Panel Discussion on Human Nature and Species Arrogance at Arcola Theatre

A panel discussion titled 'Talk: Are Human Beings Overrated?' will be held at London's Arcola Theatre on Saturday 7 April at 5.30pm. Chaired by Dr Wendy Earle, the impact development officer at Birkbeck, the event features participants including writer Will Self, journalist Timandra Harkness, Dr Peter Misch from Maudsley Hospital, and Mark Rappolt, editor-in-chief of ArtReview and ArtReview Asia. Organized in conjunction with Patrick Marmion's theatre adaptation of Self's 1997 novel Great Apes, the conversation will explore definitions of humanity and differences from other animals, while critiquing human species arrogance. The discussion takes place in Studio 4 and is free for those with tickets to the play, requiring booking in advance. This event is presented by ArtReview, leveraging the novel's themes to provoke debate on contemporary human identity.