World Book Day Launch at Jubilee Library (Thu 1 March 1.30-2pm and 3-3.30pm)
City Reads 2007 gets off to a theatrical start as part of the World Book Day celebrations at Brighton's Jubilee Library. Actress Peta Taylor and a fellow Brighton actor recreate one of the key scenes from du Maurier's gripping Gothic thriller in a fully costumed dramatic reading.
Look out for Rebecca giveaways and free readers' guides with full information on our three-month city-wide read, throughout the day. Tel (01273) 290800 |
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Film showings (Sat 3 March 10.30am, Wed 11 April 6.30pm)
Jubilee Library is holding several screenings of Hitchcock's Rebecca (1940). The film will also be shown as part of May's giant film screenings opposite Jubilee Library. Tel (01273) 290800 |
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City Reads Coffee Mornings (Sat 3 March 11am Patcham Library; Sat 10 March 11am Moulsecoomb Library; Sat 17 March 11am Saltdean Library)
There will be FREE readings and the opportunity for readers to share their thoughts on Rebecca at libraries across Brighton & Hove throughout March. Actress Peta Taylor will bring the novel to life with carefully selected extracts. Tel (01273) 290800 |
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Writing Gothic Suspense with Liz Jensen (Sat 14 April 10.30am, Jubilee Library, £10)
In this special workshop, novelist Liz Jensen explores the Gothic suspense genre and offers practical tips and exercises on how to master the form. Her most recent paperback The Ninth Life of Louis Drax is being adapted for film by Anthony Minghella. Tel (01273) 294071 |
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Whose Reading is it Anyway? (Tue 24 April 6.30pm, University of Sussex, FREE)
Five panellists: one academic, two students, and two non-campus participants go head to head with five short, sharp readings of Rebecca. The audience then votes for their favourite in this interactive panel event. Tel (01273) 877888 |
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City Reads Brighton Festival Event (Sun 20 May 7.30pm, Corn Exchange, £7.50)
Sally Beauman, author of Rebecca's Tale, joins novelist Sarah Dunant and du Maurier scholar Helen Taylor for a 21st century reappraisal of Rebecca at Brighton Festival. Tel (01273) 709709
www.brightonfestival.org |
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Charleston Reads: The Rebecca Workshop (Wed 23 May 10am-4pm, Charleston, £50)
Revisit Daphne du Maurier's Manderley in the equally evocative atmosphere of Charleston in this day-long guided workshop as part of Charleston Festival. With Dr Sue Roe, Lecturer in Creative Writing and author of Private Lives of the Impressionists. Tel (01273) 709709
After Rebecca (Sat 26 May 5pm, Charleston, £9
Novelist Justine Picardie, director Nicholas Roeg and dramatist Nell Leyshon ask why du Maurier's work has entered the popular imagination and inspired so many artists. Part of Charleston Festival. Tel (01273) 709709
www.charleston.org.uk
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After Rebecca (Sat 26 May 5pm, Charleston, £9
Novelist Justine Picardie, director Nicholas Roeg and dramatist Nell Leyshon ask why du Maurier's work has entered the popular imagination and inspired so many artists. Part of Charleston Festival. Tel (01273) 709709
www.charleston.org.uk |
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Secret Readers Is your name Rebecca?
Well, you could be receiving a copy of the novel courtesy of Brighton & Hove Libraries' secret reader initiative. Rebeccas all over the city keep an eye on the post. We will include Beckys too! Visit www.cityreads.co.uk for details. |
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Picture This
We will be inviting people to send in pictures of what else is on their bedside table apart from Rebecca, and their favourite place to read in Brighton & Hove. Readers who send in a photo that best illustrates any passage from the novel will win a set of du Maurier books.
www.cityreads.co.uk |
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