A free-to-watch conversation between award-winning writers Karen Armstrong, Amin Maalouf and Esther Woolfson and Complicité’s Artistic Director Simon McBurney will be held live on the theatre company’s YouTube channel on 8 December at 7.30pm.

Hosted by Woolfson, the panelists will discuss stories: why we tell them, what they do, and, in particular, the story of how we got to where we are now.

Armstrong and Maalouf will explore issues of identity, society, politics and religion with insight, rigour and clarity of thought. Simon McBurney has been described as an extraordinary mix of actor, auteur and anthropologist. Together, with host Esther Woolfson, they will delve into the past, unpick the present and gaze into an uncertain future to explore the role of storytellers in an era of division, noise and ever accelerating change.

The conversation can be viewed here on the above date.