Ilkley Literature Festival 2019

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Lots More To Come at ILF19 After a fantastic opening weekend that began with Poet Laureate Simon Armitage reading work, including some of the Stanza Stones poems, and closed with Poet in Residence Colette Bryce reading her new poem, Which Side Are You On?, commissioned in response to W.B. Yeat's The Second Coming, we are looking forward to a busy week of festival events. Here are some of the highlights coming up over the next few days: Our Catherine: The Live of Catherine Cookson In this new musical show, Gemma Irving re-explores the life and work of one of the north of England’s most popular and yet most overlooked writers, Dame Catherine Cookson. Thu 10 Oct, 7.30-9.30pm Ilkley Playhouse, £8/5* concessions   Shash Trevett: The Language of Flowers The first public performance of ILF 2019 Apprentice Poet in Residence Shash Trevett’s specially commissioned poem sequence which celebrate ordinary women who have emerged as heroes from battlefields. Sat 12 Oct, 6.45pm Church House, Pay What You Decide   Richard King: The Music of the British Landscape In The Lark Ascending, a chronological journey from post-war poets to acid house, music writer Richard King explores how Britain’s history and identity has been shaped by the mysterious relationship between music and nature. Sun 13 Oct, 5.30pm Ilkley Playhouse, £8/5* Kathryn Sutherland & Ann Dinsdale: Preserving Literary Legacies Professor Kathryn Sutherland, of Oxford University and Jane Austen’s House Museum, and Ann Dinsdale, Principle Curator of the Brontë Parsonage Museum, discuss the daily delights and frequent challenges of looking after the UK’s cultural heritage for present and future generations. Sat 12 Oct, 1.30pm, Ilkley Playhouse, £8/5* concessions Amelia Abraham: Queer Intentions Today, the options and freedoms on offer to LGBTQ+ people living in the West are greater than ever before. But is same-sex marriage, improved media visibility and corporate endorsement all it’s cracked up to be? At what cost does this acceptance come? Sun 13 Oct, 1.45pm, Ilkley Playhouse, £8/5* concessions   Toby Faber: Faber & Faber - The Untold Story Discover the story of one of the world’s great publishing houses, Faber & Faber, told in its own words. Toby Faber takes us deep inside the evolution of the company and the excitement, hopes and fears of the people who published and wrote the books that line our shelves today. Sun 13 Oct, 7.30pm, Ilkley Playhouse, £8/5* concessions Andy Stanton: The Paninis of Pompeii Join Andy Stanton, the awardwinning, bestselling author of the Mr Gum series, for an afternoon of ludicrous characters, surreal escapades and outrageous wordplay. Welcome to the last days of Pompeii as you’ve NEVER imagined them before! Sat 12 Oct, 4pm Kings Hall, £10/6* concessions Age 7+   Wendy Mitchell & Nicci Gerrard: Somebody I Used To Know Wendy Mitchell was diagnosed with Young Onset Dementia at the age of 58, Somebody I Used to Know is her groundbreaking memoir. After her own father’s death from dementia, the writer and campaigner Nicci Gerrard set out to explore the illness. Sun 13 Oct, 5.30pm Clarke Foley Centre, £8/5* concessions   Genevieve Carver & The Unsung: A Beautiful Way To Be Crazy Based on interviews with women in the music industry, A Beautiful Way to be Crazy is a tale of growing up and finding a voice. Genevieve Carver and her multi-instrumental live band explore what it means to be a girl in the business of music. Sun 13 Oct, 8pm Ilkley Playhouse, £8/5* concessions Book Now Parking at the Festival As many of you will be aware, Bradford Council have recently introduced new parking regulations in Ilkley, including on street parking charges and residents only parking in many central areas. If you are not already familar with the new regulations, we strongly recommend having a look at the information about On Street Car Parking and Car Parks in advance of your visit to the Festival to avoid any disruption. How to Book: Online www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk Open 24hrs By phone: 01943 816714 Opening hours: Mon to Fri 10am - 5pm Sat & Sun 10am - 12pm Additional tickets released: 66. Steve Richards: The Prime Ministers This event will now take place at 5pm at the Kings Hall on Sun 13 October (not 1.30pm at the Clarke Foley Centre as previously advertised) SECOND PERFORMANCE ADDED: 157. Ben Aitken: A Chip Shop in Poznan 1pm, Sun 13 October, Clarke Foley Centre Book Now Event Changes and Updates Due to unforeseen circumstances we occasionally have to make small changes to the programme or sadly cancel events. The Box Office team make every effort to contact ticket holders to inform them of event changes, so please make sure you provide a contact telephone number and email address when making your booking. VENUE CHANGE: 92. Felicity Cloake: One More Croissant for the Road Saturday 19 October, 1.30pm This event will now take place at All Saints Church VENUE CHANGE: 96. Sinclair McKay: The Scotland Yard Puzzle Book Saturday 19 October, 4pm This event will now take place at All Saints Church NEW EVENT: 157. Ben Aitken: A Chip shop in Poznan Due to popular demand we have added a second performance of this event. 1pm, Sunday 13 October at the Clarke Foley Centre. VENUE AND TIME CHANGE: 58. Mike Berners-Lee: There is No Planet B This event will now take place at The Kings Hall at 6.15pm on Saturday 12 October VENUE AND TIME CHANGE: 66. Steve Richards: The Prime Ministers This event will now take place at The Kings Hall at 5pm on Sunday 13 October VENUE CHANGE: 120. Clare Balding: The Racehouse Who Learned To Dance This event will now take place at All Saints Church at 6pm on Friday 18 October. EVENT CANCELLED: 101. Dylan Jones: The Wichita Lineman Due to a family emergency this event has been cancelled. EVENT CANCELLED: 121. Conn Iggulden: Doubly Dangerous! Due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been cancelled. *plus a £2 booking fee per transaction Ilkley Literature Festival 9 The Grove, Ilkley LS29 9LW 01943 601210 info@ilkleylitfest.org.uk Registered in England and Wales Company No: 1061343 Ilkley Literature Festival ltd. is a registered charity. Charity No: 501801                                                           Facebook Twitter Instagram Website

Events are selling out but there is still time to get your hands tickets to many fantastic events including: Viriginia Nicholson: How Was It For You? In How Was It For You? acclaimed author Virginia Nicholson reconstructs the real 1960s, putting the ordinary, remarkable women who lived it centre stage. Sat 5 Oct, 1.30pm, All Saints Church £8/5* concessions Gerald Scarfe: Long Drawn Out Trip In Long Drawn Out Trip legendary cartoonist Gerald Scarfe tells his life story for the first time. Sun 6 Oct, 4.30pm Kings Hall £14/10* concessions   Mothers, Daughters, Sisters with Emma Kennedy, Janet Ellis and Amita Murray Join three fantastic authors as they introduce their new novels and talk about how and why mothers, daughters and sisters are such fertile ground for telling great stories. Sat 12 Oct, 1.30pm All Saints Church £8/5* concessions Oliver Morton: The Moon Every generation has looked up from the Earth and wondered at the beauty of the Moon. British science writer Oliver Morton explores the history and future of humankind’s relationship with the Moon. Sat 12 Oct, 7.30pm Ilkley Playhouse £8/5* concessions A.C. Grayling: The History of Philosphy A. C. Grayling unfurls the story of the evolution of thought from the world-views and moralities before the age of the Buddha, Confucius, and Socrates, through Christianity’s dominance, to the Renaissance and Enlightenment and philosophy today. Thu 17 Oct, 7.30pm Kings Hall £14/10* concessions Gyles Brandreth: Dancing By the Light of the Moon Gyles Brandreth – former MP, The One Show reporter, Just A Minute star, and author – shares his passion for poetry. Sat 5 Oct, 2pm Kings Hall £14/10* concessions   Elizabeth Macneal & Naomi Wood: Artistic License Join Elizabeth MacNeal and Naomi Wood as they discuss the joys, challenges and pitfalls of drawing on the lives of historical artistic figures and their milieux. Sun 6 Oct, 5.30pm Ilkley Playhouse £8/5* concessions   Paul Mason: Clear Bright Future In Clear Bright Future journalist and broadcaster Paul Mason calls for a radical, impassioned defence of the human being. Sat 12 Oct, 2pm Kings Hall £14/10* concessions   Kirsty Wark:  The House By The Loch BAFTA award-winning broadcaster, journalist and writer Kirsty Wark talks about her latest novel The House by the Loch and balancing the demands of fiction writing alongside a job built upon an ability to identify fact. Sun 13 Oct, 2pm Kings Hall £14/10* concessions   Prue Leith in Conversation with Felicity Cloake The nation’s best-loved cook and star of The Great British Bake Off Prue Leith comes to Ilkley to talk with The Guardian food writer Felicity Cloake about her life-long passion for food, her favourite recipes and her life in the kitchen. Sat 20 Oct, 5pm Kings Hall £14/10* concessions   Performing Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream Focusing on Shakespeare’s early comic play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, this interactive session will explore the relationship of comedy to tragedy. Sat 5 Oct, 5.30pm, All Saints Church, £8/5* concessions   Oyinkan Braithwaite and Denise Mina: Dead Funny From gallows humour to black comedy, how do you bring humour into crime fiction? Can you be both funny and respectful while writing about terrible things? Are there lines you can’t cross. Wed 9 Oct, 7.30pm Ilkley Playhouse £8/5* concessions Amelia Gentleman & Colin Grant: The Windrush Betrayal Join The Guardian investigative journalist Amelia Gentleman and author and historian Colin Grant as they reveal the stories and experiences of the Windrush generation and the political scandal which recently rocked it. Sat 12 Oct, 3.30pm, All Saints Church £8/5* concessions   Richard King: The Music of the British Landscape In The Lark Ascending, a chronological journey from post-war poets to acid house, music writer Richard King explores how Britain’s history and identity has been shaped by the mysterious relationship between music and nature. Sun 13 Oct, 5.30pm Ilkley Playhouse £8/5* concessions   Ned Palmer: Cheesemonger's History of the British Isles Cheesemonger Ned Palmer takes us on a delicious journey across Britain and Ireland to uncover the history of cheese. Sun 20 Oct, 3.30pm Clarke Foley Centre £10/6* concessions Book Now *plus a £2 booking fee per transaction How to Book: Online www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk Open 24hrs By phone: 01943 816714 Opening hours: Tue 27 Aug - Thu 3 Oct Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri: 10am - 5pm Extended opening hours: Tue 10am - 7pm Festival Box Office Opening Hours Fri 4 - Sun 20 Oct: Mon to Fri 10am - 5pm Sat & Sun 10am - 12pm New event: 158. Performing Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream Sat 5 Oct, 5.30pm, All Saints Church, £8/5* concessions Additional tickets released: 58. Mike Berners-Lee: There is No Planet B This event will now take place at 6.15pm at the Kings Hall on Sat 12 October (not 5.30pm at All Saints Church as previously advertised) 66. Steve Richards: The Prime Ministers This event will now take place at 5pm at the Kings Hall on Sun 13 October (not 1.30pm at the Clarke Foley Centre as previously advertised) SECOND PERFORMANCE ADDED: 157. Ben Aitken: A Chip Shop in Poznan 1pm, Sun 13 October, Clarke Foley Centre Book Now Event Changes and Updates Due to unforeseen circumstances we ocasionally have to make small changes to the programme or sadly cancel events. The Box Office team make every effort to contact ticket holders to inform them of event changes, so please make sure you provide a contact telephone number and email address when making your booking. EVENT POSTPONED: 14. Emma Smith: This Is Shakespeare Saturday 5 October, 5.30pm, All Saints Church. Due to unavoidable scheduling conflicts, this event has been postponed. We are hoping to reschedule for the spring. If you would like to be kept informed of a new date please contact us. TIME CHANGE: 29. Owen Matthews: An Impeccable Spy Sunday 6 October, Clarke Foley Centre This event will now begin at 6.30pm (not 5.15pm as previously advertised) VENUE CHANGE: 92. Felicity Cloake: One More Croissant for the Road Saturday 19 October, 1.30pm This event will now take place at All Saints Church (not at Clarke Foley Centre as previously advertised) VENUE CHANGE: 96. Sinclair McKay: The Scotland Yard Puzzle Book Saturday 19 October, 4pm This event will now take place at All Saints Church (not at Clarke Foley Centre as previously advertised) Copyright © 2019 Ilkley Literature Festival, All rights reserved. Ilkley Literature Festival 9 The Grove, Ilkley LS29 9LW 01943 601210 info@ilkleylitfest.org.uk Registered in England and Wales Company No: 1061343 Ilkley Literature Festival ltd. is a registered charity. Charity No: 501801                                                           Facebook Twitter Instagram Website