David Olusoga: A Gun Through Time
Tickets go on sale from 10am Fri 8 Nov 2024.
Priority booking for Barbican members opens from 10am Thu 7 Nov 2024. Priority booking links will be shared via the Members' newsletter. Please get in touch if you haven't received it.
Tickets for this event are booked through Fane Productions’ Box Office
Known for his acclaimed documentaries Black and British: A Forgotten History and A House Through Time, David Olusoga offers remarkable storytelling in this powerful and enlightening social narrative.
Join David as he uncovers the story of three firearms that changed the world and the lives of our ancestors.
The Thompson Sub-Machine Gun was the wonder weapon that was supposed to end the slaughter of the First World War. But in the hands of the gangsters of Prohibition-era America it became the infamous ‘Tommy Gun’.
The Maxim gun enabled Europeans to conquer Africa in the 1890s, but 20 years later it became one of the biggest killers in European history when deployed on the Western Front. It is still being used on the battlefields of Ukraine.
The Lee Enfield rifle was woven into the lives of two generations of our ancestors. With 17 million of them produced it was the weapon the British Army took to war in 1914 and 1939.
See these legendary firearms up close on stage and delve into their mind-bending hidden social histories.
Presented by Fane. Tickets for this event are booked through Fane Productions’ Box Office
To book access tickets, please email Fane at [email protected], highlighting any access requirements they need to take into consideration to help you get the best experience.
Tickets go on sale from 10am Fri 8 Nov 2024.
Priority booking for Barbican members opens from 10am Thu 7 Nov 2024. Priority booking links will be shared via the Members' newsletter. Please get in touch if you haven't received it.
Tickets for this event are booked through Fane Productions’ Box Office
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