Events

Faber Poets

Faber Poets

- 24 May 2012

Sold out, the Pavilion Theatre hosted four of Faber’s finest poets led by The Guardian’s...

Crafting A Great Story

Crafting A Great Story

- 24 May 2012

This was an impressive panel, chaired by Greg Mosse, creative writing tutor at West Dean...

Mr Pineapplehead

Mr Pineapplehead

- 21 May 2012

I love Mr Pineapplehead. He had the kids laughing from the very beginning with a...

Kid Carpet and the Noisy Animals

Kid Carpet and the Noisy Animals

- 21 May 2012

This one man show is about Kid Carpet, a rock star in a band, who...

The Music and Legacy of Joy Division

The Music and Legacy of Joy Division

- 18 May 2012

I was mesmerised in my youth by footage of Joy Division performing ‘She’s Lost Control’...

The Charles Dickens Literary Cabaret

The Charles Dickens Literary Cabaret

- 18 May 2012

Performance group Scary Little Girls hosted an evening of literary nudges and Dickensian winks in...

A Séance With The Ogden Sisters

A Séance With The Ogden Sisters

- 18 May 2012

Blowing the lid off Victorian spirit seekers, this peculiar trio arrived as one rising from...

Dr Frankenstein’s Travelling Freak Show

Dr Frankenstein’s Travelling Freak Show

- 18 May 2012

Marvellously grotesque and freakishly compulsive. This bullying tyrant of a Victorian showman and his collection...

The Bruce Lacey Experience

The Bruce Lacey Experience

- 15 May 2012

The first preview of Turner prize winner Jeremy Deller’s portrait with fellow filmmaker Nicholas Abrahams...

La Bordello Boheme

La Bordello Boheme

- 14 May 2012

I love shows in tents – the romance, the thrills. I nearly ran off with...

The Book Show

The Book Show

- 14 May 2012

It was a cracking line-up at this lunchtime recording of The Book Club for Sky...

A World I Loved: The Story Of An Arab Woman

A World I Loved: The Story Of An Arab Woman

- 14 May 2012

A remarkable presentation combining readings, poetry and music prepared by Festival director Vanessa Redgrave and...