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2024 Pat Kavanagh Prize Shortlist Revealed

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United Agents have partnered with the Goldsmiths Department of English and Creative Writing, for the fifteenth year running, to recognise the excellence of the students on the Goldsmiths MA in creative and life writing programme. The Pat Kavanagh Prize commemorates literary agent Pat Kavanagh, one of the founding members of...

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01/31/2024 - 14:36
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OTHELLO opens at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

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Following her critically acclaimed take on Romeo and Juliet in 2021, Ola Ince directs Othello, which opens at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse from 30th January.

Ince's adaptation takes Shakespeare's tragedy and its themes of racism, jealousy and manipulation and applies a modern lens- revealing the parallels that still exist...

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01/30/2024 - 12:14
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Azumah Nelson, Blakemore and Grudova longlisted for Dylan Thomas Prize 2024

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We're delighted to have three UA authors on the longlist for this year's Dylan Thomas Prize - Caleb Azumah Nelson for SMALL WORLDS (Viking), A. K. Blakemore for THE GLUTTON (Granta) and Camilla Grudova for THE COILED SERPENT (Atlantic). Congratulations, all!

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01/25/2024 - 15:42
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The Press Night for NORTHANGER ABBEY is tonight!

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The Press Night for NORTHANGER ABBEY at the Orange Tree Theatre is tonight.

Catherine Morland (Rebecca Banatvala) knows little of the world, but who needs real-life experience when you have novels to guide you? Catherine seizes her chance to escape her claustrophobic family and join the smart set...

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01/24/2024 - 14:52
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