When In Rome
In a bid to make the subject both accessible and funny, Horne takes the audience on a journey to Rome, accompanied only by his faithful but non-Latin-speaking assistant Tim Key and an almanac.
There are people around who claim to teach basic languages like Spanish and Japanese in as little as four weeks. Ignore these people. Horne will teach you Latin in an hour. By combining the techniques of Michel Thomas and Paul McKenna and the strategies of the Fighting Fantasy Choose Your Own Adventure Gamebook series, Horne has created a programme which anyone can enter and everyone can enjoy.
It’s innovative, imaginative and interactive. The audience makes decisions to decide which direction the show goes. They can learn as little or as much as they like. Drunk people can come along too. What you have to remember is that it’s also a comedy show. If it comes down to a choice between an ablative absolute and a pun, you’ll probably get both. What I’m saying is – there’s something for everyone.
Latin is a tricky subject. No-one likes to talk about. Even fewer people like to listen to someone talking about it. But now, at last, Alex Horne is going to talk about it and some people are going to like listening to him talk about it. Good luck.