2011 Programme

Event

Date

Time

Location

Key

Kjartan Poskitt; The Murderous Maths Organisation

Tuesday 5th April

10.30am

School Event at Alnwick

Alys Fowler, in converstion with Marian Foster of BBC Newcastle's Garden Mania

Thursday 28th April

7pm

Alnwick Garden

Words in the Gallery

Wednesday 4th May

1pm

The Robinson-Gay Gallery

William Shawcross

Wednesday 4th May

7pm

White Room QH

Anthony Penrose

Wednesday 4th May

8.30pm

White Room QH

Words in the Gallery

Thursday 5th May

1pm

The Robinson-Gay Gallery

Melvyn Bragg

Thursday 5th May

5pm

Hexham Abbey

Maggie O'Farrell

Thursday 5th May

7.30pm

Theatre QH

The Spark

Thursday 5th May

8.45pm

Theatre QH

Josceline Dimbleby

Friday 6th May

10.00am

Theatre QH

Prue Leith

Friday 6th May

11.30am

Theatre QH

Words in the Gallery

Friday 6th May

1pm

The Robinson-Gay Gallery

Antonio Carluccio

Friday 6th May

7.30pm

Theatre QH

The Door in the Wall

Saturday 7th May

10.30am

White Room QH

Anna Pavord

Saturday 7th May

11.45am

Theatre QH

Drop-in Storytelling

Saturday 7th May

12am - 2pm

Library QH

Carolyn Jess-Cooke

Saturday 7th May

1pm

White Room QH

Poetry games with Sky Hawkins, 'The Word Bird'

Saturday 7th May

2pm

Library QH

Read Regional Launch

Saturday 7th May

2.15pm

White Room QH

Salley Vickers

Saturday 7th May

2.30pm

Theatre QH

Lucy Worsley

Saturday 7th May

3.45pm

White Room QH

Allison Pearson

Saturday 7th May

5pm

Library QH

Alastair Campbell

Saturday 7th May

8pm

Theatre QH

Practical Drama workshop

Sunday 8th May

11-1pm

Library QH

Martin Davidson and Giles Milton

Sunday 8th May

11.30am

White Room QH

Want to be a playwright?

Sunday 8th May

1pm

White Room QH

David Almond & Michael Chaplin

Sunday 8th May

2.15pm

Theatre QH

Michael Chaplin at The Forum Cinema Celebrating the silver screen

Sunday 8th May

3.30pm

Forum Cinema, Hexham

Andrew Crofts & special screening of 'The Ghost'

Sunday 8th May

4.30pm

Forum Cinema, Hexham

Liz Lochhead

Sunday 8th May

5pm

White Room QH

Charlie Higson

Monday 9th May

10.30am

Schools Event

Words in the Gallery

Monday 9th May

1pm

The Robinson-Gay Gallery

A Song for Bellingham

Monday 9th May

6pm

Theatre QH

Philip Caveney

Tuesday 10th May

10.30am

Schools Event

Words in the Gallery

Tuesday 10th May

1pm

The Robinson-Gay Gallery

Alexei Sayle

Tuesday 10th May

8pm

Theatre QH

Philip Ardagh

Wednesday 11th May

10.30am

Schools Event

Words in the Gallery

Wednesday 11th May

1pm

The Robinson-Gay Gallery

Literacy Day schools event

Thurday 12th May

White room QH

Two day writing retreat led by Gillian Allnutt at Shepherds Dene

Monday 16th May

Shepherds Dene

Two day writing retreat led by Gillian Allnutt at Shepherds Dene

Tuesday 17th May

Shepherds Dene

New for 2011
events programmed in partnership with The Maltings, Berwick.

Event

Date

Time

Location

Key

Mysteries and Mazes

Thurday 28th April

11.30am

The Maltings, Studio

Prose writing with Ann Coburn

Thurday 28th April

2.30pm

The Maltings, Studio

Chris Mullin

Friday 6th May

6.30pm

The Maltings, Theatre

Maggie O’Farrell

Friday 6th May

8pm

The Maltings, Theatre

Festival Key