THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER
cheltenhamfestivals.com
2.30–3.30pm
L201
Fiction
Doubleday Proof Party The Nook £15*
3.30–4.30pm
Ticket includes refreshments and a goody bag of limited-edition proofs. Over the last thirty years, Doubleday has published fiction for every literary appetite and is immensely proud to have launched stellar careers for many now award-winning global bestselling writers. The team are delighted to present new novels from award-winner Donal Ryan and widely-acclaimed Sarah Leipciger alongside astonishing debuts from Rosanna Amaka and Francine Toon, showcased here in advance of publication. All attendees will take home a tote bag and exclusive bound proof from each author.
3–4pm
L202
Lifestyle
Beauty Salon At No.131 No.131 £35* Ticket includes fizz and nibbles. Fashion Director at The Times Anna Murphy (How Not to Wear Black) returns to the Festival with her exclusive panel of beauty experts. In this audience-led event, three of the country’s top names in beauty – facialist Alexandra Soveral, make-up artist Hannah Martin and hair stylist Kiki Koh of John Frieda – will be on hand to answer your every question on how to look your best.
*Plus booking fee: charged at £2 per order.
L204
Fiction
The Future Of Crime Town Hall, Pillar Room £8*
3.30–4.30pm
L203
Art & Design
Lucian Freud Town Hall, Baillie Gifford Stage £10* His paintings instantly recognisable, Lucian Freud remains one of the most celebrated and significant portrait artists of our time. Biographer, artist and confidante William Feaver (The Lives of Lucian Freud), artist and Freud’s long-time studio assistant David Dawson (Lucian Freud: Naked Portraits) and Lucian’s daughter Esther Freud share an insightful discussion about a painter whose work changed the landscape of British art.
Masters of crime Mark Billingham, Christopher Brookmyre, Doug Johnstone, Stuart Neville and Luca Veste discuss the future of the crime-writing genre. Where has it come from? Where is it going? And what are the new trends picked up by crime fiction’s rising stars?
3.30–4.30pm
L205
Off The Page
The Making Of Poetry The Inkpot £8* This event will be live captioned. Poetry can reconfigure the mind and change the world. Adam Nicolson tells us how two young men of genius, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, lived together in the Quantock Hills, producing subversive and astonishing works such as Kubla Khan, The Ancient Mariner, Lyrical Ballads and Tintern Abbey. In conversation with James Marriott of The Times with selected poetry readings from a special guest.
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