Written by Lauren
Rating: 5
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As a London Month of the Dead regular, I was chuffed to have an event around Christmas. The performance was fantastic and the atmosphere was perfect!
Description
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Talk/Panel Discussion
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Tickets from £12.50
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Over 18
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Wed, 1st Oct 2025 @ 19:00 - 21:00
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19:00 - 21:00
Why do we bury our dead—and what does it say about us?
Join cultural historian and author Roger Luckhurst for a fascinating talk exploring how humans across time and cultures have confronted the universal dilemma of what to do with the dead. From the grandeur of the Pyramids of Giza to the solemn cenotaphs of fallen soldiers, from catacombs to columbaria, Luckhurst weaves together art, history, literature, and popular culture to reveal the shifting landscapes of remembrance.
Roger will be launching his latest book 'Graveyards - A History of Living with the Dead' and his talk will move from ancient burial rites and religious traditions to Victorian grave-robbing, overcrowded urban cemeteries, and the rise of garden cemeteries. In an age of cremation, cryogenics, and digital memorials, are graveyards becoming relics themselves? With trademark wit and depth, Luckhurst invites us to consider the cultural, emotional, and architectural legacies of the dead—and what they leave behind for the living.
Tickets
£12 including a delightful gin cocktail and a 20% donation toward a
host of restoration works at Highgate Cemetery.
ROGER LUCKHURST
is Professor of
Nineteenth-Century Studies at Birkbeck College, University of
London and has written for the Financial Times, Guardian and London
Review of Books, as well as being a regular contributor for the
BBC. His books include "Gothic: An Illustrated
History" (T&H, 2021), "Zombies: A Cultural
History" (2015) and editions of novels by Bram Stoker,
Robert Louis Stevenson and H. P. Lovecraft.
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Tickets/Times
| Ticket | Event time | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Grave Matters | 19:00 - 21:30 | £12.50 |
Location
Address
The Chapel: HIghgate Cemetery West, Swains Lane, London, N6 6PJ
Nearest Station
Archway (Tube)
Organiser
A Curious Invitation and Antique Beat
Each year, Antique Beat and A Curious Invitation host London Month of the Dead, a festival of over 60 different events to inform, provoke and entertain on teh subject of mortality and the city.
Events include walks, talks, workshops, theatrical performances, storytelling, live-scored films, concerts, and visits to secret parts of the city.
Subjects span the cultural landscape from the forensic to the esoteric with an unparalleled range of speakers, performers, guides and experts.
Each year, London Month of the Dead donates 20% of ticket revenue to one of London's magnificent seven cemeteries.
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