This month, museums and galleries up and down the country will be staying open late to host some fun and unusual events, for both adults and families…
Archives for Literature
Unique storytellers from across the globe stream into Settle
Join Settle Stories as they celebrate World Storytelling Day with tales live streamed from around the globe…
Occupy – a Battersea Arts Centre takeover
Battersea Arts Centre’s month long Occupy festival will feature world premieres, gig theatre, live games, virtual experiences, rap poetry and installations…
Immersive dining in London with Supper Tales
A new immersive dining series, based on the nation’s favourite novels is coming to London, just in time for World Book Day…
Stories take over Leeds
International storytellers will be heading to Leeds this month, bringing the ancient artform of storytelling to modern audiences…
The hidden histories of London’s unsung heroines
Two London-based female poets, Joolz Sparkes and Hilaire, reveal the hidden histories of unsung heroines, north and south of the river…
Book Review: Second Place Rosette, Poems about Britain
Second Place Rosette: Poems about Britain by the Emma Press is a collection of poems about the quirky customs and rituals we Brits take part in throughout the year…
Story-filled bus journeys and Edwardian vegetarians at this year’s Being Human festival
This month, the annual Being Human festival will take place with a range of unusual and thought-provoking events across the UK…
A dead good Halloween and some aping around at London’s quirky museums
This month, celebrate International Gibbon Day with some animal yoga, and Halloween with a talk on Frankenstein and the things we dread…
Festival of storytelling spreads magical tales across Scotland
This year’s Scottish International Storytelling Festival will take place from Thursday 18th to Wednesday 31st October, celebrating the tradition of sharing tales…
Walks, talks and circus performances at Bloomsbury Festival
Bloomsbury Festival will present a trailblazing programme of science, literature, performance, music, and discussion, from 17th to 21st October…
Comic art, wacky workshops and live performances at Loogabarooga Festival
Loogabarooga festival of illustrated children’s literature returns to Loughborough from 18th to 23rd October, celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Beano comic…
Live drawing, workshops and geek music at comic art festival
The 2018 Lakes International Comic Art Festival will take place in Kendal, Cumbria, from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th October, with author interviews, artist signings and hands-on workshops…
Discover Dickens after dark and Jane Austen’s London with literary walking festival
Literary Footprints is an annual festival celebrating London literature and authors. This October discover Shakespeare’s London, Literary St Pancras and Charles Dickens London After Dark…
Hear a Rallying Cry at Battersea Arts Centre
Apples and Snakes, celebrates 35 years with an immersive journey through London’s Battersea Arts Centre, rallying the voices of protest…