Thanks to the Arts Council of Great Britain, Libraries Connected and BBC Arts, Kingston School of Art and Kingston Libraries presents "Beyond Shelves"a series of interactive online events. Each event takes it's inspiration from books from the BBC's One Hundred Novels that shaped the World list.

“Behind this mask there is more than just flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea... and ideas are bulletproof.”

The first event is brought to you by Immersive Tales and is based on the graphic novel V for Vendetta. Much loved by comics aficionados and fans of dystopian fiction, the novel has become more than a literary phenomenon, it has taken on a life of it's own beyond the book shelves. One only has to switch on the news to see protestors in Hong Kong, Egypt or Wall St. wearing the now familiar mask. The power of the book's ideas, images and story is beyond fiction, or language, it's message is at the heart of what it is to break free from the shadows and to face adversity.

“Everybody is special. Everybody. Everybody is a hero, a lover, a fool, a villain. Everybody. Everybody has their story to tell.”

Alan Moore and David Lloyd's Iconic V for Vendetta is a parable of the modern age. It raises questions about society and how we view it and our complicitness in injustice. It looks at homophobia, fascism and anarchy and holds a mirror up to the people who we we elect to represent us. It is also at its centre a novel about being human in an inhumane world.

“You wear a mask for so long, you forget who you were beneath it.”

V is a mystery wrapped in an enigma. Victor or Villain? V is an everyman character that resonates with every generation and is more relevant now in an age where we happily become the "Big Brother" that Orwell warned us about.

Stephen Fry- "When ... first gave me a copy of the original I was absolutely astonished by its power, its passion and its smartness."

We hope you will join us in this production and be part of the enigma that is V for Vendetta.

Tickets are limited and will be issued one per person. We hope to release more tickets as we go based on popularity. You will be sent a zoom link which we ask you not to share. If your user name does not match the details we have you may not be admitted entry.

WARNING: This event is for a mature audience and will be recorded. Please do not share your zoom log in. Please set your screen to off if you do not want to feature in the recording. The likeness, images, the title V for Vendetta and characters from this book remain the sole copyright of DC comics and respectively Alan Moore and David Lloyd.