Opening event of the Night of Ideas 2025 recorded on 6 February 2025.

 

Programme:

  • HE Hélène Duchêne, French Ambassador to the UK, launched the Night of Ideas 2025.
  • Opening address by Thomas Jolly, actor and stage director, Artistic Director of the 2024 Olympic Games ceremonies, and Alexander Zeldin, writer and director for theatre and film.
  • Followed by a conversation with Thomas Jolly and Alexander Zeldin, chaired by Anissia Morel, Director of the Institut français du Royaume-Uni. Interpreter: Axelle Oxborrow 
 
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