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Warwickshire is the birthplace of possibly the greatest literary figure ever known, William Shakespeare. Though there are also plenty of other literary greats associated with the county that are celebrated throughout the year at several events by various organisations.
In 2010 there are a number of literary events and festivals throughout the county that see live performances from well known writers, authors, poets and more. All offer a great opportunity to meet today's established literary figures and also see rising up and coming new talent.
See below for details of these upcoming events and festivals, followed by details on libraries in the county, William Shakespeare, George Eliot, and all other events in Coventry & Warwickshire. |
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Events in Warwickshire during 2010
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Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations, Fri 23rd to Sun 25th April 2010. The 23rd April (St George's Day) is the anniversary of Shakespeare's birth, and is a time of great celebration in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Among the many events held, there is a procession through the town of bands, civic dignitaries, actors, morris dancers, and the staff and pupils of local schools.
Several organisations and attractions also hold their own events on their own premises, these include the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare's Birthplace, the Stratford Civic Hall, the Falstaff Experience and many other attractions around the town centre.
All events are listed on local tourism websites such as www.visitstratforduponavon.co.uk or www.shakespeare-country.co.uk |
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Stratford upon Avon Poetry Festival, April to May 2010. Sponsored by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. The festival comprises a mixture of established contemporary poets reading their own work, and well-known actors, mainly from the Royal Shakespeare Company, reading verse on different themes or concentrating on past poets. Events are held on Sunday evenings in a variety of venues across Stratford-upon-Avon. Contact Julia Howells on 01789 204016 for more details. |
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Kenilworth Festival, Sat 8th to Sun 16th May 2010. The annual Kenilworth Festival features a spectacular array of events for all ages over a fun packed week in May. Events cover the arts, literature, music, sport as well as quality entertainment throughout many venues across the town. See www.kenilworthfestival.co.uk for details. |
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Polesworth Abbey Arts Festival, July 2010. Polesworth Abbey Arts has two parts. The main Festival Weekend is in July, but other events are also organised throughout the year too.
Polesworth Abbey Arts is a celebration through liturgy, music and the arts. It will enable people to take part in and experience high quality music and other arts activities throughout the year, During July there will be a Festival Weekend to celebrate Polesworth's own Saint Editha, which will take place within the setting of Polesworth Abbey and its surroundings at the historic centre of Polesworth.
See www.polesworthabbeyarts.org.uk/Festival for details of the main festival or www.polesworthabbeyarts.org.uk/otherevents.html for details of all events throughout the year. |
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Throckmorton Literary Festival 2010, Fri 17th to Sun 19th Sept 2010. The Throckmorton family host a stimulating line-up of writers in their home. Hear some of our best-loved writers talk about their work, from crime writers and best-selling novelists to historians, biographers, and authorities on art, gardens, politics and religion. See www.coughtoncourt.co.uk/literary-festival for further details. |
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Warwick Words - Festival of Literature and Spoken Word, Fri 1st to Sun 10th October 2010. Warwick's very own Festival of Literature and Spoken Words will welcome performances and talks from some of the country's leading writers, illustrators, storytellers with workshops on diverse literary genres by leading exponents. There are many ways to enjoy Warwick Words, with lunches, workshops, afternoon teas, free events, debates, childen's events, live performances, poetry pub crawls, walks and talks, all across numerous venues within the historic town of Warwick. There's also the annual poetry competition to find the Warwick Poet Laureate. See www.warwickwords.co.uk for further details.
Xtra events - on the run up to Warwick Words there are a number of smaller events earlier in the year. See the Warwick Word Xtra webpages for further details. |
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Mill on the Floss Festival, Oct 2010. The George Eliot Fellowship is putting on a 'Mill on the Floss' Festival in October 2010, and lots of other Mill-related events during the year. Details to be confirmed. See www.george-eliot-fellowship.com for further details. |
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Fantastic Fun With Words, Sat 16th to Sun 30th Oct 2010. Fantastic Fun With Words is run by Warwickshire Libraries with support from Arts Council England. It is for children and adults across the North, Nuneaton and Bedworth and Rugby districts of Warwickshire. Schools will be invited to bring groups to their local public library for a session with a local author in the first week, then in the second week (half term) there will be public sessions for young people and adults either listening to authors or getting creative with words and illustration.
For more information email: librarieslearningandculture@warwickshire.gov.uk |
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William Shakespeare |
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Probably the most famous Warwickshire person of all, William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564, and is now regarded as a literary genius whose creative achievement has never been surpassed in any age.
Stratford upon Avon is home to the world renowned Royal Shakespeare Company and runs regular performances of his work, as well as other famous playwrights and poets. Currently going through a multi-million pound investment, the company's new home in Stratford-upon-Avon is due for completion during 2010.
Stratford-Upon-Avon has many places linked to Shakespeare. All can be visited by the public and provide a great day out for the family.
Locations include the buildings ran by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (Shakespeare's Birthplace, Mary Arden's, Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Hall's Croft, Harvard House, Nash House and New Place), the Falstaff's Experience, and the Collegiate Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity where Shakespeare himself is buried. |
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Mary Anne Evans (George Eliot) |
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Mary Anne Evans, better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Her novels, largely set in provincial England, are well known for their realism and insight.
George Eliot is still highly regarded today and Nuneaton’s most famous daughter has had many of her works adapted for television. Lavish productions of her novels Middlemarch, Daniel Deronda and The Mill on the Floss have ensured that her fame lives on.
Several of her books, including 'Adam Bede' and 'Middlemarch', are distilled from her early life in Warwickshire and include references to many locations in the north of the county.
For further details on George Eliot see www.warwickshire.gov.uk/georgeeliot |
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Podcasts
Learn more about the famous George Eliot and her special links with Warwickshire through two information packed podcasts that bring to live the characters, locations and life of George Eliot as depicted in her novels.
Presented by broadcaster Jane Markham, both have been edited to accompany the existing George Eliot walking Tours and Driving Tours, adding an extra depth to the life and works of George Eliot and her home town of Nuneaton.
See the George Eliot Podcasts webpage for more details. |
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Libraries in Warwickshire |
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Upcoming main events for 2010 in Coventry and Warwickshire |
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Warwickshire and Coventry have plenty of excellent venues that host a wide variety of different types of entertainment throughout the year, including large spectacular events and annual festivals to smaller one-off events.
For details of all forthcoming events and festivals in Coventry and Warwickshire, please see our Upcoming Events and Entertainment venues webpages on Enjoywarwickshire.com. |
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