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Monday, 01 February 2021 / Published in Literature Festival

Lichfield Literature Festival Announcement

Following recent government announcements and guidelines, we have made the difficult decision to postpone our Literature Festival events due to take place this March. With the Covid situation as it is, there are too many concerns for us to have any confidence that we can safely welcome you to events, even with social-distancing measures ready and in place.

Given the above we will be moving events to the following new dates:

 

1.THURSDAY 15th JULY 2021 (as part of our summer festival)

  • Amanda Owen – The Yorkshire Shepherdess (taking place in Lichfield Cathedral, in the evening).

 

2.THURSDAY 9th – SUNDAY 12th SEPTEMBER 2021 (as part of our 2021 Literature Festival)

  • Nathen Amin – The House of Beaufort
  • Mark Bostridge – Florence Nightingale: The Woman and Her Legend
  • Henry Hitchings – Why Samuel Johnson Still Matters
  • Anna Levin – Incandescent
  • Raffi Berg – Red Sea Spies
  • Dave Hamilton – Wild Ruins
  • Craig Glenday – Guinness World Records
  • Phil Cartwright – Red Mist: Football’s most shocking moments
  • Susannah Stapleton – The Adventures of Maud West, Lady Detective
  • Beth Lynch – Where the Hornbeam Grows
  • The Poetry Slam

 

3.SUNDAY 19th SEPTEMBER 2021

  • Lucy Diamond – Afternoon Tea at Swinfen Hall

 

If you already have tickets for these events, these will automatically be transferred to the new dates. Specific venues/times/dates for each author will follow.

We have emailed ticket holders whom we have contact details for – if you haven’t received an email please let us know at info@lichfieldfestival.org saying which event(s) you have tickets for so we can make sure we keep you updated.

If you have any questions, please do get in touch at info@lichfieldfestival.org

Thank you all for your continued patience and support.

ience and support.

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I choose to support the Festival’s work with younger musicians, via the Festival’s Young Artist platform for performers who are just beginning to make their way in the world.  The fact that these names often become well known in the musical world within a few years is only an added recompense for the joy of the quality of their performances, which we often look back on for several years when we encounter them again, this time as a more mature and well-known adult soloists with the CBSO, for example, or at the Proms.

   -David Mayes OBE

Having been a young musician myself many years ago (not wishing to recall how many), the encouragement of the Young Artist Series is a particular passion of mine. The Festival has proven to be a superb platform for these young people, demonstrated by the worldwide acclaim and success that many have moved on to achieve. When these artists return to perform for us years later having developed their talent even further, it is a heart-warming occasion.  This year, 2021, I have had the usual tortuous struggle to select those whom I have wished to offer the extra support. 

   -Nigel O’Mara

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