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SAISON POETRY LIBRARY AT ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL
A GOOD TIME AND A HALF
Saturday, 12 July
Artist Sinta Tantra revisits the spirit of the Festival of Britain. A 1951-inspired stage explores the performative and theatrical aspects of poetry in response to the Poetry Library’s collection and the London Literature Festival.
Admission Free (12 -19 July)
Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall
BBC FOUR SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE
Sunday, 13 July
Meet the shortlisted authors from the BBC FOUR Samuel Johnson Prize as they discuss the inspiration behind their work and the challenges they face in writing non-fiction.
£9 (Concessions: 50% off, limited availability)
Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall
TIMOTHY O’GRADY
Sunday, 13 July
Timothy O’Grady discusses Divine Magnetic Lands, a keynote book about contemporary America, and the first event in a series continuing through the autumn, which takes the pulse of the nation in this election year.
£7 (Concessions: 50% off, limited availability)
Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall
TALKING IN TONGUES
Sunday, 13 July
Talking in Tongues brings together the finest London-based African artists for a memorable gig. Writer and hip-hop artist Breis, performer and choreographer Christina Oshunniyi and musician Dele Sosimi perform Ife.
£7 (Concessions: 50% off, limited availability)
Queen Elizabeth Hall
LONDON LIMING AT SOUTHBANK CENTRE
Sunday, 13 July
London Liming offers spoken word, poetry, music and DJs under one roof, mixing the carnival atmosphere of liming culture with the cosmopolitan style of London.
£12 (Concessions: 50% off, limited availability)
Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall
REBECCA MILLER
Monday, 14 July
Rebecca Miller reads from The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, one of the literary success stories of 2008. When Pippa Lee takes stock of her life at 50, her younger, wilder self begins to haunt her.
£7 (Concessions: 50% off, limited availability)
Queen Elizabeth Hall
BISHOP GENE ROBINSON AND IAN MCKELLEN: FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO
Monday, 14 July
Join Bishop Gene Robinson and Ian McKellen for the UK premiere of The Bible Tells Me So, a provocative documentary about the chasm that separates gay life and Christianity today.
£12 (Concessions: 50% off, limited availability)
Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall
CITY LIGHTS
Monday, 14 July
What draws people to the bright lights of the big city? For lesbians and gay men, the city is a place of re-invention, to find freedom, friends and lovers, a labyrinth of pleasures and perils.
£9 (Concessions: 50% off, limited availability)
Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall
COLIN GRANT
Tuesday, 15 July
Colin Grant’s book Negro With a Hat illuminates the life of Marcus Garvey, a vital, yet often misunderstood, figurehead of the black diaspora.
£7 (Concessions: 50% off, limited availability)
Queen Elizabeth Hall
THE LAVENDER LIBRARY
Tuesday, 15 July
In this special festival event celebrating queer literature, Julian Clary, Dave McAlmont, Andy Bell, Stella Duffy, Diana Souhami, Paul Burston, Karen Mcleod and Rupert Smith champion their favourite books.
£10 (Concessions: 50% off, limited availability)
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