tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474887834601132081Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:18:14 +0000http://www.brianpatten.co.uk/news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Patten)Blogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474887834601132081.post-3327551577122373181Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:20:00 +00002008-08-21T17:18:14.522+01:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><a href="http://www.brianpatten.co.uk/">Back to Brian's HOME page</a></u></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u>2008 Poetry Readings<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p><div id="brand-description" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><p><span style="font-size:100%;">With Great Pleasure</span></p></div><div id="coming-up" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><h2><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Brian Patten on Radio 4</span><br /></span></h2><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><a class="episode" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/withgreatpleasure/pip/nhr7d">Thursday 07 February 2008 11:30</a>am</strong></span> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">Poet Brian Patten chooses pieces of writing which have been inspirational to him in his work and his life. Readers are Christian Rodska and Alison Reid.</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u>February <o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">27^th Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, 7.30pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Box Office 01684 295074<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u>April <o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">17^th-20^th Vienna Lit Fest<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Director J Novak <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">0043(0)699-81761 689<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u>May <o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">8^th Bridgewater Arts Centre<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Box office 01278 422700</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">26th pm Hay on Wye lit festival</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">40 love (with Roger McGough)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">40th Anniversary celebration</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">of the Mersey Sound, now in Penguin Modern Classics</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">27th am Double Trouble</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Kids/family show with Roger McGough</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">June </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">12^th Bridport Arts Centre 7.30pm<br />01308 242204<br /><a href="http://www.bridport-arts.com/">http://www.bridport-arts.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">26th June</span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Support Poetry Society event:<br />Lemn Sissay's gig with Anne-Marie Fyfe:</span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/events/event/550">http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/events/event/550</a></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>JULY</strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>11th Ways With Words Festival </strong><strong>Dartington Devon</strong></span></p><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong></strong></span><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><strong>Great Hall 8pm</strong></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><em>fantastic festival, beautiful setting!</em></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><a href="http://www.wayswithwords.co.uk/">http://www.wayswithwords.co.uk/</a></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>13th London Literature Festival</strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>London Liming at Southbank Centre </strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>Queen Elizabeth Hall 7.45pm</strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>with Ursula Rucker, Patience Agababi and Shlom</strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong></strong></span> </p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong></strong></span></p><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">September</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">26th Richmond, Yorkshire:</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Books &amp; Boots Festival</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">afternoon kids performance</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">evening adults</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.richmondbookfestival.com/</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Box Office: Castle Hill Bookshop 01748 824 243</span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >http://www.richmondbookfestival.com/<br />Box office: Castle Hill Bookshop 01748 824 243</span><h1 style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >October </span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">4^th Warwick Words Festival<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Children/Family Event, Bridge House Theatre, Warwick 3pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">In conversation &amp; reading at The Lord Leycester 7pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Contact: Helen Meeke 01926 427 056</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">29th London</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Soho Theatre Studio</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.applesandsnakes.org/">http://www.applesandsnakes.org/</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span> </p><h3 style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">November </span></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">8^th times to be confirmed<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">December </span></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">6^th Nunnington Hall, Nunnington York</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">National Trust Event</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;">Contact: Simon Lee</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">01439 748021</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>http://www.brianpatten.co.uk/2008/02/dates-venues-for-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Patten)