Book Debate: Baldwin vs Buckley tickets & see the historic Baldwin-Buckley debate live in London
Following critically-acclaimed runs in New York City, London, Chicago and Los Angeles, the radically-reimagined debate between Baldwin and Buckley storms the stages of London's West End!
- Date: 3rd - 7th February 2026
- Age Restrictions: 16+ only
- Duration: 1 hour
- Venue: Wilton's Music Hall, 1 Graces Alley, London E1 8JB
About Debate: Baldwin vs Buckley live in London's West End
“Is The American Dream At The Expense Of The American Negro?”
On February 18, 1965, an overflow crowd packed the Cambridge Union for a historic televised debate between James Baldwin - the voice of the civil rights movement - and William F. Buckley Jr., America’s leading conservative thinker.
It was a defining clash: Baldwin’s call for moral reckoning versus Buckley’s defense of the establishment, exposing the fractures at the heart of American democracy - divisions that still echo today.
In restaging this debate, Baldwin and Buckley’s words are told through contemporary voices.
Sixty years later, the arguments remain piercing, the stakes undiminished, the questions still demanding our attention.
Get ready to dive into the past with Debate. Book tickets today and have them delivered instantly via email & SMS!