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Sat 21 March: Other Worlds, Harlow

Essex 2020 – A Year of Science and Creativity

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New event announcement: Arrival Lounge by Peeling Onions with Granny

Posted on Feb 15th, 2020

We are delighted to announce a new event to our 2020 programme. The performance group Peeling Onions with Granny will be at Harlow Playhouse on Saturday 21st March to perform their interactive storytelling show, Arrival Lounge. Arriving somewhere new can be daunting. It can also be exhilarating. The performers Read more

Read all about it – Essex Book Festival featured in Essex Life Magazine

Posted on Feb 9th, 2020

Grab a copy of the latest Essex Life magazine to read all about Essex Book Festival. Festival Director, Ros Green looks ahead to some of the books transporting us to other worlds at the upcoming festival, including, Abi Daré‘s The Girl with the Louding Voice, Christy Lefteri‘s The Beekeeper of Aleppo Read more

Essex Book Festival Launch – Val McDermid, Friday 28 February

Peter Tatchell, Kenan Malik, Stella Odunlami – The Power of Protest: where should we draw the line?

Wet Sounds, Saturday 29 February and Sunday 01 March, Riverside, Chelmsford

Charlie Connelly, Last Train to Hilversum, Thursday 26 March