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A new festival is coming to one of London’s most iconic areas. Chelsea Arts Festival is taking place from 19-21 September and will be hoping to bring back some of that Sixties cultural cool with a series of talks, debates, workshops and live performances.
The literary line-up includes William Boyd, Ian McEwan and Elizabeth Day, who will take to the stage for a special event about her new book One of Us, at Cadogan Hall.
Day commented, “I am so delighted to be launching my new novel with a one-off event at the Chelsea Arts Festival, in London’s iconic Cadogan Hall on Sunday 21st September in collaboration with Fane. It’s a real honour to be featured alongside such a stellar cast of cultural luminaries and I think it’s the perfect way to introduce readers to the characters and plot of ONE OF US. Come and join us for an entertaining Sunday afternoon, then retire to the pub for an early evening pint and roast…perfect.”
Elsewhere, Matt Haig, author of the Midnight Library, will appear in conversation with Rizzle Kicks musician and mental health campaigner Jordan Stephens. And Literary Salon event will celebrate the internationally acclaimed Women's Prize for Fiction’s 30th Anniversary, featuring readings and performances from broadcaster June Sarpong, author Kate Mosse, and more to be announced.
Ian McEwan will be joined by columnist and environmental activist George Monbiot, in an event hosted by How To Academy, to discuss his forthcoming novel What We Can Know, exploring humanity's resilience in the face of climate catastrophe.
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Meanwhile fashion icon Dame Zandra Rhodes will bring her unparalleled creative vision to the Saatchi Gallery for an in conversation event celebrating the power of fashion as a form of self-expression. The Saatchi will also see YouTube sensation Jack Edwards - ‘the internet's resident librarian’ - hosting his very own take on a literary salon.
Outside of literature there will be a special night of live music at Cadogan Hall, in aid of EarthPercent, the music industry's climate foundation. The lineup of performing artists will be announced in the coming weeks.
And showcasing Chelsea’s theatrical success stories at the Royal Court, the London Theatre Review will present a special live podcast show recording featuring leading critics Nancy Durrant, Nick Curtis, and Nick Clark with a very special celebrity guest to be announced.
Hugh Seaborn, CEO of Cadogan, said, "Chelsea has long been a beacon of creativity, the haunt of artists, radicals, painters and poets - drawing iconic characters and stories from Oscar Wilde to Bram Stoker, James Bond to James McNeill Whistler, JMW Turner, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles to Vivienne Westwood and Mary Quant. We look forward to seeing the festival ignite the neighbourhood with further artistic energy, providing an inspiring and accessible programme of events for residents and visitors alike.”
Tickets will go on sale at the end of May; visit www.chelseaartsfestival.co.uk for more information.
