An intimate reimagining of Genet’s The Maids, set in contemporary Frome and performed at the Archangel. In a curated bedroom of shabby-chic luxury and new-age calm, two local cleaners rehearse roles, rituals and revenge. Their employer — a glossy newcomer from the Babington House set — is always present, even when absent. Voicenotes replace letters. […]
An intimate reimagining of Genet’s The Maids, set in contemporary Frome and performed at the Archangel. In a curated bedroom of shabby-chic luxury and new-age calm, two local cleaners rehearse roles, rituals and revenge. Their employer — a glossy newcomer from the Babington House set — is always present, even when absent. Voicenotes replace letters. […]
An intimate reimagining of Genet’s The Maids, set in contemporary Frome and performed at the Archangel. In a curated bedroom of shabby-chic luxury and new-age calm, two local cleaners rehearse roles, rituals and revenge. Their employer — a glossy newcomer from the Babington House set — is always present, even when absent. Voicenotes replace letters. […]
An intimate reimagining of Genet’s The Maids, set in contemporary Frome and performed at the Archangel. In a curated bedroom of shabby-chic luxury and new-age calm, two local cleaners rehearse roles, rituals and revenge. Their employer — a glossy newcomer from the Babington House set — is always present, even when absent. Voicenotes replace letters. […]
Writing for renewal, resilience and transformation. In this writing workshop, author, educator and Focusing Practitioner, Kylie Fitzpatrick, shares simple but powerful writing practices for reconnecting with ourselves, finding inspiration, and befriending the page.
In conversation with Helena Drysdale, Winnie M Li explores her critically acclaimed third novel, What We Left Unsaid. Winnie’s writing explores gender and racial inequality, trauma, and displacement. She holds a PhD from the LSE, and is an Assistant Professor in Creative Writing at the University of Birmingham.
Award-winning poet Jenny Mitchell will perform work from her three prize-winning collections, and a recently edited anthology called ‘Everyone Started Singing’. She will also be in conversation with Roz Dace about the power of poetry to change lives, followed by an audience Q&A.
Enjoy a night of poetry and be the first to hear the winning poems for the Crysse Morrison Prize for Poetry 2026, presented by judge Kate Fox. A stand-up poet, spoken word artist and broadcaster, Kate will also be performing some of her own poetry. Share your own works in a relaxed Open Mic.
Don't judge a book by its cover. Or so we're told... But a cover can make or break any book - however great or terrible. Join Mark Ecob, one of the UK's leading cover designers, in conversation with Tina Gaisford-Waller of Hunting Raven, and discover the secrets of what sells.
Authors Peter Clark and Annie Elliot bring Charles and Catherine Dickens back to life with vibrant scenes from their different Dickens books. Find out what happened when middle-aged Charles fell in love with a teenager and wanted to be rid of the loving wife, who had given him ten children.
Lily Dunn talks to Harriet Derioz about the importance of memoir in our fragmented times, as a transformative experience for both writer and reader. A discussion about life - writing as a shifting and changing form, and why a personal narrative is so much more than finding the story and sharing it with the world.