Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister
£5.00 – £7.00
Holmfirth Civic Hall, Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, HD9 3AS
We are very sorry to announce that, having reviewed the current Covid risks and restrictions, we have made the difficult decision to postpone this event to later in 2021 (date tbc).
Anne Choma first began reading the diaries of Anne Lister in 1992, going on to do further research as a post-grad student at the University of Leeds in 1994. She is the author of Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister, the official companion book to the hit 2019 BBC/HBO drama Gentleman Jack, written by Sally Wainwright and starring Suranne Jones.
In her capacity as lead consultant to Wainwright on Gentleman Jack, Choma will share rare insights into her role, and how as a key member of the team she transcribed approximately 850,000 words of Lister’s voluminous and complex diary. She is currently working on series two of Gentleman Jack, and continues to play an important role in driving global attention to Lister’s extraordinary life and work.
For accessibility information, please contact the venue on: 01484 682643.
Please note that tickets cannot be purchased through the venue.
Sponsored by
Description
Anne Choma first began reading the diaries of Anne Lister in 1992, going on to do further research as a post-grad student at the University of Leeds in 1994. She is the author of Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister, the official companion book to the hit 2019 BBC/HBO drama Gentleman Jack, written by Sally Wainwright and starring Suranne Jones.
In her capacity as lead consultant to Wainwright on Gentleman Jack, Choma will share rare insights into her role, and how as a key member of the team she transcribed approximately 850,000 words of Lister’s voluminous and complex diary. She is currently working on series two of Gentleman Jack, and continues to play an important role in driving global attention to Lister’s extraordinary life and work.
For accessibility information, please contact the venue on: 01484 682643.
Additional information
| Cost | £5, £7 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Holmfirth Civic Hall, Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, HD9 3AS |
| Ticket Type | Concession, Full Price |
Related products
-
Amanda Owen: The Yorkshire Shepherdess (Marsden)
£7.00 – £10.00Venue: Marsden Mechanics
We are very sorry to announce that, having reviewed the current Covid risks and restrictions, we have made the difficult decision to postpone this event to later in 2021 (date tbc).
While tickets will remain valid for a future date, if you would prefer a refund, please send your name and details of the ticket(s) you hold to: info@huddlitfest.org.ukNOTE: this event is currently SOLD OUT.
From teenage Goth in Huddersfield to rural sheep farmer…
Star of the C5 series, Our Yorkshire Farm, Amanda Owen grew up in Huddersfield but was inspired by the James Herriot books to find work as a shepherdess, cow milker and alpaca shearer. Today, she runs a 2,000-acre sheep farm at Ravenseat in the Yorkshire Dales, along with her husband Clive and nine children.
A Sunday Times bestselling author, Amanda has entertained readers with her trademark Yorkshire grit and humour in The Yorkshire Shepherdess and A Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess. Her latest book, Adventures of the Yorkshire Shepherdess, is an uplifting and inspiring update on life on the farm, from facing the brutal winter of 2018 to renovating an old farmhouse as a new family home.
Voted ‘Yorkshirewoman of the Year’ by The Dalesman magazine, Amanda has also appeared on ITV’s Countrywise and The Dales, and in Ben Fogle’s New Lives in the Wild.
Amanda will be interviewed by BBC Radio York presenter Jeremy Buxton at this fun and entertaining event for Mother’s Day.
No age restrictions (Under 16s should be accompanied by an adult).
For accessibility information, please contact the venue on: 01484 844587.
-
Amanda Owen: The Yorkshire Shepherdess (Holmfirth)
£7.00 – £10.00Venue: Holmfirth Civic Hall, Huddersfield Road HD9 3ASWe are very sorry to announce that, having reviewed the current Covid risks and restrictions, we have made the difficult decision to postpone this event to later in 2021 (date tbc).
While tickets will remain valid for a future date, if you would prefer a refund, please send your name and details of the ticket(s) you hold to: info@huddlitfest.org.ukWe are sorry, this event is now sold out. Please take a look at our EVENTS PAGE to find out about other forthcoming events at the Festival.
From teenage Goth in Huddersfield to rural sheep farmer…
Star of the C5 series, Our Yorkshire Farm, Amanda Owen grew up in Huddersfield but was inspired by the James Herriot books to find work as a shepherdess, cow milker and alpaca shearer. Today, she runs a 2,000-acre sheep farm at Ravenseat in the Yorkshire Dales, along with her husband Clive and nine children.
A Sunday Times bestselling author, Amanda has entertained readers with her trademark Yorkshire grit and humour in The Yorkshire Shepherdess and A Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess. Her latest book, Adventures of the Yorkshire Shepherdess, is an uplifting and inspiring update on life on the farm, from facing the brutal winter of 2018 to renovating an old farmhouse as a new family home.
Voted ‘Yorkshirewoman of the Year’ by The Dalesman magazine, Amanda has also appeared on ITV’s Countrywise and The Dales, and in Ben Fogle’s New Lives in the Wild.
Amanda will be interviewed by BBC Radio York presenter Jeremy Buxton.
No age restrictions (Under 16s should be accompanied by an adult).
For accessibility information, please contact the venue on: 01484 682 643.
-
Dark Horse Theatre #OutBreakOut
Dark Horse Theatre presents #OutBreakOut – an anthem for escape after a year locked in, commissioned as an original project for Huddersfield Literature Festival 2021, inspired by the Festival theme of ‘Escape’.
A trilogy of short films inspired by poetry, created, developed and shot in lockdown by an exceptional cast of actors with learning disabilities.
We invite you to #BreakOut from the monotony, rise above the #OutBreak and hope for tomorrow.
Dark Horse is a theatre company that exists to create and find equal opportunities for people with learning disabilities to train and work in the performing arts. A leading vocational trainer of actors with a learning disability we offer courses validated by drama school ALRA (Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.)
Dark Horse tours bold, entertaining and accessible new productions that change audience expectations, break down barriers and increase representation for talented learning disabled actors on stages and screens across the UK. Previous work includes #FutureLoading (digital production 2021), The Garden: Lockdown Edition (digital production 2020), Stir (2019), You Have Been Watching (2017) and Snakebite (2015)
#OutBreakOut will be released on the following dates:
Film 1: Thursday 18 March,12 noon – premiered on the HLF YouTube channel WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/P4NNopl1BH4
Film 2: Tuesday 23 March, 2pm – shown at the end of our Lockdown Poems event and premiered on the HLF YouTube channel WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/tkQxZSyaNN8
Film 3: Sunday 28 March, 3pm – premiered on the HLF YouTube channel WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/DWx6E1eoI5w
RECENTLY VIEWED EVENTS
-
Amanda Owen: The Yorkshire Shepherdess (Holmfirth)
£7.00 – £10.00