Karen's blog: Ilkley Literature Festival

Thursday 22 May 2014

Ilkley Literature Festival

Tickets are now on sale for the Ilkley Festival. Details of just a few of the events can be found below:

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Maxine Peake

Ilkley Literature Festival in collaboration with West Yorkshire Playhouse are delighted to announce that Maxine Peake (known for her roles in TV's Silk and Shameless) will be in Ilkley on Sunday 8 June to talk about her theatre writing debut for the West Yorkshire Playhouse - a specially commissioned adaptation of Peake's acclaimed 2012 Radio 4 play celebrating the extraordinary sporting achievements of Morley cyclist, Beryl Burton. With James Brining, Artistic Director of West Yorkshire Playhouse.

Tickets £10/8

7.30pm on Sunday 8 June 2014

Kings Hall, Station Road, Ilkley LS29 8HB.

In collaboration with West Yorkshire Playhouse.

Friday 30 May, 7.30pm - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The award winning novelist of Half of a Yellow Sun and Americanah in conversation at the Kings Hall in Ilkley. Find out more.

Sponsored by Leeds Metropolitan University Centre for Culture & the Arts.

Friday 20 to Sunday 22 June -Poetry in the City at the World Curry Festival

Readings by Simon Armitage, Roger McGough, Ian McMillan, Patience Agbabi and more. Writing masterclasses and workshops, fun family events for parents and children, a multi-lingual Mushaira and free activities for all ages alongside delicious food at the World Curry Festival taking place in the heart of Bradford. Find out more.

All day Saturday 28 and 7.30pm Sunday 29 June - Cycling Words

Exciting events with some of cycling’s best writers including Ned Boulting, Richard Moore and Peter Cossins, a cycling words workshop with Char March and a free outdoor performance of Bike Story at Ilkley Lido. Find out more.

How to buy tickets:

Tickets are available to buy online from our website.

Tickets for Cycling Words, Maxine Peake and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will also be available from the Grove Bookshop and Visitor Information Centre in Ilkley.

Poetry in the City tickets are also available from Waterstones in Bradford.

If you have any queries please call 01943 816714, leave a message and one of our team will call you back.

Fame Factor Club Night

Our next young people's club night is taking place on Saturday 17 May 2014 and we're looking for talented young bands and singer/songwriters to take part.

It’s set to be the biggest club night of the year as bands and performers battle it out to win a recording session at the fully equipped Woolpack Recording Studio! Find out more.

If you know anyone who would like to take part please ask them to email: info@ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk or tel: 01943 601210 to book a slot.

Otley Courthouse 10th Birthday

Join our partners, Otley Courthouse, to celebrate their 10th birthday!

In 2004, a community came together to turn a disused magistrate’s court into a beautiful arts and resource centre for everyone.

10 years later, Otley Courthouse are holding events throughout the whole month of May to celebrate how far they've come, with highlights including Ian McMillan, New Rope String Band and BBC The One Show's science presenter, Marty Jopson.