Highlights Celebrating Shakespeare 2025
Highlights of Making Waves: Shoreham Wordfest 2024
Southwick Green
Hugh and Janet
Julius and sheet
Anyone there
Coronation Green
Caroline reading
Libby Julie Janet
Jenny and Angela
Denise and Kate
launch councillors
Book stall
GM Slide
Waiting to get in
Man reading
Lifeboat crew film
Tom Rutland MP
Talk
River Walk
Fan
MLY
Book queue
Hugh signing book
Wordfest belles
The end of the end
Dignataries at the launch
KM and team
Catalyst Authors
Intro
Poetry presentation
Reader
Sam and Janet
Caroline laughing with book
Outside St. Mary's
Intro dressing gown
Mike and Elise
books and audience
Poetry
Panel
Q&A
A likely customer
rear view church
Books and crowd
JMc and RT
Jenny tiptree
Jenny Tiptree
Tom, Rick etc
Books without Borders
AH book stall
Liz Overs
front row
Legal eagles panel
Shackleton on the snow
Charlotte trio
Team
Sam and Janet
Luke Devika and Don
Peter James signing
July Market
Team
Charlotte with saw
Celebrating Shakespeare 2024
Shoreham Wordfest’s annual celebration of Shakespeare was a great success this year
Shoreham Wordfest October 2023
Our 12th annual festival of words and ideas was a terrific success: 21 events, 3000 tickets sold, 500 book sales, many 5 star reviews, over 50 wonderful authors, actors, singers and 30 very committed volunteers. Here are some highlights:
Events 2022
LYR band: Simon Armitage, Patrick J Pearson and Richard Walters – Supporting act: Rebecca Askew
Fatal Shore Festival of Crime Writing
Clive Myrie in conversation with Professor Ivor Gaber
The Future of Our Health Service - Marianne Griffiths and Jeremy Hunt with Alastair McLellan
James Joyce’s Ulysses a guide through the novel led by Dr. John Froude
Under Milk Wood – The Dylan Thomas Theatre
State of the Nation – Prof Ivor Gaber with Rafael Behr, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Gary Gibbon and Catherine Pepinster
Attila the Stockbroker and Henry Normal
The Madame Blanc Mysteries – The filming of a drama series
Shocking Shoreham and South Downs Generations – Chris Hare
The Private Life of The Diary – Sally Bayley
English Songs and Sussex Poetry – Shoreham Chamber Choir and guests
The Tiger Who Came to Brunch! A story-time activity event for 4 – 8 year olds
No Laughing Matter: Simon Brett and Elly Griffiths
Ceilidh with Kate’s Kitchen Band
Mara Menzies - Blood and Gold
Murray Lachlan Young
Marilyn Stafford
Jane Austen
Jane Austen
Team at the Famers market
David Olusoga
David Olusoga
Christopher Richard Mason
Couple of swells
Cerys Matthews & Team
Mara Menzies - Blood and Gold
Ben & Alfie
Alexander McCall Smith
Adur Estuary walk with Dr G Mead
Adur Estuary walk with Dr G Mead
Mara Menzies - Blood and Gold
Murray Lachlan Young
Marilyn Stafford
Jane Austen
Jane Austen
Team at the Famers market
David Olusoga
David Olusoga
Couple of swells
Christopher Richard Mason
Cerys Matthews & Team
Mara Menzies - Blood and Gold
Ben & Alfie
Alexander McCall Smith
Adur Estuary walk with Dr G Mead
Adur Estuary walk with Dr G Mead
Mara Menzies - Blood and Gold
Murray Lachlan Young
Marilyn Stafford
Jane Austen
Jane Austen
Team at the Famers market
David Olusoga
David Olusoga
Couple of swells
Christopher Richard Mason
Cerys Matthews & Team
Mara Menzies - Blood and Gold
Ben & Alfie
Alexander McCall Smith
Adur Estuary walk with Dr G Mead
Adur Estuary walk with Dr G Mead
