LitFest & Music at Davenham in June !

Now, with England almost certainly out of the World Cup, there's not much to watch on TV - at least until Wimbledon anyway - so here's news of events coming up at Davenham. These include three events in the Northwich Litfest (brilliantly organized by local author Susi Osborne) and a music event with Chris Bannister - who last year played music of John Denver to a sell-out audience - organized by Davenham member Denise Barry.

Read on for details…….

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Chris Bannister sings again at Davenham – Thursday 26^th June

You will probably remember that, last year, singer Chris Bannister performed an evening of John Denver songs at Davenham to great acclaim. Chris returns again in 2014, this time performing his own songs. Tickets are available now by phone on 01606 556646 or on-line from the DANARTS website www.danarts.org. See end of this page for flyer.

Friday 20th June 7:30pm - Lizzie Enfield & Ian WIlliams

A Northwich LitFest event. Lizzie Enfield (formerly worked for the BBC, journalist, novelist, sister of Harry Enfield and equally as entertaining!!), and Ian Williams. The Bad Doctor & The Bad Patient - Two very different writers dealing with matters of life and death and everything in between; anxiety and acceptance, regrets and wrong decisions, fear, friendship, love and loss…cycling, music and the difficulties of being a proper grown up! Ian Williams is a physician and comic artist, whose graphic novel, 'The Bad Doctor', explores the darker side of medicine, revealing the harsh realities of human interaction and behaviour during times of stress and fear. Lizzie Enfield is a journalist and writer whose prose novel, 'Living With It', examines the far-reaching consequences of the MMR controversy through the personal upheaval and emotional turmoil it causes two contemporary families. Together they will discuss the crossovers between medicine and fiction, the responsibilities of writers and doctors towards their patients and subject matters, the use of medical conditions for plot and ethical dilemmas as focus for moral debate. Book Tickets Online Here

Monday 23rd June 7.30pm - Myriad Edition Publishers

A Northwich LitFest event. How To Publish Your Novel - An event which promises to be hugely entertaining as well as highly informative. A representative from Myriad Editions Publishers, together with two authors who have been published by Myriad, discuss how to get published. Making a welcome return to Northwich to host this event (in addition to one on 25th June) is the doyenne of the literary interview - Laura Lockington. Joining Laura will be:- Eleanor Crawforth - Marketing Manager at Myriad Editions Publishers. Nina de la Mer - Author of '4am' and the critically acclaimed 'Layla'. Hannah Vincent - Already a successful playwright, Hannah’s first novel, 'Alarm Girl', was shortlisted for the 2013 Hookline Novel Competition. Book Tickets Online Here

Wednesday 25th June 7.30pm - Julia Crouch and Erin Kelly in conversation with Laura Lockington

A Northwich LitFest event. Dark & Stormy - An Evening of Crime sounds an intriguing event, to say the least! This evening Laura will be talking to two hugely successful authors. Both are writers of crime and psychological thrillers. And with Laura Lockington, the doyenne of bookish-type interviews in the chair, anything is possible! Julia Crouch - Author of the widely acclaimed first novel, 'Cuckoo', which for Julia, resulted in a three book deal with Headline and deals around the world. 'Cuckoo' was followed by 'Every Vow You Break', 'Tarnished' and most recently, 'The Long Fall' - which is about a terrible thing that happened on a Greek island in 1980. Erin Kelly - Author of 'The Poison Tree', 'The Sick Rose' and 'The Burning Air' and her latest book, 'The Ties that Bind'. 'The Poison Tree' was a Richard & Judy Summer Read and became a major ITV drama. Erin has also co-written, with screenwriter Chris Chibnall, 'Broadchurch: The Novel' which will be out in August, ahead of the next TV series. Julia Crouch is a crime fiction writer from Brighton who is published by Headline. Book Tickets Online Here

Thursday 24th July 2014  7:30pm - Audition "Female of the Species

Our Autumn production is already planned and there will be an audition for‘The Female of the Species’ by Joanna Murray Smith on Thursday 24^th July at 7.30pm. The play is to be performed  from 19^th - 22^nd  November and Paulette Anderson will direct. There are plenty of parts of both sexes. 6 characters in all. The 3 females - 1 x student age, 1 x 20’s-30’s, 1 x mature 60ish. The 3 males - 2 x 30ish and 1 x 60 ish. Come along to the read through to find out more. Play copies are available from Paulette on 01606 79779.

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