Literature
Who wrote the Shake-speare sonnets?
Venue: Independent Evangelical Church
Time: 11am
Price: £5 Pay on the door
Description
Shake-Speare’s sonnets have been a 400 year enigma. Who were the Dark Lady and young Master W.H.? This talk from local amateur historian Ben Alexander unravels the amazing love affair that started at Gawsworth. Ben has identified who exactly did write the Shake-Speare sonnets – a fascinating tale which involved lovers, Admirals, a Prime Minister, lords, ladies, a sheriff, and several poets!
Contact/Tickets
Contact Ben Alexander on 0161 449 8095
Marple Writer’s Workshop
Venue: Library
Time: 7.30pm
Price: Free
Description
A free evening to display the work of this long-established workshop group. Members will read short selections of their own work in both prose and poetry. Many have had success in publication and in various literary competitions.
Members of the audience are invited to bring and read examples of their own work.
The group meets every Tuesday at 7.30 above Marple Library in Memorial Park for workshops or readings, with occasional guest speakers.
The 2011 Marple International Writing Competition is proud to be associated with the Marple Festival. Some of the winning entries in the competition will be read out at various events during the festival, including tonight.
Contact/Tickets
Who wrote the Shake-speare sonnets?
Venue: Methodist Church
Time: 7.30pm
Price: £5 Pay on the door
Description
Shake-Speare’s sonnets have been a 400 year enigma. Who were the Dark Lady and young Master W.H.? This talk from local amateur historian Ben Alexander unravels the amazing love affair that started at Gawsworth.
Ben has identified who exactly did write the Shake-Speare sonnets – a fascinating tale which involved lovers, Admirals, a Prime Minister, lords, ladies, a sheriff, and several poets!
Contact/Tickets
Contact Ben Alexander on 0161 449 8095
Who wrote the Shake-speare plays?
Venue: Independent Evangelical Church
Time: 11am
Price: £5 Pay on the door
Description
When local amateur historian Ben Alexander discovered that the Shake-Speare Sonnets were published under a pseudonym he started research to understand how they were related to the Shakespeare Plays. He uncovered a whole history of spin, hyperbole, forgery and deceit. No other playwright’s works have so relentless been questioned as to their authorship - but the evidence still supports the gentleman maltster, or was he a glove-maker, or a butcher from Stratford upon Avon? Or it did! Journalists have been inventing and embellishing stories for years.
Ben Alexander dispels the folklore and presents the fascinating facts about who wrote the Shakespeare Plays.
Contact/Tickets
Contact Ben Alexander on 0161 449 8095
Crime evening
Venue: Carver
Time: 7pm
Price: £5
Description
Miss Marple in Marple? Al Capone at the Co-op? Morse in Market Street? Well, perhaps not, but we are offering you an evening of crime to excite your criminological taste-buds!
What an evening of who dunnits and red herrings! Hear from crime writers how they set the plot and test your detective skills in a crime quiz!
Carver compere Nigel Booth will interview Chris Simms and Mike Walters, local crime writers, to get the inside info on how they create their characters and set the scene. Then the audience will get involved in a crime quiz hosted by Peter Clarke. The winners of SK600, a short story competition based on an opening sentence by Chris, will be announced and their stories read out. After the interval, a crime sketch will be performed by Carver actors.
If this interests you why not enter our Crime Writing Competition? All entries to be completed and handed in by 17th Sept.
Authors Chris and Mike will be selling and signing their thrillers.
Also, the Bookshop in Marple (0161 427 4921) will be selling crime books from the shop's collection.
Contact/Tickets
Contact The Carver Theatre, Hollins Supplies and the Vernon
Who wrote the Shake-speare plays?
Venue: Methodist Church
Time: 7.30pm
Price: £5 Pay on the door
Description
When local amateur historian Ben Alexander discovered that the Shake-Speare Sonnets were published under a pseudonym he started research to understand how they were related to the Shakespeare Plays. He uncovered a whole history of spin, hyperbole, forgery and deceit. No other playwright’s works have so relentless been questioned as to their authorship - but the evidence still supports the gentleman maltster, or was he a glove-maker, or a butcher from Stratford upon Avon. Or it did! Journalists have been inventing and embellishing stories for years.
Ben Alexander dispels the folklore and presents the fascinating facts about who wrote the Shakespeare Plays.
Contact/Tickets
Contact Ben Alexander on 0161 449 8095
