Tonight the Music Seems So Loud
He wrote one of the biggest hits of our age in ‘about an hour’ in his childhood bedroom. He lived through the AIDS crisis and one of the most homophobic periods of British history and yet when he finally came out, he did so boldly and unapologetically. He was the poppiest of pop stars but…
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For our Stroud Book Festival 2026 finale, we are thrilled to welcome author and activist, Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason and her pianist daughter, Jeneba Kanneh-Mason for a marvellous celebration in words and music of the life and writing of Jane Austen, 251 years on from her birth in December 1775. Kadiatu will explore Austen’s musical world, reflecting…
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