-contemporary art history, as well as artistic interventions.
Laurence Olivier’s Henry V
with Oliver Bennett Nitrate Film: Saint Crispin’s Day
6 July 2026
Shakespeare’s Henry V bookends the Second World War. How did Olivier turn the consumers of history into its protagonists?
Inside the Panopticon
Jacob Siegel
23 June 2026
The information age is here. It’s just not evenly distributed.
Cinema Cruelty
Fortnightly
A screening series exploring moral and social questions and examining cruelty, suffering, and evil in filmic artefacts chosen by members.
