Margaret Atwood is marking the publication of her sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale with a midnight launch in London, as well as a live broadcast interview at the National Theatre.
The interview will be live-streamed to 1,000 cinemas worldwide, with more than 30 London venues set to take part in the screening.
Broadcaster Samira Ahmed is set to interview Atwood on the National Theatre's Lyttleton stage, and they will be joined by several guests who are yet to be announced.
To mark the publication of the new book, The Testaments, Waterstones Piccadilly is set to host a midnight launch on September 9. This will be followed by a UK and Ireland tour, which will include six cities between October 26 and November 2.
How to get tickets to see Margaret Atwood
Tickets for the live cinema screenings can be purchased via the official website and are due to go on sale today (March 8).
What are the dates?
Margaret Atwood’s interview will be live-streamed to cinemas across the world on Tuesday September 10, with a 7.30pm start. A select few cinemas outside of London will also be showing it on Wednesday September 18 and Sunday September 22.
What are the most famous Margaret Atwood books?
Canadian writer Margaret Atwood is best-known for novels about the lives of women — most famously her 1985 book, A Handmaid’s Tale, which has gone on to become a classic in modern literature.
The Handmaid’s Tale explores a dystopian future society where women have almost no rights and are regarded as reproductive vessels.
In 2000, Atwood won the Booker Prize for her novel The Blind Assassin.
When is her new book The Testaments released?
Atwood’s novel The Testaments, the sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, will be released in the UK on September 10, 2019.
The Testaments is set 15 years after the end of her original novel and will feature accounts from three female narrators.
Where to see it
A full list of participating London venues showing the interview can be found below:
Everyman King’s Cross
Everyman Screen on the Green
Islington Vue
Curzon Bloomsbury
Everyman Belsize Park
Crouch End Picturehouse
Finchley Road Vue
West End Vue
Picturehouse Central
Hackney Picturehouse
Everyman Maida Vale
Everyman Muswell Hill
Curzon Aldgate
Curzon Victoria
Stratford Vue
Walthamstow Empire
West India Quay Cineworld
Stratford Picturehouse
Fulham Vue
Clapham Picturehouse
The Ritzy
East Dulwich Picturehouse
Greenwich Picturehouse
Wandsworth Cineworld
Everyman Barnet
Enfield Cineworld
Everyman Crystal Palace
Curzon HMV Wimbledon
Harrow Vue
Bromley Vue
Sutton Empire
Bexleyheath Cineworld
Feltham Cineworld
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