East Street, Havant PO9 1AA 4 October 2009 · 25 September to 4 October 2009 10 days|23 venues|101 events CENTRE HAVANT Festival Venues The Bear Hotel East Street, Havant PO9 1AA

25 September to4 October 200910 days | 23 venues | 101 events

CENTRE

HAVANT

Festival VenuesThe Bear Hotel East Street, Havant PO9 1AA

Bookends 7 High Street, Emsworth PO10 7AQ

The Brookfield Hotel Havant Road, Emsworth PO10 7LF

Council Chamber Havant Borough Council, Civic OfficesCivic Centre Road PO9 2AX

Emsworth Library 23 High Street, Emsworth PO10 7AQ

Emsworth Museum 10b North Street, Emsworth PO10 7DD

Gazebo Garden The Pallant Car Park, East Pallant Havant

Havant Arts Centre East Street, Havant PO9 1BS

Havant Library Meridian Centre, Havant PO9 1UN

Leigh Park Library 50 Park Parade, Leigh Park PO9 5AB

Making Space 2 Bishopstoke Road, Leigh Park, Havant PO9 5BN

Meridian Centre Havant, Hampshire PO9 1UW

Nineveh Bookshop & Gallery 11 The Pallant, Havant PO9 1BE

St Faith’s Church Hall East Pallant, Havant PO9 1BE

The Star 59 North Street, Havant PO9 1PP

Station Theatre Station Road, Hayling Island PO11 OEH

Staunton Country Park Middle Park Way, Havant PO9 5HB

United Reformed Church North Street, Havant PO9 1PP

Waterlooville Library The Precinct, Waterlooville PO7 7DT

The White Hart 1 East Street, Havant PO9 1AA

brochure design rrstudio 01243 389758

For more information about venues, artists and events,plus more One Book choices, visit the Festival websiteat www.havantlitfest.org.uk

Welcome tothe Festival2009

PATRONS

David Willetts MP

Dr Caroline Lucas MEP

Ronald Harwood CBE FRLS

The Worshipful the Mayorof Havant, CouncillorJackie Branson

SPONSORS

Havant Borough Council

Hampshire County Council

Havant Arts Centre

Nineveh

Warblington School

PARTNER ORGANISATIONS

Angel Radio

Bench Theatre

Dynamo Youth Theatre

Emsworth Maritimeand Historical Trust

Hampshire County Council

Havant Arts Centre

Havant Borough Council

Hayling Island Bookshop

Making Space

Nineveh

The Portsmouth News

Tongues & Grooves

Havant Writer’s Circle

Warblington School

The One Book I Wish I’d Written —

Well, it’s a long time since I read it,but I still remember the feeling ofbeing bowled over by Vanity Fair —and brilliant Becky Sharp.Stella Duffy

I’m primarily a novelist,occasionally a short storywriter, sometimes aplaywright, a performer, atheatre director. Often I findmyself lurching from oneproject to the next, alwaysglad to be busy and engaged,but simultaneously hungryfor time and space. In myexperience it’s an absolutemyth that the writer’s life isquiet and solitary. There arefar too many events toattend, festivals to speak andread at, readers — and other

writers, other makers — tomeet, to work with. But I dobelieve that solitary time,quiet time, is also vital, andI always return to the imageof water — a deep and openpool from which, if we canjust leave it long enough,still enough, those brilliantor glorious or merely usefulideas and thoughts andsolutions will well up. In myday to day life, as I’m surein yours, these precious timesby the contemplative ‘pool’are few and far between,

but hopefully this week ofamazing events for theHavant Literary Festival willgive you just that — from talks,readings and performancesto practical workshops andan opportunity to engagewith your local community —a chance to enjoy thebubbling-up creativity ofothers and, maybe, ideally,experiment with your ownpossibilities too.

Stella DuffyJuly 2009

The Havant LiteraryFestival Writer-in-Residence 2009 isStella Duffy

04 | 05

Simon Brett ‘Journey through Adolescence’ Alex Bell

Tickets from Havant Arts Centre: 023 9247 2700 | www.havantartscentre.co.uk


The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan; his treatment of grief,in all its guises, is at once poignant and uncomfortable.Isabel Ashdown

Friday 25 September Grand Openingand Prize-GivingCeremony6pmHavant Arts Centre

The Festival kicks off with aGrand Opening ceremony atHavant Arts Centre. Winnersof the poetry, short story andchildren’s competitions willreceive their prizes from VIPguests, including FestivalPatrons Dr Caroline LucasMEP and the Mayor of Havant,Councillor Jackie Branson, andthe Festival’s official Writer-In-Residence, Stella Duffy.

Everybody welcome.

Free Entry

Simon Brett7.30pmStation TheatreHayling Island

The celebrated crime writertalks about his long andsuccessful career includinghis Charles Paris, Mrs Pargeterand Fethering series.

Tickets: £6Includes £3 deposit on anybook purchased on the night.

Tickets only available fromStation Theatre andHayling Island Bookshop.

Hayling Island Bookshop:023 9246 6620

Open 9am–5pmClosed between 1pm–2pm

Station Theatre Box Office:023 9246 6363Open Mon–Sat, 10am–12noon

Wheelchair access by priorarrangement only.

A Higher EducationBench Theatre 7.30pmHavant Arts Centre

Patrick is suffering in his joband his private life, and hebadly needs comfort —female comfort. Summer isdetermined to complete herUniversity degree, and if shecan’t get the money one way,she will try another.

Tickets: £8 Concessions: £6

WriteOnTheNight!7.45pmThe Bear Hotel (The Retreat)

WriteInvite bring you achance for writers to provethey can cut it live! £3 entryper head, a choice of threethemes and twenty minutes'writing time. The writers thenread their story aloud and

whoever wins the anonymousvote, scoops the pot!

£2 on the door£3 to enter the competition

‘The JourneythroughAdolescence’7.45pmNineveh

Three authors talk about thespecial challenges of writingfor and about teenagers.Isabel Ashdown’s debut novelGlasshopper features afourteen year old boy in 1980sPortsmouth. Alex Bell’s thirdbook, Lex Trent Versus theGods is about a teenage catburglar and Gosport-basedYong Pease’s new novelTouch My Heart is a semi-autobiographical account ofa teenager in 1950s Malaya.

Tickets: £4

Books available for saleand signing.

Bench TheatreCabaret10pmHavant Arts Centre

Late night laughter with thestars of the Bench Theatre.

Free entry on the door

Saturday 26 September Word on the Street!10am–3.30pmHavant Town Centre

See page 13 for details.

Book Sale10am–4pmUnited Reformed Church Hall

Free entry to this bumpersecond hand book sale.Bargains galore!

Book and Boots10.30am–11.30amWaterlooville Library

Story and craft session forfour to seven year olds.

Please apply direct toWaterlooville Library foryour free ticket.

The Tale Tellers10.30amHavant Arts Centre

Today’s principal story:The Elves and the Shoemaker.Suitable for 4–7 year olds.

Free event

Read for Life10.30am–12noonUnited Reformed Church Hall

Read for Life is a socialenterprise which recruits andtrains volunteers to go intolocal primary schools andwork on a one-to-one basiswith children who findreading difficult. For moreinformation or a friendly chat,drop in to the café.

Bookbinder10.30am–4pmNineveh

Winchester book binder,Jack Walters will haveexamples of the bookbinder’s craft on display.

Writers’ Workshopwith Stella Duffy10.30am–4pmUnited Reformed Church Hall

Writing is a physical activity;Stella uses practical exercisesand improvisation/theatretechniques to help kick-startwriting — whether the kick isto overcome a block, make anew leap, or just get on with it!

Stella Duffy has writteneleven novels, over thirtyshort stories, and eight plays.She is also a performer andtheatre director.

Tickets £25Numbers are strictly limited,first come, first served.

Apply direct toThe SecretaryHavant Literary Festival11 The Pallant, HavantPO9 1BE and enclose astamped addressed envelope.

Cheques should bemade payable to:Havant Literary Festival.

More than WordsExhibition10.30am–4.30pmEmsworth Museum


Book and Boots1.30pm–2.30pmEmsworth Library


Please apply direct toEmsworth Library foryour free ticket.

Angela Pressland


Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray.Maggie Gee

06 | 07

Curse of the Nibelung Arthur Conan Doyle William Blake

Saturday 26 September cont.


Maggie Gee —Imagining Others2pmHavant Arts Centre

Best-selling writer MaggieGee talks about themysterious process ofcreating characters.

Tickets: £6HLF Members’ Discount: 15%

Please show your MembershipCard at time of purchase.


Book and Boots3pm–4pmEmsworth Library


Please apply direct toEmsworth Library foryour free ticket.

Playwriting —Getting Started 4.30pmUnited Reformed Church Hall

A practical discussion: howideas can be shaped for stageperformance, led by writerJacquie Penrose.

Also taking part will beAngela Pressland, authorof A Higher Education,(performed at 7.30pm tonightat Havant Arts Centre, seepage 4 for details).

Tickets: £4

Sherlock Holmesand the Curse ofthe Nibelung 6pmNineveh

Author Sam North talks abouthis Sherlock Holmes mysteryset in 1939, in which theageing detective mustpenetrate the biggest secretof the Third Reich.

Tickets: £4.50


A Higher EducationBench Theatre 7.30pmHavant Arts Centre


Tickets: £8Concessions: £6

How to Makea Woman Outof Water8pmNineveh

Dr Charles Bennett readsfrom his poetry collection,How to Make a Woman Outof Water. Plus guestsJohn Corin (harp) andPaul Valentine.

Tickets: £5


Sunday 27 SeptemberFestival Service11amUnited Reformed Church

Everybody is welcome at thisspecial Festival service led bythe URC’s former minister, theReverend Robin Hine.

Book and Boots11am–12noonHavant Library

Please apply direct toHavant Library for yourfree ticket.

William Blake in theGarden of Love2pmNineveh

An illustrated talk by WEAtutor Cathy Baker on Blake,marriage and his challenge toconventional sexual moralityin the 18th century.

Tickets: £3

More than WordsExhibition2.30pm–4.30pmEmsworth Museum

This exhibition, from thepersonal collection of CarolWaldron, provides a colourfulinsight into the addeddimension that illustrationsand pop-ups can bring tothe printed page and includesreference works on thegenre’s history.

Admission is free —Donations are welcome

Arthur ConanDoyle’s GreatestMystery 5pmNineveh

Biographer Russell Millerexamines the mystery ofhow a man like Conan Doylebecame involved in thecontroversial subject ofspiritualism.

Tickets: £4



Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks because it is the only bookto have captured in words — and paradoxically beautifulwords — the full horror of trench warfare.Russell Miller

Maggie Gee

Tickets from Havant Arts Centre: 023 9247 2700 | www.havantartscentre.co.uk08 | 09

Monday 28 SeptemberBaby Rhyme TimeSpecial 1.30pm–2pmLeigh Park Library

Travelling songs and rhymes.

Everybody welcome.

Free entry

Anne Hathawayand the SecondBest Bed5pmNineveh

WEA tutor Phil Adamsreveals all aboutShakespeare’s love life!

Tickets: £3

Leigh Russell —Cut Short6.30pmNineveh

Introducing…DI Geraldine Steel. Crimeauthor Leigh Russell talksabout Cut Short, the first titlein the series featuring thistough female protagonist.

Tickets: £3.50


The Milton Consort8pmHavant Arts Centre

Celebrating the 400thanniversary of theirpublication, The MiltonConsort perform forty ofShakespeare’s finest sonnetsinterspersed with masquemusic played on Elizabethanlute and flutes.

Tickets: £6.50Members’ Discount: 15%


Tuesday 29 SeptemberCrime, Cakeand Coffee3pmThe Brookfield Hotel

What makes a good crimewriter a great crime writer?Come and meet fellow crimefiction devotees, includingauthor James Morley, for alively discussion about thisever-popular genre.

Tickets: £4(Includes coffee and gateau)

Tickets for this event are alsoon sale at The BrookfieldHotel 01243 373363

Lucy Beresford —Something I'm Not4pmNineveh

One of the Festival themes is‘Journeying’ and in her subtlycrafted debut novelSomething I’m Not,Chichester-born author andpsychotherapist LucyBeresford explores a painfulbut ultimately empoweringjourney of self-discovery.

Tickets: £3.50


CIBAS Presents‘Blogging and theArt of Success’ 7pm–9pmUnited Reformed Church Hall

Would you like your own blogas a platform for presentingnew work or for marketingand promoting yourself?Speakers Alison Baverstockand Yemisi Blake will offerideas and advice based upontheir own experience.

Poets, novelists, journalists,artists, designers, performersand anyone from thecreative industries arewelcome to attend.

Admission free

Places are strictly limited,booking is essential.

For further information orto book a place telephone023 9284 6232 or email:[email protected]

William Cobbett7.30pmHavant Arts Centre

A talk by WEA tutor ChristineHouseley on William Cobbett(1763–1835) — free thinker,political reformer, economist,MP and of course, author ofRural Rides.

Tickets: £3

Ira Lightman8pmHavant Arts Centre

DuetcetEra conceptual poetIra Lightman — ‘the one towatch in 2009,’ Ian McMillan,The Verb. Plus guests TheHouse Band and poetAudi Maserati.

Tickets: £6Members’ Discount: 15%




R. Buckminster Fuller’s Critical Path — a fact by factexplanation of the whole of history and science andFuller’s own inspirations for his inventions, not least theGeodesic Dome.Ira Lightman

Yemisi Blake (CIBAS) William Cobbett Ira LightmanLucy Beresford


The 39 Steps, John Buchan.Leigh Russell

Cut Short The Milton Consort


The Kinky Friedman Crime Club by Kinky Friedman.Well-plotted detective stories full of wise-cracks, cigars,expressos, cats, parachuting puppet-heads, and otherNew York eccentricities.Amanda Field

England’s Secret Weapon

Thursday 1 OctoberReading the Leaves!2pmNineveh

A different kind of ‘reading’ —the ancient divination methodof Tasseography, or readingtea leaves. This practicalworkshop will be led byGipsy Rose Sam. Ticket priceincludes tea and a book,Jane Struthers’ The Art of TeaLeaf Reading.



Calligraphy:Introductory Talkand Workshop 5pmNineveh

Led by professionalcalligrapher, Fellow of theSociety of Scribes andIlluminators and member ofSouth HampshireCalligraphers, Mary Noble.

Tickets: £3

England’s SecretWeapon — theWartime Films ofSherlock Holmes7pmUnited Reformed Church Hall

In this illustrated talk,Gosport-based authorAmanda Field discusses hernew book, England’s SecretWeapon — the Wartime Filmsof Sherlock Holmes, andreveals how Basil Rathbonecame to represent theacceptable face of Englandfor wartime America.

Tickets: £5


Poetry and Pints7.30pmThe Star

What it says on the tin! Anopportunity to hear a poem(or two), over a pint (or two)and maybe join in yourself.Presented by WriteAngleof Petersfield.

£3 on the door

Bench Theatre’sGhost Walk ofOld Havant Sponsored by Angel Radio

10pmHavant Arts Centre/Town Centre

Meet at Havant Arts Centrefor a spooky promenaderound Old Havant Town and achilling tale of ghosts, ghoulsand gargoyles! Six new storiesfor 2009.




Wednesday 30 SeptemberFilm: Capote 10.30amHavant Arts Centre

Philip Seymour Hoffman starsin this critically acclaimedaccount of Truman Capote’screation of his seminal work,In Cold Blood. This screeningtakes place on what wouldhave been Truman Capote’s85th birthday.

Tickets: £4.50Concessions £3.80

Film: Capote 1.45pmHavant Arts Centre

See above.

Tickets: £4.50Concessions £3.80

Debate: ‘This HouseBelieves the Bookis Dead’2.30pmHavant Council Chamber

Students from Havant Collegewill support, oppose anddebate this controversialmotion, with contributions anda final vote from the generalpublic. Introduced and chairedby the Mayor of Havant,Councillor Jackie Branson.

Everybody welcome.

Free entry

The Arthur ConanDoyle Collection5pmNineveh

A talk by Michael Gunton ofPortsmouth City Museum toaccompany the exhibitionThe Case of the PortsmouthDoctor: The Story of ArthurConan Doyle, SherlockHolmes, and their GreatestCollector. See pages 20/21for details.

Tickets: £3

Best of Enemies —Britain and Germany7pmWaterlooville Library

Author Richard Milton talksabout his book, Best ofEnemies: Britain and Germany— Truth and Lies in TwoWorld Wars and examines theextraordinary relationshipbetween these two countries— the closest of allies unitedby royal blood lines and tradeinterests who subsequentlybecame the bitterest ofenemies. Richard will alsoexplore the fascinatingpropaganda war, in whichevery leading author of theday became embroiled.

Tickets: £3

Tickets for this event areonly available fromWaterlooville Library.


Arthur Conan Doylein Portsmouth 7pmThe Brookfield HotelEmsworth

A talk with popular localhistorian, Madeleine Selby,about Arthur Conan Doyle’stime in Portsmouth, where heestablished himself as adoctor and created anentirely new kind of fictionalcharacter — a gentlemandetective by the name ofSherlock Holmes.

Tickets: £4


Film: Capote 8pmHavant Arts Centre

A critically acclaimed accountof Truman Capote’s creation ofhis seminal work, In Cold Blood.

Tickets: £4.50Concessions: £3.80

Saturday 3 OctoberShedmanDaytimeThe Square, Emsworth


Word on the Street!DaytimeHavant Town Centre

A feast of free liveentertainment in West Streetand the Gazebo Garden. Seethe Word on the Street! pageon the Festival website formore information.www.havantlitfest.org.uk

Sandra Ann HornUnder 5s Session 10.30amHavant Library

A special event with authorand creator of Tattybogle,Sandra Ann Horn.

Please apply direct to HavantLibrary for your free ticket.

House Name PlaqueWorkshop10am–12.30pmMaking Space

One of the Festival themesthis year is ‘Journeying’ andsometimes, the best journey

is the one that takes youhome… five year olds andover can make a beautifulhouse name plaque withceramicist Emily Stracey.

Places are free but limitedContact Making Space on023 9247 2491

Book Fair 10am–4pmSt Faith’s Church Hall

Antiquarian, collectable andquality second hand books,including some out of printtitles. Book-lovers may browseto their heart’s content.

Free entry

The Tale Tellers10.30amHavant Arts Centre

Today’s principal story:Puss in Boots.Suitable for 4–7 year olds.

Free event

Water Walk10.30amHavant Arts Centre/Town Centre Locations

To accompany thisafternoon’s talk on Havant’sparchment-making history,

a walk around some keylocations including the olddrying sheds near Homewell,plus a rare opportunity tosee a spring ‘uncapped’within Portsmouth WaterCompany grounds.

Tickets: £5

Bookbinder10.30am–4pmNineveh


Earth Air & WaterExhibition10.30am–4.30pmEmsworth Museum


Twitter Workshop10.45amNineveh

Ellie Dawes, Production Editorfor Faversham HousePublishing, shows you how toget started and make gooduse of the on-line socialnetworking system Twitter.

£3 on the doorBring your mobile!



Twelfth Night.Michael McCarthy

12 | 13

Friday 2 OctoberShedmanDaytimeThe Square, Emsworth

Shedman will conductimpromptu workshops, invitepassers-by to tour his shedand maybe even accept onthe spot commissions for anode or a sonnet. You can’tmiss him — he’ll be the poetin the shed!

Jane Schaffer —From Ofstedto Publisher4pmNineveh

‘I didn’t get burnt at thestake as an Ofsted inspector,but it was a close thing.’

Former Ofsted inspectorturned independent publisher,Jane Schaffer, tells thefascinating tale of onewoman’s passion for qualitychildren’s books and herdecision to take on thepublishing giants.

Tickets: £3

Michael McCarthy —Say Goodbyeto the Cuckoo7.30pmThe Bear Hotel

One of the Festival sub-themes is ‘Journeying’ andthere is no more magnificentjourney than that undertakenannually by ‘the bringers ofspring’ — the sixteen millionbirds that sweep up fromAfrica between March andMay each year to fill ourisland with song.

Michael McCarthy,Environment Editor ofThe Independent and authorof Say Goodbye to theCuckoo, discusses the placeof migratory birds in ourhistory and culture, lamentstheir decline and discusses thesignificance of this change ina world out of balance.




Bench Theatre’sGhost Walk ofOld Havant Sponsored by Angel Radio

10pmHavant Arts Centre/Town Centre




Michael McCarthyShedman Say Goodbye to the Cuckoo Sandra Ann Horn


How to Improve Your Spellink. Or perhapsMoby Duck?Ian Billings



1984 and Catch 22.Fay Weldon

14 | 15

Fay Weldon 1pmUnited Reformed Church Hall

The hugely popular andinfluential author talks withThe Guardian’s Literary Editor,Claire Armitstead, about herlife and work.



House Name PlaqueWorkshop1.30pm–4pmMaking Space


Parchment Makingin Havant 4pmUnited Reformed Church Hall

A talk with Bosmere 100member, Betty Marshall, onHavant's unique parchment-making history.

Tickets: £3

Don’t Shoot theMessenger:Why Critics Matter!4.30pmUnited Reformed Church Hall

The Literary Editor of TheGuardian, Claire Armitstead,discusses the role of the criticin the literary, theatrical andartistic arenas.



The Party GuestBench Theatre6.30pmUnited Reformed Church Hall

The high point of Alan, Jackand Lulu’s acting careerswas appearing in The CherryOrchard. Years later, theymeet again by chance.

An original play byJacquie Penrose.

Tickets: £4.50

A Day in the Deathof Joe EggHIADS7.45pmStation TheatreHayling Island

Peter Nichols’ black comedyabout a couple coping withtheir disabled child.

Tickets: £6

Tickets available from8 August only from theStation Theatre.

Station Theatre Box Office:023 9246 6363Open Mon–Sat, 10am–12noon

Wheelchair access by priorarrangement only.

‘Hampshire Voices’8pmThe White HartFunction Room

An evening of folk music andballads from the best of theregion’s musicians and singers.

£5 on the door

Fay Weldon

Saturday 3 October cont. Sunday 4 OctoberThe TaleTellers10.30amHavant Arts Centre

Bring your children to thefun and excitement of beinginside a story — and inside agiant boot!

Suitable for 4–7 year olds.

Free event

WordFest12.30pm onwardsStaunton Country Park

A fabulous day of family-friendly poetry, music,comedy and story-telling!Event details below.

WordFest:Dream Journeys 12.30pm–3pmStaunton Country ParkDrop into The Barnbetween 12.30pm & 3pmand join in with Caribbeanmusic and storytelling.

Free event for familiesvisiting the Park

WordFest:Poet in theGothic Library2.45pmStaunton Country ParkBe inspired to put your pento paper as comedian, writerand poet Ian Billings reciteshis own verse.


Earth Air & WaterExhibition2.30pm–4.30pmEmsworth Museum

An exhibition of worksby local artists inspiredby Chichester Harbourand selected byConservancy staff.

Admission is free —Donations are welcome

William CobbettWalk & Readings2.15pm–4pmOld Bedhampton

William Cobbett (1763– 1835)was, for much of hisremarkable life, a Hampshirefarmer. He singled out thefarmland in our area forspecial praise. Meet at the carpark beside St Thomas’Church, Bidbury Lane for ashort walk around theBedhampton Cobbett wouldhave visited during his travels.Followed by dramatisedreadings and tea.

Tickets: £4(Includes tea)

Ian Billings


WordFest:Comedy WorkshopFor 7– 10 year olds3.45pmStaunton Country Park

A fun workshop usingrhymes to create simple,silly and hilarious poemsfor you to perform.

Led by BBC Talent finalist,comedian Richard Ryan.

Tickets: £3

WordFest:Poet in theGothic Library3.15pm–4pmStaunton Country Park

Be inspired to put your pento paper as comedian, writerand poet Ian Billings reciteshis own verse.


WordFest:Comedy WorkshopFor 11 – 14 year olds4pm–4.45pmStaunton Country Park

A fun workshop usingrhymes to create simple,silly and hilarious poemsfor you to perform.

Led by BBC Talent finalist,comedian Richard Ryan.

Tickets: £3

WordFest:Ian Billings5pmStaunton Country Park

An hour’s worth of stand-upcomedy in the Barn forchildren aged seven andabove from thisfabulous performer.

Tickets: £3Minimum age: 7 years

Sunday 4 October cont. Exhibitions & Other EventsWordFest:Louis de Bernières& The AntoniusPlayers7.30pmStaunton Country Park

Exquisite music and poetryfrom an acclaimed musicaltroupe featuring the authorof Captain Corelli’s Mandolin,Louis de Bernières. As seenat the Edinburgh Fringe andHay-on-Wye.

Tickets: £7Under 25s: £5

Books for sale and signingafter the performance.

The Case of thePortsmouth Doctor: The Story ofArthur Conan Doyle,Sherlock Holmes,and their GreatestCollector25 September – 4 October

10am–4.30pm

Meridian CentreHavant

See pages 20/21 for details.

Read ON 25 September–4 October

Meridian CentreHavant

Thirty one famous openingparagraphs from classic andcontemporary novels. Howmany do you recognise?How many make you wantto read on…

CalligraphyExhibition: Ships 25 September–4 October

Ground FloorNineveh Bookshop & Gallery

A stunning exhibition toaccompany the introductory

talk and workshop onWednesday. See page 11for details.

Art Over Water25 September–4 October

First FloorNineveh Bookshop & Gallery

A free exhibition of fine-artand printwork reflecting thetheme of water.

More than WordsSaturday & Sunday26 & 27 September

Emsworth Museum


Earth Air & WaterSaturday & Sunday3 & 4 October

Emsworth Museum


Children’s ColouringCompetition25 September–4 October

Pick up your free competitionentry from Bookends,Emsworth Museum orEmsworth Library, colour inyour picture and return to

Bookends, 7 High Street,Emsworth by Tuesday, 6October. Two age categories,under sevens and seven andabove, will each win a firstprize of a £10 book tokenand a second prize ofvouchers to spend inBookends. Get colouring!

Children’s ShopWindow LiteraryQuiz25 September–4 October

Pick up a list of the shopstaking part (from Bookends,Emsworth Museum orEmsworth Library) and seehow many of the pictureclues you can solve. Is it aquotation, an author or abook title? Two agecategories, under elevensand eleven and over, willeach win a first prize of a£10 book token and a secondprize of vouchers to spendin Bookends.

William CobbettLouis de Bernières & The Antonius Players


The Bible — because it has enjoyed enduring appealand sold very well for an incredibly long time!Louis de Bernières


The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie, because it isbloody, funny, exciting and action-packed all at thesame time. If you like dark, humorous heroic fantasy,you’ll love this book.Alex Bell


Primaryschoolchildrenfrom right across the Boroughwill have the chance to seeeither Ian Whybrow of Harryand the Dinosaurs fame orSandra Ann Horn, the creatorof Tattybogle.

Secondaryschoolchildrenfrom right across the Boroughwill have the chance to seeeither the Waterstone’sChildren’s Book Prize WinnerSally Nicholls (Ways to LiveForever) or Joseph Delaney, thecreator of the phenomenallypopular Spooks series.

Library Events All the Borough Libraries areholding Book and Boots storyand craft sessions for four toseven year olds. See theCalendar Listing page fordetails of individual events.And Leigh Park Library willhost a Baby Rhyme TimeSpecial with travelling songsand rhymes on Monday, 28September between 1.30pm –2pm. Everyone is welcome tothis free event.

Children’s ActivitiesPlus, Havant Library areoffering a limited numberof free tickets for a veryspecial under-5s sessionwith children’s author SandraAnn Horn (Tattybogle) onSaturday, 3 October, at 10am.Contact the library direct formore details.

Children’s ColouringCompetition25 September–4 October


Children’s ShopWindow LiteraryQuiz25 September–4 October


Children at FairfieldInfants Schoolwill have the chance to work —through an interpreter — withFrench illustrator Herve Tullet,as part of Outside In. Theirartwork will be displayed inHavant Library afterwards.

Making SpaceWorkshopFive year olds and over candesign and make a beautifulhouse plaque in two freeworkshops on Saturday, 3October. See page 13 fordetails.

WordFestis a fabulous day of family-friendly poetry, music,comedy and story-telling onSunday, 4 October from12.30pm–6pm at StauntonCountry Park. For full details,see pages 15/16.

Emsworth authorVanessa Curtis (Zelah Green,Queen of Clean) was one ofthe judges for the children’sshort story competitions. Thewinners of this and the poetrycompetitions will receive theirprize at the Grand OpeningCeremony on Friday, 25September. See page 4for details.

Dynamo YouthTheatre Members of DYT companywill take part in a veryspecial theatre workshopand performance with theFestival’s 2009 Writer-in-Residence, Stella Duffy.

For more details, join theFestival mailing list [email protected]

SleepoverCompetitionLook out for details inThe Portsmouth News for agreat sleepover competitionfeaturing Alex Bell, the authorof Lex Trent Versus the Gods,about teenage law studentLex Trent and his double lifeas the notorious cat burglar‘The Shadowman’.

The Tale TellersFour to seven year olds canenjoy story telling on a shoetheme at 10.30am onSaturday, 26 September,Saturday 3 October andSunday 4 October at HavantArts Centre where you canalso see a giant shoe — justlike the one the old womanlived in! Free event.Everybody welcome.

And don’t forget…to take your children alongto The Square, Emsworth onFriday and Saturday, 3 & 4October to meet Shedman,the poet in a shed!

Joseph Delany Sally NichollsIan Whybrow


Exhibition —The Case of thePortsmouth Doctor: The Story of ArthurConan Doyle,Sherlock Holmes,and Their GreatestCollector25 September–4 October10am–4.30pmMeridian CentreHavant

This fascinating exhibitionhighlights some of the delightsof the recently acquiredRichard Lancelyn Green ConanDoyle Collection which wasbequeathed to PortsmouthCity Council in 2004.

The 16,000 books, 2,000objects and 1,000 large boxesof archive material havewonderful stories to tell fromthe development of the iconic

literary figure of SherlockHolmes, through spiritualismand stories of fairies to theembracing of newdevelopments in science andtechnology.

The Collection was the life’swork of leading world experton Sherlock Holmes and SirArthur Conan Doyle, RichardLancelyn Green.

The Arthur ConanDoyle CollectionWednesday 30 September5pmNineveh

To accompany the exhibition,a talk by Michael Gunton,Collections Manager atPortsmouth City Museum.

Tickets: £3

Sherlock Holmesand the Curse ofthe Nibelung Saturday 26 September6pmNineveh

Author Sam North talks abouthis Sherlock Holmes mysteryset in 1939, in which theageing detective mustpenetrate the biggest secretof the Third Reich

Tickets: £4.50


Arthur ConanDoyle’s GreatestMysterySunday 27 September5pmNineveh

Russell Miller, author ofThe Adventures of ArthurConan Doyle, examines themystery of how a man likeConan Doyle becameinvolved in the controversialsubject of spiritualism.

Tickets: £4


Arthur Conan Doylein PortsmouthWednesday 30 September7pmThe Brookfield HotelEmsworth

A talk with popular localhistorian, Madeleine Selby,about Arthur Conan Doyle’stime in Portsmouth.

Tickets: £4


England’s SecretWeapon — theWartime Films ofSherlock HolmesThursday 1 October7pmUnited Reformed Church Hall

Sherlock Holmes is consideredthe quintessential Victoriandetective — so imagine theshock when, in 1942, cinemaaudiences discoveredHollywood had ‘modernised’Holmes and recruited him tofight the Nazis. In thisillustrated talk, Gosport-basedauthor Amanda Field discusses

Havant Literary Festival celebratesthe 150th anniversary of the birthof Sir Arthur Conan Doyle with asuperb programme of eventsdedicated to his life and work!

her new book, England’sSecret Weapon — theWartime Films of SherlockHolmes, and reveals how BasilRathbone came to representthe acceptable face ofEngland for wartime America.

Tickets: £5


Angel Radio101.1FMHavant’s own uniqueradio station, Angel Radiowill have full coverage ofthe Festival plus somespecial Arthur Conan Doylerelated broadcasts.

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All Festival Arthur Conan Doyle Exhibition Meridian Centre pg.20/21All Festival Read ON Exhibition Meridian Centre pg.17All Festival Calligraphy Exhibition Nineveh pg.17All Festival Art Over Water Exhibition Nineveh pg.17All Festival Children’s Colouring Competition Bookends pg.18All Festival Children’s Shop Window Literary Quiz Bookends pg.18

Fri 25 Sept 6pm Grand Opening & Prize Giving Ceremony Havant Arts Centre pg.4Fri 25 Sept 7.30pm Simon Brett Station Theatre pg.4Fri 25 Sept 7.30pm A Higher Education — Theatre Havant Arts Centre pg.4Fri 25 Sept 7.45pm ‘The Journey through Adolescence’ Nineveh pg.4Fri 25 Sept 7.45pm WriteOnTheNight! The Bear pg.4Fri 25 Sept 10pm Bench Theatre Late Night Cabaret Havant Arts Centre pg.4

Sat 26 Sept Daytime Word on the Street! Havant Town Centre pg.5Sat 26 Sept 10am–4pm Book Sale URC pg.5Sat 26 Sept 10.30am Book and Boots Waterlooville Library pg.5Sat 26 Sept 10.30am The Tale Tellers Havant Arts Centre pg.5Sat 26 Sept 10.30am–12pm Read for Life URC pg.5Sat 26 Sept 10.30am–4pm Bookbinder Nineveh pg.5Sat 26 Sept 10.30am–4pm Stella Duffy — Writers’ Workshop URC pg.5Sat 26 Sept 10.30am–4.30pm More Than Words Exhibition Emsworth Museum pg.5Sat 26 Sept 1.30pm Book and Boots Emsworth Library pg.5Sat 26 Sept 2pm Maggie Gee Havant Arts Centre pg.5Sat 26 Sept 3pm Book and Boots Emsworth Library pg.6Sat 26 Sept 4.30pm Playwriting — Getting Started URC pg.6Sat 26 Sept 6pm The Curse of the Nibelung Nineveh pg.6 Sat 26 Sept 7.30pm A Higher Education — Theatre Havant Arts Centre pg.6 Sat 26 Sept 8pm How to Make a Woman Out of Water Nineveh pg.6

Sun 27 Sept 11am Festival Service URC pg.7 Sun 27 Sept 11am Book & Boots Havant Library pg.7Sun 27 Sept 2pm Blake in the Garden of Love Nineveh pg.7Sun 27 Sept 2.30pm–4.30pm More Than Words Exhibition Emsworth Museum pg.7Sun 27 Sept 5pm Arthur Conan Doyle’s Greatest Mystery Nineveh pg.7

Mon 28 Sept 1.30pm Baby Rhyme Time Special Leigh Park Library pg.8Mon 28 Sept 5pm Anne Hathaway and the Second Best Bed Nineveh pg.8Mon 28 Sept 6.30pm Leigh Russell — Cut Short Nineveh pg.8Mon 28 Sept 8pm The Milton Consort Havant Arts Centre pg.8

Tue 29 Sept 3pm Crime Cake and Coffee The Brookfield Hotel pg.9Tue 29 Sept 4pm Lucy Beresford Nineveh pg.9Tue 29 Sept 7pm–9pm Blogging and the Art of Success — CIBAS URC pg.9Tue 29 Sept 7.30pm William Cobbett Talk Havant Arts Centre pg.9Tue 29 Sept 8pm Ira Lightman Havant Arts Centre pg.9

DiaryWed 30 Sept 10.30am Film: Capote Havant Arts Centre pg.10Wed 30 Sept 1.45pm Film: Capote Havant Arts Centre pg.10Wed 30 Sept 2.30pm Debate Council Chamber pg.10Wed 30 Sept 5pm The Arthur Conan Doyle Collection Nineveh pg.10Wed 30 Sept 7pm England & Germany: Best of Enemies Waterlooville Library pg.10Wed 30 Sept 7pm Arthur Conan Doyle in Portsmouth Brookfield Hotel pg.10Wed 30 Sept 8pm Film: Capote Havant Arts Centre pg.10

Thur 1 Oct 2pm Reading the Leaves Nineveh pg.11Thur 1 Oct 5pm Calligraphy; Introductory Talk Nineveh pg.11Thur 1 Oct 7pm The Wartime Films of Sherlock Holmes URC pg.11Thur 1 Oct 7.30pm Poetry & Pints The Star pg.11Thur 1 Oct 10pm Bench Theatre’s Ghost Walk Havant Arts Centre pg.11

Fri Oct Daytime Shedman Emsworth pg.12Fri 2 Oct 4pm Jane Schaffer Nineveh pg.12Fri 2 Oct 7.30pm Michael McCarthy The Bear pg.12Fri 2 Oct 10pm Bench Theatre’s Ghost Walk Havant Arts Centre pg.12

Sat 3 Oct Daytime Shedman Emsworth pg.13Sat 3 Oct Daytime Word on the Street! Havant Town Centre pg.13 Sat 3 Oct 10.30am Sandra Ann Horn Havant Library pg.13Sat 3 Oct 10am–4pm Book Fair St Faith’s Church Hall pg.13Sat 3 Oct 10.30am The Tale Tellers Havant Arts Centre pg.13Sat 3 Oct 10.30am Water Walk Havant Arts Centre pg.13Sat 3 Oct 10am–12.30pm House Name Plaque Workshop Making Space pg.13Sat 3 Oct 10.30am–4pm Bookbinder Nineveh pg.13Sat 3 Oct 10.30am–4.30pm Earth, Air & Water Exhibition Emsworth Museum pg.13Sat 3 Oct 10.45am Twitter Workshop Nineveh pg.14Sat 3 Oct 1pm Fay Weldon URC pg.14Sat 3 Oct 1.30pm–4pm House Name Plaque Workshop Making Space pg.14Sat 3 Oct 4pm Parchment Making in Havant URC pg.14Sat 3 Oct 4.30pm Don’t Shoot the Messenger URC pg.14Sat 3 Oct 6.30pm The Party Guest URC pg.14Sat 3 Oct 7.45pm A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Station Theatre pg.14Sat 3 Oct 8pm ‘Hampshire Voices’ The White Hart pg.14

Sun 4 Oct 10.30am The Tale Tellers Havant Arts Centre pg.15Sun 4 Oct 2.15pm William Cobbett Walk Old Bedhampton pg.15Sun 4 Oct 2.30pm–4.30pm Earth, Air & Water Exhibition Emsworth Museum pg.15Sun 4 Oct 12.30pm–3pm Wordfest: Dream Journeys Staunton Country Park pg.15Sun 4 Oct 2pm–2.45pm Wordfest: Poet in the Gothic Library Staunton Country Park pg.15Sun 4 Oct 3pm–3.45pm Wordfest: Comedy Workshop for 7–10s Staunton Country Park pg.16Sun 4 Oct 3.15pm–4pm Wordfest: Poet in the Gothic Library Staunton Country Park pg.16Sun 4 Oct 4pm–4.45pm Wordfest: Comedy Workshop for 11 –14s Staunton Country Park pg.16Sun 4 Oct 5pm Wordfest: Ian Billings Staunton Country Park pg.16Sun 4 Oct 7.30pm Wordfest: Louis de Bernières & the Antonius Players Staunton Country Park pg.16


Catch 22. The funniest, sharpest satirical book on war everwritten and a lesson that never gets learned that wagingwar is stupid and illogical and all about profit and no oneever ‘wins’.Sam North

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