programme - Ilkley Literature Festival
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20.<br />
Saturday 2nd October 7.30pm<br />
Kings Hall<br />
Shappi Khorsandi:<br />
A Beginner’s Guide<br />
to Acting English<br />
Known for her warm, witty stand up,<br />
Britain’s Best Young Female Comic<br />
takes us into her world as a six year old<br />
– and plunges us into the vibrant heart<br />
of a loud, loving Iranian family. Join<br />
Shappi Khorsandi as she grapples with<br />
her family’s escape from the Ayatollah,<br />
unfamiliar cheese sandwiches and the<br />
London of the 1970s.<br />
£9/7<br />
After Shappi head for event 23!<br />
Shappi Khorsandi<br />
ilkley literature festival 10<br />
with Skipton Building Society<br />
21.<br />
Saturday 2nd October 7.30pm<br />
St Margaret’s Hall<br />
The Brontës Revisited:<br />
Juliet Barker<br />
Juliet Barker’s biography, The Brontës,<br />
was the most radical reassessment<br />
of Yorkshire’s most famous literary<br />
family ever written.<br />
Now, sixteen years later, Juliet has<br />
completely revised and updated it,<br />
breathing new life into this modern<br />
classic. She talks about The Brontës<br />
and recently discovered material<br />
she has incorporated into this new<br />
edition.<br />
£5/3<br />
22.<br />
Saturday 2nd October 8pm<br />
<strong>Ilkley</strong> Playhouse Wharfeside<br />
A Tribute to Alan Plater<br />
Members of <strong>Ilkley</strong> Playhouse pay<br />
tribute to the much loved writer of<br />
Z Cars, Softly Softly and Close the<br />
Coalhouse Door, who died earlier this<br />
year. Brought up in Hull, Alan was a<br />
stalwart supporter of <strong>Ilkley</strong> <strong>Literature</strong><br />
<strong>Festival</strong> and always maintained his<br />
strong Yorkshire connection. Tonight<br />
includes extracts from his plays, TV<br />
work and books; ranging from the<br />
Beiderbecke trilogy to Peggy for You;<br />
and features, as backcloth, some of<br />
the jazz music he loved so much.<br />
A warm, funny and poignant evening<br />
is guaranteed.<br />
£5/3<br />
23.<br />
Saturday 2nd October<br />
9–10.30pm<br />
<strong>Ilkley</strong> Playhouse Wildman<br />
<strong>Ilkley</strong> Liming: spoken word<br />
meets carnival<br />
Featuring John Agard, Daljit<br />
Nagra and Charlie Dark with<br />
special guest Michelle Scally<br />
Clarke<br />
Based on a Trinidadian cultural<br />
institution, this evening will mash up<br />
Caribbean carnival sensibilities with<br />
dance music and poetry readings.<br />
Between sets by famous names, like<br />
poets John Agard, and Daljit Nagra<br />
and DJ Charlie Dark, the audience are<br />
invited to chat, dance and meet the<br />
artists over a beer.<br />
‘Amazing … one of a kind.’<br />
£7/5<br />
24.<br />
Sunday 3rd October 11am–1pm<br />
Manor House<br />
Linda Green: The Truth<br />
about Writing Chick Lit<br />
It’s not as easy as many people think<br />
to write commercial women’s fiction.<br />
It’s a tough market with demanding<br />
readers who want an original pageturning<br />
novel with unforgettable<br />
characters who will make them laugh<br />
and cry. Linda Green, author of three<br />
top 30 bestselling paperbacks, takes<br />
you through a sheaf of practical<br />
exercises to help your book stand out<br />
from the crowd.<br />
£12/8<br />
All levels of experience. Please bring<br />
pen and paper. Places limited – please<br />
book in advance.<br />
25.<br />
Sunday 3rd October 12.30 –1pm<br />
<strong>Ilkley</strong> Playhouse Wildman<br />
Introducing the <strong>Festival</strong><br />
Mushaira<br />
Haven’t been to our Mushaira before,<br />
don’t quite know what to expect?<br />
Come to this short introduction to<br />
the history and form of the Mushaira<br />
and ask any questions you want.<br />
Everyone welcome.<br />
FREE<br />
26.<br />
Sunday 3rd October<br />
1.30–4.30pm<br />
<strong>Ilkley</strong> Playhouse Wharfeside<br />
Multi-lingual Mushaira:<br />
Gathering of Poets<br />
Poets and listeners are warmly invited<br />
to join the <strong>Festival</strong>’s annual Mushaira<br />
which is dedicated to the memory<br />
of poet and <strong>Festival</strong> Board Member,<br />
Hafeez Johar.<br />
Come and enjoy Urdu, Hindi, Bengali,<br />
English and Gujerati poetry readings<br />
– with English translation. We’ll be<br />
welcoming eminent guest, Saud<br />
Usmani, and some of the most<br />
prominent South Asian poets in the<br />
North – make sure you join them.<br />
Always a very friendly atmosphere!<br />
FREE with Indian banquet kindly<br />
provided by Panache<br />
In association with Bazm-E-Tadeeb<br />
International<br />
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