REPTON LITERARY FESTIVAL
Little Village : Big Stories
SHOWSTOPPER SATURDAY!
To help you plan your weekend, we've created a colour-coded timetable of 'Acts & Scenes' representing the following areas of interest:
History, Literature, Sport, Art, Music, Actors, Poetry and Kids Stuff!
Take a look at the big stories from our little village and start planning your Festival with us!
Tickets for all events are available through the Little Box Office - click here to book
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND IN THE NEW COURT GALLERY :
EXHIBITION ONE:
Christian Birmingham's illustrations for a new edition of Black Beauty
EXHIBITION TWO:
Derby High School U3's 'Towards Abstract Painting'
SCENE 2: LICHFIELD POETS: ALL DAY. Pop Up Appearances
Tickets not required - donations on the day to the National Literacy Trust are invited.
Venue: 400 Hall Theatre Foyer and surprise locations
SCENE 3: BURTON’S RUNAWAY WRITERS: ALL DAY. Pop Up Appearances and Poetry Wall.
Tickets not required - donations on the day to the National Literacy Trust are invited.
Venue: 400 Hall Theatre Foyer
SCENE 4: THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT WORD BONFIRE: ALL DAY. ADMISSION: Act 8 Admission charges apply
Venue: The Studio Theatre
9.00am -10.00am
SCENE 7: HISTORIC REPTON TOUR – Guided tour of the historic sites of Repton
ADMISSION: £5. Venue: The 400 Hall Theatre Foyer
10.00am -11.00am
SCENE 2: DAVID BRADLEY - The Actor’s Actor
ADMISSION: £12. Venue: 400 Hall Theatre.
10.00am - 11.00am
SCENE 4: PAUL STEVENS – One Rare Book
ADMISSION: £8. Venue: The Library
10.00am - 5.00pm
SCENE 1: SUPER SATURDAY FOR CHILDREN @ THE STUDIO - Fun, Activities and Entertainment for under 12s all day. Featuring A.F. Harrold and other celebrities. Children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the day.
ADMISSION: £8 for the whole day (under 5s and one accompanying adult free of charge)
Venue: The Studio Theatre
11.15am - 12.15pm
SCENE 5: KATHERINE CONNELLY – The remarkable life of Sylvia Pankhurst
ADMISSION: £8. Venue: The Library
11.15am - 12.15pm
SCENE 6: RICHARD SHAW – A fat middle-aged man reversed Type 2 Diabetes!
ADMISSION: £8. Venue: The 400 Hall Theatre
11.15am - 12.15pm
SCENE 18: JOHNNY LEAVESLEY - Life and my first novel
ADMISSION: £8 Venue: The Undercroft
11.15am - 12.15pm
EDWINA CURRIE - “In fiction, you can tell the truth”
ADMISSION: £8 Venue: The 400 Hall Theatre
12.15pm - 1.15pm
REPTON TIME - EDWINA CURRIE, JOHNNY LEAVESLEY, ALAN MILLBAND, CHOPPER HOPE, BEN LAMB, “Lies, damned lies and politicians – who’s telling the truth now?”
ADMISSION: £10 Venue: The 400 Hall Theatre
11.15am -12.15pm
SCENE 2: Meet the Artist: Christian Birmingham – The illustrator's story
ADMISSION: £8. Venue: The New Court Gallery.
12.30pm - 1.30pm
SCENE 7: TBC
ADMISSION: £10. Venue: The 400 Hall Theatre
12.30pm - 1.30pm
SCENE 8: CATH EDWARDS – 'Love and Duty: The Lives of Georgian Women'
"A glimpse into the interlinked lives of gentlewomen and working women in the 18th century”
ADMISSION: £8. Venue: The Library
12.30pm - 1.30pm
SCENE 12: CAROLINE ENGLAND – From lawyer to author
ADMISSION: £8. Venue: R6 The Undercroft
1.45pm - 2.45pm
SCENE 9: KATHERINE BUCKNELL – The man whose writing inspired “Cabaret "
ADMISSION: £8. Venue: The Library
1.45pm - 2.45pm
SCENE 13: CAROLINE BALE – The Tale of the psychotherapist
ADMISSION: £8. Venue: The Undercroft
1.45pm - 2.45pm
SCENE 3: DOMINIC DROMGOOLE - Will and Me are just good mates
ADMISSION: £8. Venue: 400 Hall Theatre.
3.00pm - 4.00pm
SCENE 10: RICHARD NEWMAN – Veronica Bird: The exceptional Prison Governor
ADMISSION: £8. Venue: The Library
3.00pm - 4.00pm
SCENE 14: STEPHEN BOOTH – - Cooper and Fry revealed 3.00pm - 4.00pm.
ADMISSION: £8. Venue: The Undercroft
3.00pm - 4.00pm
SCENE 4: BEN LAMB - You’re Nicked by the TV
ADMISSION: £8. Venue: 400 Hall Theatre.
3.00pm - 5.15pm
SCENE 5: THE TEAROOM: Tea with the Poets and other Guests
ADMISSION: £10 Venue: The Tithe Barn
3.00pm to 4.00pm
SCENE 3: Meet the Artist: Christian Birmingham – The illustrator's story
ADMISSION: £8. Venue: The New Court Gallery.
4.15pm - 5.15pm
SCENE 11: EDMUND GORDON – Angela Carter: the exceptional twentieth-century female author
ADMISSION: £8. Venue: The Library
5.15pm - 7.45pm
SCENE 3: BOSS & CO - ADMISSION: £ Free with a ticket to any Festival event.
Venue: 400 Theatre Main Foyer
5.30pm - 6.30pm
SCENE 8: HISTORIC REPTON TOUR – Guided tour of the historic sites of Repton
ADMISSION: £5. Venue: The 400 Hall Theatre Foyer
7.30pm - 10.00pm
SCENE 6: 7.30pm - 9.30pm: GARY CARR - The ultimate 'Poets Open Mic' event and 9.30pm - 10.00pm FERGUS McGONIGAL - Guest Poet
ADMISSION TO BOTH: £8. Venue: The Studio Theatre
7.45pm to 8.45pm
SCENE 4: Meet the Artist: Christian Birmingham – The illustrator's - story
ADMISSION: £8. Venue: The New Court Gallery
7.45pm - 8.45pm
SCENE 6: GEORGE RAINSFORD and NICK BURNS - The Dahl you did not know
ADMISSION: £8. Venue: 400 Hall Theatre
RLF will make every effort to present the programme as advertised however take no responsibility for unforeseen changes.
Tickets are non-refundable.
Limited wheelchair access is available in The 400 Hall Theatre, The Studio Theatre, New Court Gallery and The Tithe Barn.
There is no wheelchair access to The Undercroft, Library or for the Historic Repton Tours