A history of land rights and protest in folk song, story and poem. "Everyone should see this show" — George Monbiot. Three Acres And A Cow connects the Norman Conquest and Peasants’ Revolt to contemporary issues via the Enclosures and Industrial Revolution, drawing a compelling narrative through the people’s history of England. Come and share in these tales as they have been shared for generations.
Join us in conversation with travel author Jules Brown to discuss his latest book, Far Out, where he journeys to the edges of Europe by train with plenty of stories and travel tips along the way. Jules’ books are described as “the best kind of travel companion – funny, informed and always up for an adventure” by Martin Dunford (Rough Guides founder & Cool Places publisher). We can’t wait to hear more about some of Jules’ adventures, perfect for armchair travellers and explorers alike!
Join us for a captivating evening in conversation with Katie Carr, when she will discuss her forthcoming memoir Thundery at Times. Katie’s story is beautifully realised on the page — she has created a hopeful and honest, yet uplifting account, of her attempt to finish the challenge left to her by her brother Toby, whose story is so poignantly told in her first book Moderate Becoming Good Later.
From the lonely heights of mountains to the womblike depths of caves, from sacred monuments and pilgrimage sites, to art made by our Neolithic ancestors and today's sculptors, stone has always drawn us in. In The Spirit of Stone, Wyl Menmuir brings together social history, folklore and encounters with the landscapes to explore the many ways in which rock and earth ground us and form part of our identities, histories and futures.
As the Summer Solstice twilight nears, join us for a haunting evening of stories told through music, words and art by Soft Lap. Author and historian Amy Jeffs, artist Gwen Burns and musician Natalie Brice join in mesmerising harmony to sing these timeless tales of love and death kept alive through generations of telling.
