Bromley

Bromley

The final show of this intensive Tour week is at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley. We have a few close friends in the audience. Jane Davies worked for me in Parliament for 17 years before retiring in 2015. She comes along with her friend Sue and joins an audience that...
Henley

Henley

Here I am outside the theatre that I’m most familiar with. This is my fourth appearance at the Kenton Theatre in Henley-upon-Thames. The other three were for the annual literary festival. Andrew Wilson and I appear before another full house on Saturday evening. The...
Stratford-Upon-Avon

Stratford-Upon-Avon

And so to Stratford, in the week of Shakespeare’s birthday. I’m appearing at the Bear Pit on Friday night. It’s a small and intimate venue staffed entirely by volunteers. The ones who usually handle the technical stuff have all gone down with the dreaded lurgi. As a...
Swindon

Swindon

Andrew Wilson rejoins the tour as my interviewer at the Swindon Arts Centre. I was here in 2014 at the Swindon Literary Festival promoting ‘This Boy’.  Five years (and three more books) later, this snug little theatre remains as atmospheric as I remember from those...
Hertford Theatre

Hertford Theatre

Hertford Theatre is a big and beautiful venue, Council owned, it is thriving to the extent that the local authority is about to make another significant investment in the theatre safe in the knowledge that it will eventually yield a much bigger return.   We appear...