Because the Night

Arifa Akbar and Dan Richards

As the clocks go back and the nights draw in, many of us choose to hunker down. But what if we found ways to embrace the hours after dark? To inspire you on this early November evening, we welcome two writers who explore all things nocturnal in their work. As chief theatre critic for The…

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For the Love of Stroud

Katie Fforde and Mark Cummings

What’s so great about Stroud? And what makes it such an inspiring and creatively stimulating place in which to live? We invite two Gloucestershire legends to discuss! Celebrated novelist Katie Fforde has lived in Stroud since the early 1980s and many of her bestselling books have been inspired by Stroud people and Stroud places. Her…

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