Spitfire Girls comes to The Dukes in May. Some of the UK’s biggest comedians will head to the Dukes, bringing some big laughs with Jamali Maddix (April 26), Brian Bilston & Henry Normal (May 27), ...

And their journey, like ours, is very long, but they don’t have to cross any borders.” Brian Bilston’s book ‘Refugees’, illustrated by Jose Sanabria, cleverly tells both sides of a refugee story. When ...

I know it is not cool to say this, but I am proud of this fact. My two grandchildren, who are students at Kennett High, are the 15th generation to have been born in present-day New Hampshire. They are ...

Award-winning Jackie Kay, Brian Bilston, Tom Ward and Brigitte Aphrodite will perform at First Word among other comedians and poets. DJ in the Dunes will bring the beach alive while showcasing ...

Sometimes billed as the ‘unofficial poet laureate of Twitter’, Brian Bilston has now written a novel on the back of the snappy, irreverent poems he fires out on the social media platform. Part-diary, ...

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Over on the comedy/literature side of things, the festival will feature appearances from Jen Brister, Olga Koch, Brian Bilston, Maya Oppenheim, and Sarah McDonald. The new acts added to the Alcove ...

while Brian Bilston and Henry Normal deliver an evening of poetry. Nurturing home-grown talent, Royal & Derngate’s Actors Company perform a powerful reimagining of Jekyll & Hyde, the Young ...

Sathnam Sanghera, Megan Hunter and the Secret Barrister presented their upcoming books at the 2025 Picador Showcase last night (24th March). The annual event was held at Underbelly Boulevard in ...

Poems are everywhere ... because he brings a sort of childlike innocence and wonder to his writing. Brian Bilston, on the other hand, is really funny, and his observations are really keen and ...