Join Debate London for a night of new friends, meeting community AND telling us why YOUR favourite fantasy universe is THE BEST!
This time we present a crowd favourite! A Balloon Debate!
A free-for-all debating event where our panel of debaters must compete for your vote each round or be voted off stage!
For the nights events we will be asking ourselves which fantasy universe is THE BEST. If we threw them all away tomorrow... what one would you keep?
sneak peak at a couple of fantasy universes competing for your vote include Lord of The Rings, Harry Potter AND the space epic - Star Wars. with 2 more to be revealed on the night.
WHAT IS A BALLOON DEBATE?
A light-hearted debate format which sees a panel of 5 or 6 debaters go head to head to stay in the balloon over a series of rounds in which panellists are voted off one at a time until only the winner remains. Normally, they are assigned a celebrity figure to represent, but anything goes and in past debates, speakers have represented everything from terrible Christmas gifts to the Seven Sins And even dating apps!
WHAT IS THIS ONE GOING TO BE ABOUT?
Our Favourite fantasy books & movies - not all of them (that would take way too long) but 5 or 6 - specifically which one is best and more importantly. In a world where we throw all books, stories and movies away, why this particular story should be saved.
HOW WILL IT WORK?
Our panellists will be challenged to debate each other in a range of different styles each round, including:
- only being allowed to talk up their Fantasy World in round 1
- only being allowed to talk down the other Fantasy Worlds in round 2
- Q&A with the audience in round 3
(where you get involved)
- freestyle debate in the final round
A blend of comedic timing and critical thinking (aka wit) will prove vital as they will be expected to make well thought-out arguments, but - since it is a social - will most likely be judged by how entertaining you, the audience, find them.
Food and drink available at the venue
