Why Words Matter

Masha Gessen

Adelaide Writers' Week

Masha Gessen

Due to personal circumstances Masha Gessen has had to withdraw from Adelaide Writers’ Week 2025.

This session has unfortunately been cancelled. Ticket holders have been contacted via email.

Masha Gessen, one of the world’s most influential intellectuals and a convicted criminal in absentia according to Vladimir Putin, reflects on the uses and abuses of language in Kyiv, Mar-a-Lago and Gaza.

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WHEN

Mon 03 Mar, 7:30pm

WHERE

Adelaide Town Hall
128 King William St

TICKETS

Adult
A Res $59, B Res $49
Festival Friends
A Res $50, B Res $42
Concession (Pensioner, Health Care Card* holder, MEAA/Actors’ Equity member)
A Res $47, B Res $39
Under 30 (ID Required)
A Res $35, B Res $30
Full-time student (ID required)
A Res $30, B Res $25

Transaction fees apply. *Please note: The Commonwealth Senior Health and Seniors Cards are ineligible for concession-priced tickets.

DURATION

1hr, no interval

NOTE

Book your parking ahead of your show with UPark. Ten convenient city locations close to Adelaide Festival venues. For this show, your closest UPark is UPark Topham Mall. It will be open until midnight, with night and weekend parking from as little as $7 flat rate when you book online.

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