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April / May 2011

We are proud to announce that this year is Kingston Readers’ Festival’s tenth anniversary. We would like to thank all those who have supported us over the years. Despite the tougher economic times, we are pleased to offer a programme that, once again, uncovers some hidden gems alongside the crowd-pleasers...

These include topics as diverse as butterflies, befriending Picasso, the next stage in our evolution and ghosts. Two gastronomic luminaries, Josceline Dimbleby and Antonio Carluccio, will make our mouths water with their enticing recipes, and Peter Snow and Helen Castor will delve into history to inform us respectively about the Iron Duke and four medieval queens. Judith Kerr will talk about her new book on love and friendship intended for adults as well as children, and Robin Hanbury-Tenison will talk about the amazing physical, historical and natural wealth of our planet as seen through the eyes of 40 of the world’s greatest explorers. Deborah Cadbury of the chocolate family will be asking what has happened to Quaker idealism and crime writer Simon Brett and novelist Wendy Perriam will discuss the comic side of calamity.

This year sees the return of Castaway Books which will be chaired by local author Mary Lawson and the castaways are academics from Kingston University. And this year the university’s Saturday seminars cannot fail to appeal as they include a poetry tasting, Virginia Woolf’s debt to Thomas Hardy, writing for teens and a controversial re-working of Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.

Sandy Williams
Festival Director

Tickets available in advance from Monday 28 March 2011

Monday to Saturday, 10am to 6pm from the Box Office, Rose Theatre, 24–26 High Street, Kingston KT1 1HL. A booking fee of £0.75 per ticket under £3 and £1 per ticket over £3 will apply.

Call the Rose Theatre Box Office on 0871 230 1552 (provided by See Tickets and open 24hrs). A booking fee of £0.75 per ticket under £3 and £1 per ticket over £3 will apply plus a £2 transaction fee.

Tickets will be sold at each venue on the door 30 minutes beforethe start of an event, subject to availability; cash only.

• Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded, except in the event of cancellation.
• Tickets cannot be reserved without payment.
• Please check your tickets as soon as you receive them.
• Doors open approximately 30 minutes before each event.
• Programme and performers may be subject to change if necessary.
• TICKETS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR FREE EVENTS.
• We recommend early booking to avoid disappointment as seats are limited for many paid events.