Saturday 17th October saw the first ever Evesham Festival of Words Autumnfest and what a feast it was! We had a packed day of events at Ecgwins Club – Rachel Sargeant talking about her career as a writer of suspense novels; John Kinory shedding light on his life and times as a film extra; Oliver […]
Saturday 17th October sees the first ever Evesham Festival of Words Autumnfest – a whole day of fabulous events. Starting at 10am, the daytime events all take place at Ecgwins Club, 117 High Street. We start the day with Cheltenham-based author of suspense novels, Rachel Sargeant. She loves chatting about books and this session […]
Saturday afternoon was a really lovely time as I was invited to Evesham Library to present the medals to all those children who had completed the Summer Reading Challenge – of reading 6 books over the summer holidays. This was the first time I’d been involved and I was hugely struck by the incredible enthusiasm […]
On one of the hottest nights of the year actor Robin Hillman wowed a full house with his performance as Will Kemp in The Death of a Clown. The Fleece at Bretforton was the perfect venue – the garden full of stunning hollyhocks. We have a bit of a gap now until Sunday 9th August […]
Our main weekend is over for another year. On Saturday we marked the 250th Anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence, and on Wednesday 8th July, we have a fabulous one-man play, Death of a Clown, starring Robin Hillman, a talented actor, musician and singer, as Will Kemp – Shakespeare’s Falstaff. The event takes place […]
Among the many highlights of our main Festival weekend was the Afternoon with AJ Pearce. She loved the opportunity to chat to so many fans of her writing and the intimate nature of our events means that everyone feels able to ask a question, chat on a one to one, and get personal inscriptions in […]
Despite a horrible weather forecast, the sun continued to shine as we did a beautiful walk from the village of Slad, literally walking in the footsteps of Laurie Lee. Led by independent TV producer, David Parker, the walk was greatly enhanced by the chance to listen to recordings of Laurie Lee speaking about his beloved […]
Those of you who were disappointed that Sue Ablett’s Libraries of the World talk at Holland House on 23rd October was sold out long ago will be pleased to know that Sue is doing the talk again on Saturday 17th October from 3 – 4pm at Ecgwins Club. This is a replacement for Amelia Dalton’s […]
We’re delighted that Stuart St Paul, who recently delivered a great evening of entertainment – Behind the Scenes at the Movies – has agreed to become a Patron of the Festival. Internationally renowned as a former stuntman, film producer and director, and now best-selling author, Stuart brings a wealth of useful contacts and ideas to […]
To mark the 10th Anniversary of Evesham Festival of Words we are launching an exciting new initiative – an online Festival Travel Club. Members will pay an annual subscription of £10 for which they will have access to 12 travel talk (1 a month), plus a bonus talk to launch the Club. The speaker will […]
