Esther Perel, the psychotherapist behind Mating in Captivity, hosts an evening on the forgotten rituals of connection between strangers, friends and lovers.
Esther Perel, the psychotherapist and author of Mating in Captivity, brings her evening Strangers, Friends, and Lovers to The London Palladium in the West End on Tuesday 23 March 2027.
Perel was born in Antwerp to parents who survived the Holocaust. She speaks nine languages and runs a therapy practice in New York City.
Mating in Captivity and The State of Affairs have been translated into more than 30 languages. Her TED talks have 50 million views, and she hosts the podcast Where Should We Begin?
She also advises the dating app Hinge and Culture Amp on human connection, and writes Entre Nous with Esther Perel.
The evening starts from a question about the present. People have never had more ways to connect, yet love, friendship and family feel harder to reach than ever.
Perel built the night as an immersive experience in a room of strangers. It revives old rituals of connection and asks whether the future of our relationships begins there.