Category: News
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Artist call out for Watts the Story?
The Rochester Literature Festival is delighted to have been awarded Small Experiment Funding by Ideas Test, to run a project entitled Watts The Story? with the residents of the Richard Watts Almshouses in Rochester. We’re looking to engage a craft artist/maker for the duration of Watts the Story? which will take place…
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Introducing: My Mind is Free – a new play by Sam Hall
We are excited to announce that festival creative partner Sam Hall’s new full-length play, MY MIND IS FREE, comes to the Rochester Literature Festival on Sunday 11 October as part of a 20-venue tour of London and the Southeast, supported by Arts Council England.
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Open Mic slots available at Fort Amherst Summer Fair
Our ‘Garden Party’ this year is taking place as part of the Fort Amherst Summer Fair on Saturday, August 29th.
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Live’n’Local: Introducing Melanie Benn
The delightful and inspiring Melanie is with us to unlock your memories, in the second of our Sunday workshops at Sun Pier House.
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Live’n’Local: Introducing Carol Donaldson
The lovely ‘Nature Girl’ Carol Donaldson will be joining us at Sun Pier House on Sunday, October 11, for a workshop with a difference.
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Live’n’Local: Introducing Michael Nath
Our final speaker on Sunday, October 11 is the charismatic and funny Michael Nath.
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Live’n’Local: Introducing Maggie Harris
The lovely Maggie will be joining us on Sunday afternoon (11/10) to share some of her evocative and fascinating stories and poems.
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Live’n’Local: Introducing Bill Lewis
Of course, Bill needs no introduction to Medway, not really! One of the near legendary Medway Poets Group alongside Billy Childish, Bill has performed his poems in Europe and the Americas and been published in magazines, journals and anthologies all over the world.
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Live’n’Local Keynote Speaker: Sir Robert Worcester, KBE, DL
Our keynote speaker for this year’s festival is Sir Robert Worcester, Chairman of the Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Commemoration Committee and founder of MORI (Market & Opinion Research International).
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Live’n’Local: Introducing Toni Mount
We’re pleased to announce that the opening speaker of our history themed day in Rochester is the prolific medieval specialist, Toni Mount.
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Akala and the Hip Hop Shakespeare Company at Fuse Festival
Join Akala and THSC (The Hip-Hop Shakespeare Company) for the dynamic and interactive Hip-Hop Shakespeare Lyric Writing and Performance Workshops that inspire you to approach literature, music and theatre in a whole new way. Work with the founder of THSC to build self-confidence, take creative risks, analyze rhythm and rhyme…
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Live’n’Local: Introducing Jane Lythell
Our first confirmed speaker for Sunday, October 11 at Sun Pier House is the wonderful Jane Lythell. Jane lives in Brighton and is a sea-lover, star-gazer, film and football fan.
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