Shoreham Wordfest 2023: Here and There

29 September to 15 October

Shoreham-by-Sea’s annual festival of words and ideas starts with an immersive theatre trail, Tales of Shoreham: The Big Picture! Journeying through Marlipins Museum, the oldest secular building in Sussex, you will meet characters from Shoreham’s history including its glamorous connection to the early film industry

More original work is on offer with Idle Women, a new musical play based on the lives of women working on canals during World War Two, nicknamed ‘Idle Women’ due to their ‘IW’ - Inland Waterwaysbadges.

Shoreham Wordfest is one of the first festivals to hear the acclaimed poet and author Lemn Sissay reading from his brand-new poetry collection, Let the Light Pour In. Lemn will discuss his work with the audience including the awardwinning memoir, My Name is Why.

Best-selling authors Elly Griffiths and William Shaw host the second Fatal Shore Crime Writing Festival, featuring top authors Richard Osman, Nicci French and Kate Mosse. The whole day event has over 20 top crime writers, followed by an original who-dunnit play by Elly Griffiths in the evening. Caitlin is a one-woman play about her stormy marriage with Dylan Thomas, and Shorehambased actress and playwright