The Friends of the McGill Library and Blue Metropolis Festival present the 2023 Hugh MacLennan Lecture, an evening with renowned author, actor and playwright, Ann-Marie MacDonald.

The award-winning and best-selling author chats about the creative process and the relationship between playwriting, acting, and writing fiction. With the recent
premiere of her play, Hamlet 911, the national tour of the adaptation of Fall On Your Knees, and the publication of her new novel, FAYNE, Ann-Marie is ready to dive into themes that drive and haunt her work. From gender and identity, to science, magic, sex and spirituality, Ann-Marie spins, topples and tilts the dominant cultural gaze, and asks us to re-imagine our lives, our species, and our planet. Join us for a lively, provocative and, yes, highly hopeful conversation.   

The event will be moderated by Professor Erin Hurley, Chair of McGill's English Department, whose teaching areas are Quebecois theatre and cultural performance; national performatives; theatre historiography; performance studies; dramatic theory; 20th century theatre; feminist and LGBTQ theatre. Professor Hurley is currently researching English language drama, theatre and performance in Quebec from 1945 to 2010 using a mix of archival and research-creation methods. She continues to follow contemporary performance by women artists in Quebec.

Please note that this event is hybrid.

· To register for the ONLINE event, click here.

· To register for the IN-PERSON event, click here.

If you register to attend online, the YouTube link will be emailed to you before the lecture.

The 2023 MacLennan Lecture is generously supported by Donald Walcot.