WORDS,
oceans
of spoken,
written,
sung WORDS
• in novels,
plays,
notes,
poems,
headlines,
crosswords…
• current
or traditional,
formal
or informal,
in print
or in
memory,
local
or foreign….
The Lit
Group
aims to
celebrate
words
in all
their
variety,
to bring
professional
wordsmiths
and actors
to inspire
our own
efforts
and to
crush
into the
“LITERATURE”
category
all the
things
we’d really
like to
do, see
and hear.
Come on,
join in!
Feel free
to call
01625
573413
with any
queries
or email
jose.spinks@ntlworld.com
who can
let you
know the
current
state
of play
or put
you in
touch
with people
working
on particular
lit.projects.
for
readers
#23 A
Good Read
Bollington
Library
hosts
group
discussion
of Bernard
Schlink’s
novel
“The Reader”
– of Kate
Winslet
Oscar
fame and
an excellent
read too.
With nibbles.
May 12th
, Bollington
Library,
7pm £2
#39 Caroline
Lawrence
Talking
about
her popular
Roman
Adventures,
in a toga
and with
artefacts.
Ages 7-11:
no unaccompanied
children.
May 16th
Civic
Hall,
10am £5/2
#41 Caroline
Lawrence
Tips on
how to
write
a mystery
story.
Light
lunch.
Ages 10-13
parents.
May 16th,
Civic
Hall,
12midday,
£10
#64 Stephen
Booth
Digging
up his
literary
crimes
in the
Peak District.
May 20th
, Arts
Centre,
6pm £6/4
for
poetry
people
#30 Carol Ann
Duffy (Poet Laureate)
will read
a selection
from her
highly-respected
poetry
collections.
Book-signing
also.
May 14th,
Methodist
Church,
7.30pm
£10/4
#63 Poetry
Please
Listen
to various
locals,
Cheshire
Poet Laureates
and brave
volunteers
who step
up to
the “Open
Mic” to
read their
own work.
Enjoy
some lunch
afterwards.
A perfect
combination!
May 20th
, Bridgend
Centre,
10.30am
£5
#67 Poets
Overheard:
Jackie
Kay &
Michael
Symmons
Roberts
In Conversation.
Listen
in as
two internationally-reknowned
poets
exchange
ideas
and anecdotes
about
poems
and what
words
mean to
them.
Ask your
own questions.
Chaired
by David
Ward.
May 21st,
Methodist
Church,
7.30pm,
£6
for
theatre
wallahs
#2,12
The Importance
of Being
Earnest.
Simply
sit back
at the
Arts Centre
and enjoy
the Festival
Player’s
performance
of Oscar
Wilde’s
classic,
an outrageous
play of
manners,
handbags
and Bunburying.
May 8th
9th
Bollington
Arts Centre,
7.30pm
£7/5
#21 The
Tragical
History
of Dr
Faustus
Third
Party
Productions
brings
you their
exciting
take on
Marlowe’s
damned
fine play.
Expect
music,
magic
and the
unexpected.
May 11th,
Festival
Marquee,
8pm, £10/6
#29 Costumes
of Cranford
Enjoy
the History
Wardrobe
Company’s
fascinating
mix of
fashion,
history
and literature
in performance
in the
stately
surroundings
of Shrigley
Hall Hotel.
Appreciate
real and
replica
clothing
the last
raffish
gasp,
the exuberance
of 1830’s
“Elegant
Economy”.
Take tea
if you
wish.
May 14th,
Barcelo
Shrigley
Hall Hotel,
2.30pm,
£10
#80 Wind
in the
Willows
Bring
the family
to enjoy
to the
Leeds
Library
Theatre’s
delightful
version
of this
enchanting
tale,
with songs
and humour.
May 23rd
, Festival
marquee
2pm, £8/5
#84 Weekend
Breaks
John Godber’s
racy comedy
reveals
the nightmare
of some
family
holidays.
Leeds
Library
Theatre
again.
May 23rd
Festival
Marquee
5pm £10/6
for
quiz fans
&
lovers
of textiles
&
print
#61 Based
On The
Book Teams
of up
to six
bookworms
compete
for glory
in this
quiz evening.
The Bar
is open
to refresh
the literary
memory!
May 19th,
Bollington
Arts Centre,
7.30 £6
per team<6
#74 Dye
Print
Stitch
Join Brenda
King in
the Arts
and Crafts
interior
of St
Oswald’s
Church
to learn
about
Thomas
and ElizabethWardle,
a dye
works
in Leek,
and William
Morris
textiles.
Enjoy
a small
exhibition
especially
mounted
for this
Festival
weekend.
May 22nd
St Oswald’s
Church,
Bollington
Cross,
6pm £6/4.
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