Deirdre Shields
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Writer/Adaptations. Interviewer, Literary Festivals. ‘That wonderful word, Freelance.’ (Dame Joan Bakewell)
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03-11-2015 10:09:11
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The boys are on BBC Radio 3 In Tune this evening from 5:40pm, chatting to Sean Rafferty about Red Sky at Sunrise. Catch our next show at the Grand Opera House York on Sunday 26 May at 7:30pm. #AntonLesser #CharlieHamblett #LaurieLee
So grateful to Cerys Matthews BBC Radio 6 Music and Sean Rafferty In Tune BBC Radio 3 for championing Laurie Lee. Their support makes a huge difference. Red Sky: Laurie Lee in Words & Music with Anton Lesser & Orchestra of the Swan is Grand Opera House York 26 May. Full UK dates: orchestraoftheswan.org
“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?“ - George Eliot. I’m chuffed to bits to have been invited to join this project and live show, inspired by the work of George Eliot, with Orchestra of the Swan and Dame Harriet Walter.
Laurie Lee contemplating life before sold-out run of Red Sky at Sunrise: Laurie Lee in Words and Music with Anton Lesser, Charlie Hamblett and Orchestra of the Swan at Wilton’s. What a truly magical place Wilton's Music Hall is. 😉
Here's a beautiful thing, a meditation and a tribute: RED SKY AT SUNRISE Orchestra of the Swan briefly at Wilton's Music Hall and touring. Makes you wish more great literature received this careful, understated theatricality. Rvw up, theatrecat.com
Thank you amazing folk Stratford Literary Festival for giving up your time to take part in honest & open conversations. We laughed, some cried , others gasped and we had moments of pin drop silence- and we showed how tough subjects can be tackled in the spirit of learning ❤️
Virtuoso - Performing alongside Harriet Walter St Marys Guildhall (Official Site), Eurovision star SuRie not only sings, but plays several of Eliot's characters, along with Charles Dickens, Henry James... and Vincent van Gogh. What a 🌟! SuRie Orchestra of the Swan Belgrade Theatre BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
“I love words - they are the bows and staves that furnish the gymnasium of the mind. We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibres of our nerves.” - George Eliot and Deirdre Shields.
Mishal Husain - what a loss for all of us. We have very happy memories of the lovely interview she did with Anton Lesser for BBC R4 Today, ahead of our Laurie Lee show - Mishal sparked a run on tickets! #Hambletts Orchestra of the Swan
❓ How much do you know about writer George Eliot? A new show, set to contemporary music, is celebrating her in her own words, from her novels, letters, and poetry. Surie & Hermione Norris join anita rani to discuss why they wanted to bring her to life in this new setting ⬇️
Wonderful time at BBC Woman's Hour meeting Hermione Norris and her colleagues. Thank you for sharing my book. HE SAID SHE SAID. And good luck with your amazing project! 🔗 amzn.eu/d/1jGPh2D
Delighted to bring our George Eliot show to Belgrade Theatre 16 May. Created by the amazing Judy Reaves, performed by the wonderful SuRie Hermione Norris and Orchestra of the Swan
This is wild - our Thomas Hardy show is coming to Stonehenge! 28 May by the Stone Circle. Huge thanks to Anton Lesser, WiltshireCreative English Heritage Hambletts, David Le Page and Orchestra of the Swan . More at hambletts.com Photography Kin Ho #Stonehenge #ThomasHardy