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Welcome to the programme for Southampton’s first Festival of Words. Last summer, during the festival season, a couple of people asked ‘ Why don’t we have a literary festival Festival here?’ We brought together small group of enthusiastic conspirators to set about making one, and this is it, SO: To Speak. When we announced it, one of the first comments was “It won’t compete with Hay-on-Wye Festival”. The reply is simple – why would we want to? This is Southampton. We have a city full of published, prize-winning and well-known writers, and literary experts; a vibrant and growing Spoken Word scene; flash fiction writers and internationally-known Haiku poets; well-known storytellers and promenade theatre groups. From the beginning we wanted the Festival be focused on this city, and to support creativity. We are proud to be producing two new works – a set of poems about the Spitfire and a new writing of the Bevis legend – and to be running a programme for people of all levels who want to develop their writing. We are also proud to have Southampton Sight as our charity partner and hope you support them through the festival. So, laced in parts with some music and song, this is Southampton’s Festival of Words. Charlie Hislop Festival Director
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SO: To Speak Delivery Partners A large number of organisations in the city have collaborated to deliver the events that make up SO: To Speak, Southampton’s Festival of Words.
- AwaazFM - Black History Month - Boulangerie Victor Hugo - City College Southampton - City Eye - Daff Workshops - Dancing Man Brewery - element arts - Mettricks Tea and Coffee Co. - National Flash Fiction Day
- New End Theatre Beyond & Stage Productions - Red Funnel - Royal Southampton Yacht Club - Sarah Siddons Fan Club - Solent Sky Museum - Southampton Sight - The Stage Door - Third Age Centre - Writing Buddies
Want To Be A Festival Volunteer? With over 50 events taking place over 10 days , we are looking for people to get involved. SO: To Speak has been built so far out of the enthusiasm of a small group of committed people. Now we are looking for the people who can help us make it a great experience for the artists and audiences, and a great success for Southampton. Whatever you can offer, we can use! We need people to promote it, run it, organise it, collect tickets, make it accessible, make it friendly, make things work, look after artists, picture it, record it, write about it, enjoy it! Festivals are great fun to be involved with, great teams to be part of, and give a great sense of achievement. And as well as our thanks, we can give you free places at some festival events. To join the SO: To Speak Crew email sotospeakcrew@gmail.com, or fill in the form on the website www.sotospeakfestival.org/jointhecrew. 2
SO: To Speak Competitions Writing Buddies’ ‘My Southampton’ ‘My Southampton’ is a competition for writers with an SO postcode. We are looking for fiction, non-fiction, poetry and flash pieces that capture what Southampton means for you. The competition is being run by Writing Buddies, and there are prizes of £100 for the winner in each category, with prizes awarded to the winners during the Festival.
SO: To Speak Illustration Covers and illustrations are a fundamental lement of a book, and an art form in their own right. SO: To Speak has teamed up with Daff Workshops and Shogun Graphic Systems to create an illustration competition. With six titles to choose from, we are looking for illustrations that bring the book alive, with the winner taking a £50 prize.
Full details and rules are available at www.sotospeakfestival.org.
The SO: To Speak Creative Programme SO: To Speak offers opportunities to get involved and develop your word skills and link up with others – from beginner to working professional. We want to see the creative community in Southampton grow and develop well beyond the festival. With help from the Arts Council and Literature Works we have been able to keep the prices of workshops and classes to a minimum, and offer some for free. Southampton Sight Writing Salon
Women Writers Workshop
Daff Illustration Workshops
Barbara Dynes’ Creative Writing Masterclass
Friday 23rd October
Friday 23rd October Friday 30th October
6 Artful Scribe Workshops Saturday 24th October Sunday 25th October Sunday 1st November
Monday 26th October
Sunday 1st November
SO: To Speak Writers Day Friday 30th October
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Programme All Week Long Mettricks Tea and Coffee Co., Guildhall Square Arts Complex
Now at the BARGATE
Photographer Simon Griggs has let his camera do the talking and produced a stunning set of Southampton images for SO: To Speak. The exhibition opens with the launch of the Festival at 7.30pm Thursday 22nd October.
The Art House Café, Above Bar Street The SO: To Speak Illustration Competition Exhibition, in which opens with the award ceremony at 7.30pm on Wednesday 21st October.
Boulangerie Victor Hugo, 50 High Street Southampton Sight Writing Salon exhibition and audio zone. The Salon has created podcasts of its work for SO: To Speak. Just order a story with your coffee and fresh baked croissant!
Guildhall Square TRANSPORTED, by element arts, is a series of installations and performances in shipping containers in the Guildhall Square. (see page 13).
SO: To Speak Information Point and Box Office, and Blackwell’s Festival Bookshop is contained in TRANSPORTED in the Guildhall Square. 4
Friday 23rd October
Southampton Sight Writing Salon Central Library 10.00am - 12.30pm FREE
Love writing? If you have a disability and want to work with others who love to meet up, write and talk about their writing, come along and get involved! Workshop with Matt West.
Daff Cover Illustration Workshop The Art House 2.00pm - 4.00pm FREE
Join Caroline Misselbrook and learn how to design a book cover from a given title.
Flashing Southampton with Calum Kerr and friends Mettricks Tea and Coffee House, High Street 7.30pm £6.00
Come along for a fun evening of tiny tales from National Flash Fiction Day Director, Calum Kerr, Tim Stevenson and Holly Howitt. We’re bringing flash-fiction to Southampton with a host of short stories that really pack a punch.
‘The Season of Revenge’ The Travelling Talesman The Art House 7.30pm £8.90, £6.60 early bird, £12.00 on the door
Enjoy learning how to get your own back in style with a selection of backstabbing folk tales selected from around the world, told by someone who knows.
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Saturday 24th October Story Hunt with Theatre in a Bag Starting at Central Library 10:30am and 11:30am (The hunt lasts approx. 50 mins) FREE
CSI Southampton Northguild Lecture Theatre, Central Library, Civic Centre 10.00am - 5.00pm £18
The cream of crime fiction writers meet real life crime experts. The morning session kicks off with crime authors Pauline Rowson and Natasha Cooper debating with experts from Hampshire Police how fiction differs from crime fact. Later, Peter Lovesey tells how a law abiding man can think up 200 ways of murdering people, and Jessie Keane and Sue Wilkins discuss how they create their crime novels. Book signings, fingerprinting and more.
Bookbinding Weekend (2 days) Red Hot Press 10.00am – 4.30pm £115.00
Join Katherine Anteney and learn how to make a range of book types. Limited places available.
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Joing Theatre in a Bag on a brand new adventure to discover a story and create an explorer map. Walking, talking, and lots of imagination. Suitable for families and those aged 4+.
Poetry Workshop with Aoife Mannix Central Library 10:30am – 12:30pm £10.00 (unwaged £5.00)
A Time to Remember – explore the use of memories in poetry in this practical session with Aoife Mannix, author of four collections of poetry and a novel.
Stories in a Flash with Calum Kerr Central Library 1.30pm – 3.30pm £7.50 (unwaged £5.00)
Join National Flash Fiction Day Director, Calum Kerr, for a workshop to help develop your flash fiction writing! If you’re an aspiring writer, come and improve your skillset and hone your ideas with this hands-on session.
Ali Sparkes: Wishful Thinking Shirley Library 2.00pm – 3.30pm FREE
Hear award winning children’s author, Ali Sparkes, read from and talk about her novel, ‘Wishful Thinking’ – which follows the story of Kevin, who after a seemingly regular trip, returns with his own personal Celtic god!
Old haunts: Classic Ghost Stories The Art House 7.30pm £9.90, £7.50 early bird, £12.00 door
Come and experience an atmospheric, tense and unsettling adaptation of two timeless tales of terror, ‘Casting the Runes’ and ‘Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad’.
Tales of Southampton: The Hub, City College 7.30-10.00pm Saturday 24th October £10.00
of Southampton and Bevois Valley, such as Bevis and the Giant Ascupart and Josyan and the terrible dragon, Murdure; stories of unwavering love, burning lust and pure folly. Accompanied by the wonderful music of the Delicious Sounds Choir and the Southampton Folk Orchestra, this is an unmissable experience for all ages. The event also marks the launch of Lynn Forest-Hill’s new translation, from the original medieval manuscript, of Sir Bevis of Hampton.
Delve into a world of chivalrous knights, lumbering giants and fearsome dragons! Local storyteller Mike O’Leary will thrill you with the legendary tales
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Sunday 25th October Poetry in Performance with Stewart Taylor Sea City Museum 10:30am – 12.30pm £7.50 (unwaged £5.00)
National Poetry Slam finalist Stewart Taylor offers techniques, skills and tricks of the trade to enliven poetry for audiences in this fun, practical workshop. Limited to 12 places.
Writing for Radio with John Foster Sea City Museum 1.30pm – 3.30pm Price £7.50 (unwaged £5.00)
Find out all you need to know about writing for radio, through practical writing exercises that lead towards the completion of a short radio script. Led by John Foster, whose credits include Emmerdale Farm, Z-Cars, and Juliet Bravo.
Penny Legg’s ‘Military Wives’ Book Launch Southampton Royal Yacht Club, Ocean Village 6.00pm £5.00
Join distinguished author, Penny Legg, for the launch of her new book, ‘Military Wives: From the First World War to Afghanistan’; a piece that depicts the domestic side of warfare. With music from the TS Alacrity Military Cadet Band.
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Words in the City Many venues in the city centre 1.00pm -6.00pm ALL FREE
SO: To Speak will bring the city alive with poetry pop-ups, stand-ups, tall stories and story walkers, lyric lovers, thespians and flashers, bloggers and Beats, rappers, ranters, and readers. Taking its lead from Southampton’s Music in the City, this afternoon will capture your imagination and leave you wanting more. Watch The Daily Echo and website for the final details of venues and participants. Marvin B. Naylor:
The Diary of a Busker Mettricks Tea and Coffee House, High Street 7.30pm £6.00
‘The Diary of a Busker’ is Marvin B. Naylor‘s much-loved daily blog of the struggles and triumphs of a street musician. He will be reading from this and performing some of his great songs!
Jason Manford’s Comedy Club The Stage Door 7.00pm £12.50
To hear Jason tell it: “There are funny people out there who thrive in the live arena and want to make you laugh on a regular basis”. At the Stage Door, Jason brings them straight to you!
Monday 26th October Authors on the Water Red Funnel Ferries to and from Town Quay All day FREE
Red Funnel ferries host readings, book signings and Q&A sessions with Southampton authors on daytime crossings. Authors involved include Jacqueline Pye and James Marsh.
Minion Money Boxes Southampton City Art Gallery 10.00am – 12.00pm or 1.00pm – 3.00pm AM session: £6.00 PM session: £2.00 with SO postcode Have you got plenty of pennies? Join us for a fun workshop creating a minion to store your millions. Age 4+.
Haiku Poetry Workshop Central Library 11.00am – 12.00pm FREE
Learn to express yourself through Haiku with renowned Haiku poet, Pearl Elizabeth Dell May in this practical workshop.
Stories in Art Southampton City Art Gallery 1.00pm – 2.30pm £5.00
Join art expert, Les Buckingham, in a guided tour of the Art Gallery to discover the narratives behind the paintings. Ending with the galleries famous Burne-Jones paintings, ‘The Legend of Perseus’.
High Tea and Poetry The Stage Door 2.00pm – 4.00pm FREE
Local poets and performers Angela Chicken and Anna Carr lead a creative writing workshop for women, exploring what Southampton means to you.
Immigration Journeys Third Age Centre, Cranbury Terrace 7.00pm FREE
Ali Beg and other collectors from a variety of communities will be recounting the tales of Southampton’s diverse community.
DIPLOMACY (2014) Solent University Cinema 7.30pm £8 non-members
The Phoenix presents this prize-winning adaptation of the classic play by Cyril Gely of efforts to protect Paris’ famous landmarks from destruction by the Nazis.
Apples and Snakes presents 451 Nuffield theatre 7.00pm £5/£3 concessions
A showcase of national spoken word talent writing on the theme of ‘soapbox’. Featuring Jasmine Gardosi, Justin Coe, Shagufta Iqbal, A. J. McKenna and Helen Seymour.
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Tuesday 27th October Tudor Plagues and Potions Tudor House Museum 10:00am – 12.00pm or 1.00pm – 3.00pm £5.00
Amanda Prowse - Novelist Northguild Lecture Theatre 7:30pm £5.00
Mo Foster at the Art House The Art House 3.00pm £5.00
Emma Hooper – Waitress for the Bees The Art House 7.30pm £9.90, early bird: £7.50, door: £14.00
Discover the horrible history of health and sickness in Tudor times. Handle real artifacts, get mucky creating medicines and make a plague mask. Ages 5-11.
Hear author, poet and playwright, Mo Foster, talk about her acclaimed novel, ‘A Blues for Shindig’, with readings. Discover the inspirations behind her work and uncover Mo’s personal experiences of 1950s London.
Emma Hooper - Novelist Northguild Lecture Theatre 5.30pm £5.00
Hear author, Emma Hooper, talk about her debut novel, ‘Etta and Otto and Russel and James’. Drawing on her grandparent’s experiences, it is a beautiful story of unwavering love and hope, and was hotly recommended for holiday reading.
Haunted Southampton The Red Lion, High Street 7.00pm £6.00
Penny Legg investigated the city’s paranormal goings-on for her book, ‘Haunted Southampton’, and lives to tell the tale in Southampton’s most famously haunted hostelry, the Red Lion. 10
Bestselling author Amanda Prowse discusses her most recent novel, ‘A Mother’s Story’ – which follows the experiences of Jessica; a mother struggling with post-natal depression.
‘Waitress for the Bees’ is best-selling author, Emma Hooper‘s musical solo project using viola, electronics and vocals to write and perform beautiful songs about dinosaurs and insects.
There will be music and workshops to celebrate Mexico Week as well, programmed in association with MEXSU, University of Southampton. The box office and book shop for SO:ToSpeak Festival will also be located in Guildhall Square.
Dates: 24th October - 1st November 2015. Venue: Guildhall Square,Southampton Exhibitions are FREE to the public and suitable for all ages. by element arts, is a series of installations and performances in shipping containers in central Southampton. This exciting large scale outdoor project, made possible in collaboration with Willbox and Williams Shipping, and supported by SO: To Speak will creatively highlight an important part of Southampton’s role as a container port.
For full details about performance and exhibition times visit www.elementarts.co.uk.
The installations include: - a dramatic over-sized piece of temporary art
- The Future Museum of Now, which will transport you to the year 2515 - a select programme of snug performances for small audiences - a unique exhibition charting the history of Williams Shipping and their part in the development of Southampton docks.
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Wednesday 28th October Frozen Castles Sea City Museum 10.00am – 12.00pm or 1.00pm – 3.00pm AM session: £6.00, PM session: £2.00 for SO postcode children.
Love Disney’s ‘Frozen’? Join us for a sing-a-long and then create a wonderful Frozeninspired castle. Ages 2+.
Monster Mash-Up Southampton City Art Gallery 10.30am – 3.00pm £18.00
Let your creativity flow during this fun sculpture workshop and join us to dissect and reassemble some old toys into truly horrific hybrids! Children aged 7 or under must be accompanied by an adult.
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Storytime with Sandra Horn October Books 2.00pm – 3.30pm FREE
Come and hear children’s author, Sandra Horn, tell her magical stories, using toys, music and activities. Suitable for children aged 4-8.
Writing Buddies Competition Awards The Stage Door 2.30pm FREE A prize-giving ceremony for the ‘My Southampton’ writing competition. The winners will be receiving their awards and reading from their prize-winning entries. Come and support the cream of SO writing talent! (See page 5 for competition details)
Claire Fuller: Confessions of a Debut Author Bitterne Library 7.30pm £5.00
Claire’s debut novel, ‘Our Endless Numbered Days’, has won the prestigious Desmond Elliott Prize, surpassing top class competition. Hear Claire talk about her road to success.
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (1967) University of Southampton Students Union 7.30pm £8 non-members Philip Hoare: The Sea Inside Northguild Lecture Theatre 7:00pm £8.00
The author of ‘Spike Island’ and ‘Leviathan or, The Whale’, takes us on a mystical trip into the sea and its vivid grip on our imagination. Diving from human culture to natural history, he asks why we all have the sea inside us, and why it remains our last resort.
The Phoenix presents the classic film adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s famous novel starring Julie Christie, Alan Bates and Terence Stamp.
Exposure Filmakers The Art House 8:00pm FREE with donations
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Thursday 29th October Horrific Halloween T-Shirts Southampton City Art Gallery 10.00am – 12.00pm £7.00
Come and create some frightening fashion for your Halloween Party or Trick or Treat adventures. One t-shirt supplied per child. Suitable for ages 5+.
Rebecca Smith Portswood Library 7.00pm FREE
Literary expert Rebecca will be giving a talking about ‘Writing Southampton’ to mark the library’s centenary.
Toddler Time – Spooky Halloween Sea City Museum 10.30am – 11.30pm £3.50
Calling all active and curious toddlers! Join us for exciting stories and rhymes, discover museum objects and be mini-explorers around the museum. Ages 18 months – 4 years.
‘It’s aLong Way to Tipperary?’ Steph Hillier on M.G. Neal’s WW1 Diaries Boulangerie Victor Hugo 3.00pm £5.00
Maurice Graffet Neal’s beautifully written and illustrated WWI diaries were brought to publication by his granddaughter, Steph Hillier, in 2014. They provide a harrowing account of his time in the trenches, his wounding, recovery and life afterwards at Netley Abbey.
Do Your Thing Mettricks Tea and Coffee House, High Street 7.00pm FREE
Open mic night for singers, songwriters and Spoken Word artists. You don’t have to hit the stage, you can relax and listen. 14
Seagulls and Spitfires Solent Sky Museum 7.00pm £10.00
One of the highlights of SO: To Speak is the launch of a specially commissioned set of poems by City Laureate, Matthew West, about the Spitfire, the R.J Mitchell-designed aircraft so closely associated with the city of Southampton. Matt’s poetry performance will be accompanied by the wonderful Spitfire Sisters, who perform the musical poetry of the era in their own unique style. Where else for such an occasion but the Solent Sky Museum, in the company of the historic planes themselves?
Friday 30th October SO: To Speak Writers’ Day The Hub, City College 9:15am – 5.30pm £50.00
The SO: To Speak Writers’ Day, hosted by City College is an exciting opportunity for aspiring and published writers to learn more about their craft from a variety of top industry insiders. Subjects covered include: interesting an agent; writing a synopsis and cover letter; self-publishing; taking the mystery out of author contracts; magazine
Daff Narrative Illustration Workshop The Art House 2.00pm – 4.00pm FREE
Learn how to create a narrative illustration to accompany a set text with artist, Caroline Misselbrook.
Ray Monk: Biographer October Books 7.00pm £5.00
Discover “the father of the Bomb”, as acclaimed author and academic, Ray Monk, talks about, ‘Inside the Centre: The Life of J. Robert Oppenheimer’.
Don’t Leave Me Now Building 45, University of S’ton 4.00pm £7
journalism and social media for writers. A trade show featuring key organisations within the business will be open for consultation and advice. Including Carole Blake, Nicola Soloman, Tracey Guiry, Julia McCutchen, Simon Whaley, Writers Advice Centre, Writers’ Guild, Author Branding, Literature Works, The Self-Publishing Partnership, IPRLicense, SWWJ, NUJ and more.
Chords & Lyrics 2 with Godfrey Brandt Mettricks Tea and Coffee House 7.30pm £5.00
In association with Black History Month. Join the critically acclaimed poet and author, Godfrey Brandt, for an evening of spoken word poetry with a splash of jazz!
Moving Voices The Art House 7.30pm FREE with donations
Let the voices of local talent inspire you! Moving Voices is an open mic space where experienced and new performance poets can share their songs and poems.
The play by Brian Daniels, explores the impact of early onset dementia and family life. Followed by discussion. 15
Saturday 31st October Letterpress Day with Red Hot Press Red Hot Press 10.00 am – 4.30 pm £60.00
Make your mark and learn to letterpress! With a huge selection of wooden and lead type and an array of different presses, you can be creative and experiment under the guidance of expert Katherine Anteney.
Words, Songs and the Dancing Man Dancing Man Brewery, Bugle Street Midday to 7.00pm £12.00
MJ Arlidge – The Doll’s House and Other Crimes Northguild Lecture Theatre 2:00pm £5.00
Bestselling author, MJ Arlidge, will talk about his latest work, ‘The Doll’s House’; in which his tenacious cop, DI Helen Grace, is challenged like never before.
An all-day programme of Spoken Word and Song, with top Spoken Word artists Jess Green, Matt Harvey, Emily Harrison and more, together with an invited SO: To Speak poetry slam, a Wessex Schools showcase, Gateway to World Poetry segment, and a line-up of local singers and songwriters, all set in one of Southampton’s finest historic buildings.
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Busker’s Afternoon The Art House 1.00pm FREE
Enjoy an afternoon of gentle performance in a relaxing environment.
Kings in the Car Park Venue to be announced 7.30pm £10
Please see the Sunday showing for full details about this unique theatre event with The Shakesperts.
Mike O’Leary is Telling Tales Central Library 2.00pm – 3.30pm FREE
Horace Walpole’s Gothic Horror – With The Sarah Siddons Fan Club Departs from Holyrood Church, High Street 7.00pm, 9:00pm £5.00
Join the Fan Club for a stroll around the old town of Southampton to meet past residents, but be warned… Not all of them are friendly!
Attila the Stockbroker Autobiography Launch The Art House 8.00pm £9, early bird: £7, door: £12
Join unique and legendary singer, songwriter and poet, Attila the Stockbroker, in the launch of his autobiography, ‘Arguments Yard’; celebrating his 35 years of “ranting verse and thrash mandola”!
Enter Mike O’Leary‘s world of knights, giants and dragons! With the help of his signature Storybox, he will use his unique combination of music, stories, and artifacts to blur the lines between reality and fantasy. Suitable for all ages.
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Sunday 1st November Barbara Dynes’ Creative Writing Masterclass SeaCity Museum 10.00am – 1.00pm £20.00
Writing for Stage with Deborah Gearing Sea City Museum 10.30am – 12.30pm £7.50 (unwaged £5.00)
Linocutting Workshop Red Hot Press 10:00am – 4:30pm £60.00
Prof. Emma Clery: Why Jane Austen preferred Southampton to Bath The Mercure Dolphin Hotel 2.00pm £5.00
As the author of ‘Masterclasses in Creative Writing’, Barbara Dynes is one of the country’s top writing tutors. Take your writing one step further and learn how to write engaging dialogue and create compelling characters. This workshop will run again at 1:45pm should there be demand.
Join Katherine Anteney in a beginner’s introduction to Linocuts and learn all of the basic skills needed to create simple smallscale illustrations.
An entry-level introduction to stage writing with playwright Deborah Gearing, that offers practical skills in a supportive environment to motivate and inspire the creation of new ideas and writing.
In her unpublished novel ‘Love and Friendship’, Jane Austen conveyed a less than enticing view of the city – years later she became a resident. Discover the author behind the text and uncover her life, experiences inspirations.
Kings in the Car Park Venue to be announced 1.30pm, 7.30pm (4.00pm subject to demand) £10
Richard III spent many a discontented winter under the tarmac in a Leicester car park. But what if he’s not the only Car Park King? From a boxing King Richard II to an action packed Henry V in camo, discover a Shakespeare story on every storey. Be guided through five completely different worlds and watch a Southampton car park transform before your eyes. Experience battles and romance, the rise and fall of empires with the experts in shaking up Shakespeare – the Shakesperts !
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Southampton Persian Festival Westgate Hall, Westgate Street 1.30pm-4.30pm £7.00
Persia has cradled culture over a vast area throughout history. It has produced some of the world’s greatest poets, storytellers and musicians from Hafez of Shiraz to Rumi and Kkayyam, and influenced the arts throughout the world. Join us for Southampton’s first celebration of Persian culture through stories, poetry, music and film. Performances in English and Farsi.
So You Want To Start Writing? Sea City Museum 1.30pm £5.00 Join thewanted Fan Club a stroll around thebut Always to for write? Things to say don't know This is for Matt old town of how? Southampton toyou. meet past West will help youwarned… take those early steps residents, but be Not all of them to become are friendly!the writer you want to be.
Voices Appeared: La Passion de Jeanne D’Arc, with Orlando Consort Turner Sims Concert Hall 7.30pm £20.00 and concessions The Orlando Consort provide a live soundtrack for Carl Dreyer’s classic film ‘La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc’.
Horace Walpole’s Gothic Horror – With The Sarah Siddons Fan Club Departs from Holyrood Church, High Street 7.00pm, 9.00pm £5.00
Join the Fan Club for a stroll around the old town of Southampton to meet past residents, but be warned… Not all of them are friendly!
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At A Glance Saturday 23 October Friday 23rd Southampton Sight Writers Salon Daff Book Cover Illustration Workshop Flashing Southampton with Calum Kerr and Friends ‘The Season of Revenge’ - The Travelling Talesman Saturday 24th October Bookbinding Weekend CSI Southampton Story Hunt with Theatre in a Bag Poetry Workshop with Aoife Mannix Ali Sparkes: Wishful Thinking Tales of Southampton Old Haunts: Classic Ghost Stories Sunday 25th October Poetry in Performance with Stewart Taylor Writing for Radio with John Foster Words in the City Penny Legg’s ‘Military Wives’ Book Launch Marvin B. Naylor: The Diary of a Busker Jason Manford’s Comedy Club Monday 26th October Authors on the Water Minion Money Boxes Stories in Art Women Writers Workshop Immigration Journeys DIPLOMACY? Apples and Snakes presents 451 Tuesday 27th October Tudor Plagues and Potions Mo Foster at the Art House Emma Hooper - Novelist Haunted Southampton Amanda Prowse - Novelist Emma Hooper - Waitress for the Bees Wednesday 28th October Frozen Castles Monster Mash-Up Storytime with Sandra Horn Writing Buddies Competition Awards 20
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Philip Hoare: The Sea Inside Claire Fuller: Confessions of a Debut Author Far From The Madding Crowd Exposure Filmakers Thursday 29th October Horrific Halloween T-Shirts Toddler Time – Spooky Halloween ‘It’s a Long Way to Tipperary?’ Seagulls and Spitfires Rebecca Smith
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