When

02 Mar 2026, 7:30pm

Where

Adelaide Town Hall

Adelaide Town Hall

Access

Venue & access info here

Tickets

Adult
A Res $59 | B Res $49
Festival Friends
A Res $50 | B Res $42
Concession*
A Res $47 | B Res $39
Under 40**
A Res $40 | B Res $40
Full-time student^
A Res $30 | B Res $25

Transaction fees apply
* Pensioner, Health Care Card holder, MEAA/Actors’ Equity member. NOTE: Commonwealth Senior Health and Seniors Cards are ineligible for concession
** Limited capacity, ID required
^ ID required

Duration

1hr

M Gessen, one of the world’s most influential intellectuals and a convicted criminal in absentia according to Vladimir Putin, reflects on the uses and abuses of language in Kyiv, Mar-a-Lago and Gaza. Marshall McLuhan in the 1960s coined the phrase “the medium is the message”. In conversation with Tony Jones, M Gessen explores how Trump, Putin, and Netanyahu have exploited the proliferation of platforms, ignored the evidence and played with the polity’s susceptibility to fear.

Participants

M Gessen

Tony Jones

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