Category: Books and literature

Review: Around the World in 80 Days

Tilted Wig presents York Theatre Royal’s production of Around the World in 80 Days at the Albany Theatre. This is a retelling of Jules Verne’s classic story with a difference, and tales within tales. Entirely staged by a cast of five, the action opens with a group of circus performers setting out to retell the …

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Wine and Crime

Next Saturday the “Wine and Crime” evening at Earlsdon Library features local author Jason Wilson, pictured below, discussing the crimes of his father (Earlsdon local Tony Spencer) with the True Crime Investigators UK. There will be input from ex-police officers and criminal law experts. The event takes place on Saturday 25 March at 7pm – …

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Springboard Festival approaches

It is now only a couple of weeks to the opening of the Springboard Festival, one of the most exciting events we have ever held at the Criterion Theatre. More than 30 performances, involving over 60 performers, actors and artists will be presented on our stage over 8 evenings from 25th March to the 1st …

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‘Alice’ opens at the Criterion Theatre on Saturday 10 December

The psychedelic set is painted, the dressing rooms are full of weird and wonderful costumes, and the cast of 21 actors are giving their all… it must nearly be showtime! Get your tickets now for Alice by Laura Wade, a modern adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic, which opens in a week’s time, running from …

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‘THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS’ at the Criterion Theatre

Written by Alan Bennet (adapted from the novel by Kenneth Grahame) and directed by Bill Butler. Saturday 1st to Saturday 8th December 2018. There will be a matinee performance at 2pm on Saturday 8th December “Believe me, my young friend, there is absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. …

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Philip Larkin book – update

Further to the review in the November ECHO of Chris Arnot’s new book Larkin About In Coventry, the book is now on sale locally at Beer Gonzo, the Phone Shop and Earlsdon Cobblers as well as Earlsdon Street Post Office. It should be in Waterstone’s in the city centre shortly and is already on sale …

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Competition for City of Culture 2021 Launched

The bid is now formally underway after Matt Hancock, Minister of State responsible for digital and culture policy at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, officially launched the competition in Hull. The Coventry City of Culture Trust has been working on a bid for more than a year and now knows key dates and …

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From ferries to pigsties

Coventry Cambrian Society is sorry to say that the talk planned for Friday 18 September on the history of the Beachy Aust Ferry (see A Ferry Story on page 13 of September’s ECHO) has been cancelled due to illness. A replacement talk has been scheduled and Liz Pitman  will give an illustrated talk on her book, …

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Teen romance gets steamy

  Off the back of the commercial success of her debut novel “Wicked Games”, Earlsdon based author Kelly Lawrence has launched a new novel.  Set in Coventry and aimed at older teenagers, “Unconditional” is the story of  Ashley, an A grade college student who falls in love with a boy from the “wrong side of …

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