THE SECRET GARDEN Children’s event
Man in the Moon Children’s Theatre
Electric Theatre
11am
(for details see 25 October)

MAKE NO BONES ABOUT IT – A SING-A-LONG BASH Children’s event
With PAUL AUSTIN KELLY
Farley Room, Electric Theatre
10.30am, 11.30am and, in the Foyer, at 1.45pm
Book signing at WHSmith at 4.15pm
Make No Bones About It – A Sing-A-Long Bash

Paul Austin Kelly invites you to join him in some popular tunes drawn from a rainbow of contemporary and traditional musical styles. Paul is an opera star by night and a singer/songwriter by day. He is the founder of the children’s music label Walking Oliver with CD titles including Hello, Michael Rosen Paul will sign his books at WHSmith, High Street, from 4.15pm.

PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP with SIMON STEPHENS Workshop
Farley Room, Electric Theatre
2pm-5.00pm
£8.50 (£7.50 concessions)    

Simon Stephens’s first play Bluebird was produced at the Royal Court in 1998. He was writer in residence at the Royal Exchange Theatre in 1999 and his play Herons (Royal Court 2001) was nominated for the Olivier Award for Most Promising Playwright. Port won the Pearson Award for Best New Play in 2001-2. One Minute opened at the Crucible Theatre in May prior to a national tour.
Please ring 01483 444334 for booking forms

MICHAEL ROSEN Children’s event
Electric Theatre
2.30pm
including CHILDREN’S STORY COMPETITION PRESENTATION
£3.00 adult  £1.50 children

Michael Rosen is a champion of children’s literature in all forms and is famous for making poetry fun and accessible. He is a fantastically entertaining performer and laughs are guaranteed as he tells us about Centrally Heated Knickers, You Wait Till I’m Older Than You and much much, more.

WHSmith Children’s Story Competition Prize-giving
At the end of Michael’s performance, Michael will present the prizes for the Competition.
Michael will sign his books at WHSmith, High Street, after the Presentation event at about 4pm

LESLEY PEARSE
Book Signing at WHSmith, High Street
2.30pm

Best-selling author Lesley Pearse will be signing copies of her latest book Remember Me.

LESLEY PEARSE
Guildhall, High Street
4pm (includes tea)
£4.50 (incl.tea)

Lesley Pearse - Remember Me

Best selling author Lesley Pearse is loved throughout the world, her novels have sold over 1.5 million copies in the UK alone.
Lesley’s twelfth book, Remember Me, is based on a true story. Cornish fisherman’s daughter, Mary Broad is caught stealing and transported to Australia on one of the first convict ships.

THE ITALIAN CONNECTION - SARAH DUNANT & JAMES RUNCIE
Electric Theatre
7pm
£5. £4 Friends of GBF

The Italian Connection - Sarah Dunant and James Runcie talk about their new novels, both set in the art world of Renaissance Italy.

Sarah Dunant has written eight thrillers, the two most recent of which, Transgressions and Mapping the Edge are being made into films for which Sarah is writing the screenplays. Sarah’s latest novel The Birth of Venus was inspired by her love of Florence.

James Runcie’s first novel The Discovery of Chocolate was a story of love, chocolate and a greyhound called Pedro. His novel The Colour of Heaven tells how Paolo, in his search for lapis lazuli, learns about colour, death, beauty and love.

TIM HEATH – LYTTON STRACHEY
The Mill, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
8pm
(for details see 31 October)

DOMINIC HOLLAND – WE REGRET THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
We apologise for your disappointment but this was a last-minute cancellation by the author.