In Spring 2010, Stephen Venables will be bringing one of the greatest legends of exploration alive in his lecture show In the Steps of Shackleton, kindly sponsored by outdoor brand Mountain Equipment and leading adventure travel specialists World Expeditions.

DATES & VENUES

Please click on the links below to book tickets online directly from the venues box offices.   Please note booking fees may apply for online bookings. 

Tickets for Stephen's lecture at the Royal Geographical Society in London are being sold direclty by Speakers from the Edge.  Please note that we can only accept payment via Paypal or cheque at this time.

Stephen is the headline speaker at the Llanberis Mountain Film Festival - you can read about their entire programme of events here.  For tickets for Stephen's talk and the festival please click on the link below.

* PLEASE NOTE that venues with an asterisk next to them do not provide facilities for booking online at present.

MARCH
Fri 5             WARRINGTON Parr Hall                               01925 442345
Sat 6            LLANBERIS Mountain Film Festival             01286 870327/ 01286 871534
Sat 13         TUNBRIDGE WELLS Assembly Halls           01892 530613
Tues 16       BARROW-IN-FURNESS The Forum             01229 82 00 00
Thurs 18      CARDIGAN/ABERTEIFI Theatr Mwldan       01239 621200
Tues 23       EPSOM Epsom Playhouse*                          01372 742555
Wed 31        SOUTHSEA The King’s Theatre                   02392 828282
 

APRIL
Thurs 15    SHREWSBURY Shrewsbury Theatre             01743 281 281
Mon 19      WORTHING Pavilion Theatre                         01903 206206
Tues 20     LONDON Royal Geographical Society           0114 2508048
Thurs 22    DERBY Assembly Rooms                              01332 255 800
Fri 23        SOMERSET Strode Theatre                           01458 442846
Mon 26      KESWICK Theatre by the Lake                      017687 74411
Thurs 29   ANDOVER The Lights                                    01264 368368

MAY
Sat 1        LOUGHBOUROUGH Town Hall                      01509 231 914
Tues 4     MALVERN Malvern Theatres                           01684 892 277
Wed 5      EASTBOURNE Congress Theatre                   01323 412 000
Fri 7         STANLEY Lamplight Arts Centre                      01207 218894

SHOW SYNOPSIS

In the last ten years, Stephen has twice repeated Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famous crossing of South Georgia. One of the great epics of exploration, Shackleton’s treacherous expedition to cross Antarctica via the South Pole is a tale of escape and survival more miraculous than any fiction. Forced to set out in a lifeboat in search of help after his ship was crushed in the Antarctic ice, Shackleton made a sixteen day voyage 800 miles across the Southern Ocean. On reaching South Georgia, he and his companions continued on foot with no mountaineering equipment and minimal supplies, crossing thirty miles of unknown, unmapped glacial mountains.  They finally reached the whaling station of Stromness where they were able to summon a successful rescue for their remaining 22 companions marooned on board the ship. 

In the Foosteps of Shackleton from Speakers from the Edge on Vimeo.

The first Briton to climb Everest without supplementary oxygen, Stephen has enthralled audiences with stories of his adventures for over forty years.  In the Steps of Shackleton he brings Shackleton’s extraordinary expedition to life, using his highly acclaimed photos of his own expeditions to South Georgia and his natural gifts as a storyteller to illustrate this treacherous journey and capture the thrill of climbing, skiing and sailing in a place of such haunting beauty. 

“Stephen is a superb lecturer -  his slide shows are brilliantly illustrated, fast-paced, gripping, witty and full of fascinating historical background.”
Sir Chris Bonington

“Venables is superb on the terror and exhilaration of climbing.”
The Sunday Telegraph