On Saturday night, Richard suffered a minor stroke. He is expected, in time, to make a full or near full recovery as he is already at home recuperating. Unfortunately, this means Richard will be unable to make his planned Australian and New Zealand tour. He is very disappointed but looks forward to renewing his plans in the not too distant future. Current ticket holders can expect a full refund in due course. For any immediate concerns, please contact our Box Office on 07 3358 8600. 

A fascinating evening with the world’s most famous atheist.

Richard Dawkins was voted by Prospect Magazine as the World’s Top Thinker and is a pioneering scientist, public thinker and an internationally famous provocateur.

But where did he come from? Who and what shaped and formed the child who became the man who would influence and affect so many? With biology in his DNA, this son of enthusiastic naturalists and connected genetically to a family of successful scientists was bound to live a life of science. But what are the influences that have shaped his life and intellectual development? Who and what inspires him?

Richard Dawkins will discuss Brief Candle in the Dark the second installment of his memoirs tracing the threads that have run through his life so far and honing in on the key individuals, institutions and ideas that have inspired and motivated him. Be enthralled as he shares his fascinating insights and views on science throughout his life’s work as thinker, teacher and writer.