After a 2016 full of activities commemorating the 4th Centenary of Cervantes’ death, our 2017 programme begins with “Don Quixote rides again”, a talk between Dermot Murphy, author of the play “Don Quixote in Algiers”, which will premiere on February 7 at the White Bear Theatre in Kennington, and Paul Stanbridge, author of the novel “Forbidden line”, the mind-bending story of a modern Quixote who, with his squire, sets out to right wrongs in Essex and London.
The moderation will be in charge of Sam Jordison, author, publisher and literary critic.
Dermot Murphy won an award at the 8th International Theatre Festival, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, with his play El Cóndor y la Niña (The Condor & the Maiden), which was read by AWL in 2008. He has published short stories, articles and textbooks, and now focuses on writing for the stage. He speaks and writes French and Spanish and has made translations to and from both languages.
Paul Stanbridge grew up in Essex, and went on to study literature at the universities of Reading and Manchester. After failing to tolerate working as a pensions administrator, bookseller, receptionist, waiter, archival catalogue editor, chef, barman, ministerial drafter, learning mentor and builder, Paul moved to Norwich, had children, and wrote a doctoral thesis examining creative method in literary modernism. Since then, he has divided his working time between music and writing. Space Eagle, his one-man blues band, has attracted a following of at least several dozen people in Norfolk. His other band, Erroneous Monk, arranges the songs of Thelonious Monk for a modern jazz quintet. Paul is currently working on a novel which will in some way involve Charley Patton, the European refugee crisis, and witches in 17th Century England. Forbidden Line is his first novel.
Sam Jordison is a hugely talented, bright, young writer. He was co-editor of the bestselling Crap Towns and the follow-up book – Crap Towns 2 – as well as writing four solo titles. He writes a regular books column for The Guardian.
In English
Free entrance – RSVP is required
With the collaboration of Galley Beggar Press
