the Ilkley Literature Festival programme

Box Office 01943 816714 www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk
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Sunday 10th October 2pm Ilkley
Playhouse Wildman
What on Earth Happened?
Christopher Lloyd
How old is the universe? How are
humans related to a sponge? How
much would a complete
T-Rex skeleton cost? Where did the
Himalayas come from?
Christopher Lloyd is back with a
suitcase full of fantastic props to tell
the story of the planet from the big
bang till now.
£4 Age 8–12.
Sponsored by Bradford Girls’ Grammar
School
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Sunday 10th October
2–4pm begins and ends
at The Manor House
All Ages Poetry Workshop:
The Song of the River
Join Poet in Residence, Antony Dunn,
for a short family walk along the
River Wharfe. Find a special spot to
write a poem about the river. Then
help create a long group poem.
£3 adults £1 children. Age 10+.
Please note, your child’s safety on this
walk is your responsibility.
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Sunday 10th October 5pm
St Margaret’s Church Hall
Elsie the Sheep and the
Kings of the Castle
Val Noble takes you on a super
sheepy see, say, sign journey!
Age 4–94.
FREE FRINGE EVENT
See page 46 for full details
Plus …
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Sunday 17th October
1.30–2.20pm &
4–4.50pm
All Saints School
Tutti Frutti and
York Theatre Royal
present: When We
Lived in Uncle’s Hat
by Peter Stamm and
Jutta Bauer, adapted
for stage by Finegan
Kruckemeyer
A play about … how
walls don’t make a house. And doors
don’t make a house. A family makes a house.
Tutti Frutti’s merry band of actor-musicians take you round the brim
of uncle’s hat and over the moon, all in search of that most magical
place – a home.
£5 adults £4 children. Age 5–9.
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Sunday 17th October
2.30–4.30pm All Saints School
Write an Adventure Story –
Workshop
Love writing exciting stories? Try
this fun story-writing workshop
with Ceci Jenkinson, author
of The Mum Shop and
Gnomes are Forever.
She’ll show you how
to plan and write a
thrilling adventure
story using her
Secret Formula!
£4 includes juice
break
Age 8–12.
Children
may attend
unaccompanied.
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