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Bella Mackie - Claws Out!

The Sunday Times bestselling writer (How to Kill Your Family) brings us her new, deliciously wicked thriller.

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Theatre Workshop: Playbox - Theatre of the Unexpected

This Halloween, join Playbox Theatre for an exhilarating, immersive theatre experience where imagination takes centre stage.

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Caroline Sanderson and Louise Doughty - My Family and Other Memories

How do we hold on to our loved ones after they are gone? The Bookseller editor Caroline Sanderson and novelist Louise Doughty discuss grief, love, and telling f…

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Peter Ormerod and Alexander Larman - David Bowie: Starman

Bowie, arguably one of the biggest influences on music in the 20th century, died 10 years ago this year. Always changing and developing, his vision was unique.

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Alexei Sayle - How I've Tried to Change the World

Born in working-class Liverpool in 1952 to devoted members of the British Communist Party, Sayle has spent a lifetime walking down the middle of the street shou…

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Andrew Davies - An Unsuitable Boy: a Life in Scripts

The man behind our favourite period dramas - from Pride and Prejudice to Bleak House - has finally turned his pen on the most challenging subject of all: himsel…

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Workshop Louise Doughty - How to Write About Your Family

Writing a memoir about your family is a complicated business - what are you allowed to write?

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Zak Simmonds-Hurn

Join Phoenix Comic artist Zak Simmonds-Hurn, who draws Know Your Monsters, Dragon Guard and Legacy, for a fun-filled workshop.

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Justin Anderson - Wilderness Songs: Nature's Hidden Sounds

The wildlife documentary maker (BBC Planet Earth series, National Geographic, Discovery Channel) as he discusses his quest to track down the most unusual and im…

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Jeannette Nelson - Finding a Voice

The leading voice coach joins us for a discussion about her fascinating career and the power of dialogue.

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The Booklovers'wine Club - Matching Wine to Books About Food

A red Burgundy with anything by Julia Child? A crisp white paired with Anthony Bourdain? Our ever-popular wine and book club is back with a twist.

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Rob Wilkins - the Discworld Bestiary

Step inside the wondrous mind of Terry Pratchett at this event celebrating a new exhaustive illustrated guide to the creatures and critters of Discworld.

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John Boyne - the Weight of Angels

Join the internationally bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas as he imagines an alternativee future for Oscar Wilde.

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Neill Cameron - Donut Squad

The Donut Squad are back from the future. A future where NO DONUTS ARE ALLOWED! Can the gang stop this futuristic nightmare from coming to pass?

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Mary Portas - I Shop Therefore I am

In the 1990s, Harvey Nichols was the most exciting shop in Londin. Head behind the shop window with the Queen of Shops, as she brings us her memoir of revitalis…

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Simon Garfield - the Pen: a Human History

The pen is our oldest tangible connection between an individual mind and the world at large, but the pen's own story is just as eventful as anything it has writ…

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Stephen Sackur - Hard Truth: Investigations That Shook the World

Is it enough to bear witness and move on? What does impartiality mean when the truth itself is drowning in a sea of disinformation and lies?

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Greg Wise - Grief Talking

The acclaimed actor and author explores how we can navigate the chaotic, messy journey of bereavement.

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James Aldred - a Wagon in the Woods

When the Emmy-winning wildlife film-maker and author of Goshawk Summer (winner of the 2022 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing) tracked down an old horse-drawn…

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Workshop: Sonia Leong - Drawing Manga

A must for Manga fans! Learn the basics of drawing and designing your own Manga characters with flair in this workshop with comic artist and graphic novelist.

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Sir Robin Niblett - After America

When Donald Trump returned to the White House, he upended the post-1945 Pax Americana which had underwritten 80 years of global stability and opportunity.

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Workshop Clare Clark - Crackling the Cryptic Crossword

Can you never quite crack the cryptic crossword? Do the clues leave you bemused and befuddled? If so, help is at hand!

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My One and Only - Which Novel Will Be Left on the Shelf?

Imagine a law is passed that says you can only have ONE novel on your bookshelf? In the lead-up to the Festival.

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Iain Dale - Have I Said Too Much?

The veteran LBC broadcaster and political commentator has led a life full of incident and success, but also had some very public failures.

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Gail Crowther and Paul de Zulueta - Private Lives: Marylin Monroe and Daphne Du Maurier

Two biographers delve into the intricacies and nuances of the personal lives of two very different, very well-known women - and discuss how what goes on behind…

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Nick Harkaway - the Taper Man

The bestselling author returns to the shadow world of his father, John Le Carre, for a new George Smiley adventure. 1965.

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English Musical Theatre Orchestra - Simply Sondheim

The composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021) is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th century theatre, credited with reinventin…

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Sunday Newspaper Review - With Stephen Sackur. Robin Niblett and Lucy Porter

Times Radio's Stephen Sackur, political scientist Robin Niblett and comedian and Radio 4 favourite Lucy Porter join us to leaf through the Sunday papers.

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Kit Yates - You Don't Know What You're Missing

We all like to think we're making decisions based on reality, but in fact we are almost always working from incomplete information.

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Dr Louise Newson - the Power of Hormones

For decades, three vital hormones in the female body - progesterone, estrogen and testosterone - have been misunderstood.

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Bonnie Garmus - Peck & Peck

The author of the wildly successful Lessons in Chemistry (you saw her here first!) brings us her latest novel, the tale of a young man whose life is turned upsi…

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The Forensic Eye presented by Chantal Brotherton-Radcliffe

Your Lecturer Chantal Brotherton-Ratcliffe started her career by training as a paintings conservator, and then moved into art history, working for Sothebys.

Town Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon

The Forensic Eye presented by Chantal Brotherton-Ratcliffe

Chantal Brotherton-Ratcliffe trained as a paintings conservator and then moved into art history, working for Sothebys.

Town Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon

Stratford-Upon-Avon Rock Choir

If you have ever wondered 'are there any community choirs near me?' then the answer is firmly yes!The Stratford-upon-Avon Rock Choir is led by local singing tea…

Methodist Church, Stratford-upon-Avon

The Silence of Snow - the Life of Patrick Hamilton

Mark Farrelly (Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope, Howerd's End, Jarman) presents his riveting, kinetic solo show portraying one of the great English writers of the inte…

The Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Jarman

A mighty spirit is about to reawaken. Yours.Derek Jarman: film-maker, painter, gardener at Prospect Cottage, gay rights activist, writer...his influence remains…

The Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Snitts Big Bang Bonanza

Join us for a brilliant evening of bonfire, fireworks, live music, food, drinks and family fun as we bring Bonfire Night back to the club.

Snitterfield Sports Club, Stratford-upon-Avon

Ebenezer

A thrilling ghost story set in Dickens' London, following one man's supernatural journey to face his past, present and future as he fights for a second chance a…

Everyman Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-upon-Avon

New

I've Lived a Bit

A New One-Man Show by Jonsel Gourkan I've Lived A Bit is a raw, darkly funny and brutally honest one-man show written and performed by actor, former professiona…

The Attic Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Hogfather

Step into a world where snow falls softly, sausages mysteriously disappear from stockings, and the fate of the universe rests in the hands of a seven-foot skele…

The Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Christmas Storytelling Evening

Come along to the Town Hall in your favourite pyjamas and bring a cosy blanket for a festive treat!Enjoy a delicious hot chocolate, kindly provided by Crowne Pl…

Town Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon

The Almost Christmas Jazz Show

Sara and Bernard bring together a festive melee of favourites from the American Song Book and jazz classics from the 50's through to the present day.

The Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Jack and the Beanstalk

'Jack and the Beanstalk (The Adult Pantomime)' has all of the grace, taste and class of... well, a tipsy night on the town!

The Attic Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Carols by Candlelight

Armonico Consort Stratford Girls' Chamber Choir Director Christopher Monks Organ Christopher AllsopWhen I created our Carols by Candlelight, I wanted to capture…

Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon

Race Meeting

Afternoon Jump Racing. Check venue for exact opening and race times.

Stratford Racecourse, Stratford-upon-Avon

John Blow's Venus & Adonis

Programme John Blow: Venus & AdonisAbout "For him that's faithless, wild and gay Who with Love's pain does only play Take some affected, wanton she As faithless…

Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon