Pleasing Terrors: the MR James Festival

As a part of the inaugural Pleasing Terrors: The MR James Festival, we invite you to join us in a two-part symposium discussion of Britains most celebrated creator of classic ghost stories.PANEL 1: MR James - The Writer, His Life and Times
1:30 - 3:00 PM
Speakers: Paula Dempsey, Tracy Hayes, Darryl Jones, Marisa Linton
Moderator: Elena Tchougounova-PaulsonPANEL 2: MR James' Writing and Jamesian fiction - The Classic Ghost Story Tradition
3.30 - 5:00 PM
Speakers: Helen Grant, Tim Jarvis, Reggie Oliver
Moderator: Dan CoxonCREATIVE TEAM
Paul St John Mackintosh, Managing Director
TL Wiswell, Associate DirectorContent warnings: Supernatural themes
Fancy dinner and a show? Book at table at the Drayton Arms pub now and enjoy the pre-theatre menu before heading upstairs