Archive for the Literature Category

June 19th, 2010

Shakespeare under the stars at the Ludlow Festival

The medieval ruined castle of the bustling market town of Ludlow in Shropshire, is home each summer to the thriving Ludlow Festival. Festival highlight is always the open air Shakespeare within the castle grounds, which ends under a starry night sky.

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June 14th, 2010

Alice in Wonderland Family Festival in Shropshire

Blists Hill Victorian Town in Shropshire’s Ironbridge Gorge will be hosting a themed event during the weekend of 31st July and 1st August based on the much-loved Victorian novel, Alice in Wonderland by Charles Dodgson written, under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll.

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September 24th, 2009

Wimbledon Bookfest, 3rd – 11th October 2009

Now in its third year the Wimbledon Bookfest has become a firm fixture in the booklovers’ diary. The book festival encompasses fiction and non-fiction, political history and poetry, popular and literary novels, books on sport, music, gardening, books for experts and for infants.

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August 10th, 2009

Jane Austen Festival in Bath, 18th – 27th September ’09

The Jane Austen Festival will be making its annual return to the city of Bath this September, attracting people from around the world to celebrate the popular author’s writing, life in Bath and all things Regency. With all kinds of events taking place the highlights for the 2009 festival include a Guinness World Record attempt and a real-life Regency marriage!

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May 22nd, 2009

Simon Russell Beale on Shakespeare at the Institute of Psychoanalysis

Olivier and BAFTA award-winning actor Simon Russell Beale will talk about the performance of Shakespearean roles at the Institute of Psychoanalysis’ Ernest Jones lecture, to be held on June 21st, 2009.

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April 17th, 2009

It’s Official: From June 29th to July 11th, Patrick Stewart Is God!

This summer, the atmospheric setting of English Heritage site Monk Bretton Priory in Barnsley will be transformed into an outdoor theatre for the UK’s only traditional outdoor Mystery Play of the year. Audiences can look forward to a fortnight of performances taking place from June 29 – July 11.

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March 25th, 2009

KOCCA to introduce Korean Manhwa at Palazzo D’Accursio in Bologna

The Korea Culture and Content Agency (KOCCA, Representative: Kyung-mo An) is hosting a Special Exhibition on Korean Manhwa under the theme of Manhwa: The Exiting New Discovery at Palazzo D’Accursio in Bologna for 2 weeks

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December 30th, 2008

The Thorn Birds – World Premiere of an Epic Romantic Musical

The legend is that there is a bird which sings just once in its life. From the moment it leaves the nest, it ceaselessly searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it finds one. When it does, it tragically impales itself upon the longest, sharpest spine. But even as it dies it [...]

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December 27th, 2008

Baltimore Celebrates Poe’s Bicentennial Birthday With ‘Nevermore 2009′

2009 marks the bicentennial of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, one of the world’s greatest writers. To honour his strong links with the city, Baltimore is planning a series of birthday celebrations throughout the year, ‘Nevermore 2009 in Baltimore’ in which visitors can participate and commemorate the life and words of this beloved author.

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December 23rd, 2008

Bath Literature Festival, from 28th February to 8th March 2009

The full programme for the 2009 Bath Literature Festival, which will take place in the beautiful Georgian City from 28 February to 8 March, has now been revealed. Artistic Director, Sarah LeFanu, has based her programme on a number of strands running though the festival rather than a single theme.

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