Spring Events at New Wimbledon Theatre
Fantastic line-up for our Spring season at the New Wimbledon Theatre: Clive Myrie, James O’Brien, Bettany Hughes and Jah Wobble.-
A warm welcome for Clive Myrie
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In conversation with Toby Mundy
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Clive Myrie, Everything is Everything
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Clive Myrie signing his book
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James O'Brien
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In conversation with Samira Ahmed
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James O' Brien, How They Broke Britain
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James O'Brien signing books
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Bettany Hughes
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In conversation with Claire Cohen
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Bettany Hughes, The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
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At the New Wimbledon Theatre
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Jah Wobble
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In conversation with Robert Elms
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Jah Wobble, Dark Luminosity
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Robert Elms
World Book Day Events
We celebrated World Book Day in style with Kevin & Katie Tsang, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Tọlá Okogwu at the New Wimbledon Theatre.-
Kevin & Katie Tsang
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Dragon Force: Infinity's Secret
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Creating a new dragon!
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Kevin Tsang signing books
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Frank Cottrell-Boyce
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The Wonder Brothers
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Magic Tricks
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Frank Cottrell-Boyce signing his new book
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Tọlá Okogwu
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Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun
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Tọlá and some superhero students
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Tọlá Okogwu at the New Wimbledon Theatre
Sun 22 Oct 2023
The final day of events at Wimbledon High School…The Marvellous Myth Hunter (Children’s event), Janina Ramirez, Why We Grow, David Baddiel, Tom Holland, Philippa Gregory.-
The Marvellous Myth Hunter
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Philippa Gregory
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Philippa Gregory talks about Normal Women
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Tom Holland chats with Daisy Dunn
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Tom Holland
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L-R: Maya Thomas, Alice Vincent and Claire Ratinon
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Why We Grow: Alice Vincent
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Why We Grow: Claire Ratinon
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David Baddiel
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David Baddiel in conversation with Samira Ahmed
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Janina Ramirez talks to Alexandra Pringle
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Janina Ramirez
Sat 21 Oct 2023
A busy Saturday at BookFest with Natalie Haynes, Aasmah Mir and Osman Yousefzada, James Read, Diana Darke, Mohsin Hamid Zooming in from Pakistan, Janice Hallett, and Sebastian Faulks.-
Natalie Haynes
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BookFest stewards find time to catch up on their reading
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The BookFest Birds, designed by Laura McEwan
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James Read shows off some fermented food
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BookFest takes over Wimbledon High School
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Diana Darke on Islamic Architecture
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James Read
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Janice Hallett in conversation with Joy Kluver
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Janice Hallett
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L-R-Aasmah Mir, Osman Yousefzada and Kavita Puri
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Osman Yousefzada
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Aasmah Mir
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Mohsin Hamid Zooms in from Pakistan
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The wonders of technology! Saima Mir chats to Mohsin Hamid
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BookFest by Night
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Queueing for the Baillie Gifford Auditorium
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Sebastian Faulks in conversation with Andrew Hunter Murray
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Sebastian Faulks
Fri 20 Oct 2023
It’s Friday at Wimbledon BookFest, and the line-up includes Kate Wakeling, George the Poet, the QI Elves, Timothy West, and Xiaolu Guo.-
Kate Wakeling casts a spell over her schools audience
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A full house for the Kate Wakeling schools event
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George the Poet and Sofia Akel
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George the Poet
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George the Poet meets the schools
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Timothy West in the Rutherford Theatre
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L-R: Festival manager Mandy Mallen, David Wood OBE, Festival director Fiona Razvi and Jacqueline Stanbury
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David Wood talks to Timothy West
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QI Elves James Harkin and Anna Ptaszynski
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Xiaolu Guo gets Radical
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Xiaolu Guo in conversation with Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
Thurs 19 Oct 2023
If only BookFest could carry on all year ’round! It’s Thursday of our final week, and we’re joined by Katherine Rundell, Tim Marshall, Will Gompertz and Danny Cipriani!
Wed 18 Oct 2023
From The Times fashion editor Anna Murphy to Labour Party bright young thing Wes Streeting via Chris Bryant & Ian Dunt and novelist Rose Tremain…BookFest has you covered.
Tues 17 Oct 2023
Schools events at Wimbledon High School, Alison Weir at Merton Arts Space plus David Kynaston and Craig Brown and Peter Frankopan.
Mon 16 Oct 2023
Edward Stourton, Lewis Dartnell, Writing the Royals panel event and Gavin Esler.
Sun 15 Oct 2023
A wide variety of events at Wimbledon High School, from Anthony Seldon to Ben Okri.-
Anthony Seldon in the Baillie Gifford Auditorium
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Kamal Ahmed talks to Anthony Seldon
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Afua Hirsch
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Busy BookFest!
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Bernardine Evaristo and Afua Hirsch
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Stewards take a rare break for a photo
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Anne Sebba in conversation with Blake Morrison
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Blake Morrison
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Nandini Das at the Rutherford Theatre
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Nandini Das
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Anne Enright with Lisa Allardice
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Anne Enright
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Queueing at the Bookshop
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Reclaiming the Witch panel
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Mike Brearley
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Stefan Stern in conversation with Mike Brearley
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Dr Naomi Potter talks to Lisa Snowdon
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Lisa Snowdon
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Ben Okri in the Rutherford Theatre
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Charlotte Jarvis and Ben Okri perform T S Eliot's 'The Wasteland'
Sat 14 Oct 2023
A bumper day at BookFest! Ed Vere and Sophy Henn at Merton Arts Space and Wimbledon High School hosts its first events.-
It's off to work we go…
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Ed Vere – The Artist Live
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The on-site coffee van!
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Linda Yueh at Wimbledon High School
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Stefan Stern talks to Linda Yueh
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Stefan Stern chats to an audience member
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Sophy Henn at Merton Arts Space
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Sophy Henn – Lifesize!
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L-R: Claire Cohen, Thomas Curran and Emma Gannon
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Thomas Curran
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Emma Gannon
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Henry Marsh in the Rutherford Theatre
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Sam Carlile talks to Henry Marsh
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Woman Life Freedom panel event
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Woman Life Freedom: Malu Halasa, Roshi Rouzbehani and Fari Bradley
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Alexander McCall Smith
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Suzi Feay talks to Alexander McCall Smith
Fri 12 Oct 2023
David Walliams at New Wimbledon Theatre, Paterson Joseph and Annie Macmanus at Merton Arts Space.
Thurs 12 Oct 2023
Mikaela Loach and S.J. Parris at Merton Arts Space.
Tues 10 Oct 2023
Cressida Cowell , the Young Writers’ Competition prizegiving and Stephen Mulhern at New Wimbledon Theatre.
Tues 29 Sept 2023
Wimbledon BookFest 2023 Opening Event: Steve Backshall at Merton Arts Space.
