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Julia Donaldson to visit Burnley this Friday
Children’s author Julia Donaldson will be giving a talk at Burnley Youth Theatre on Friday 19 March at 2pm. The event, which is being run by Mid Pennine Arts, provides a rare opportunity for people living in Pennine Lancashire to listen to the writer talk about her work and literary career.
The event, which is being held at Burnley Youth Theatre, will include a bookshop where copies of Donaldson’s books can be bought; the author will also be available to sign copies after her talk.
Born in 1948, Julia Donaldson was born and raised in North London. A writer of songs for children’s BBC television, her first publication ‘A Squash and a Squeeze’ in 1993 was as a direct result of her song writing abilities. This first book was illustrated by Axel Scheffler and was set to be the beginning of a long and fruitful working relationship and friendship.
Her second book published, in 1999, was The Gruffalo, a book which has sold over 10.5 million copies and remains a firm favourite of children, both big and small.
Tickets for the event cost just £5 and are available on a first come first served basis. (The event is not suitable for under 16s). To reserve tickets call 01282 421986.
To coincide with Donaldson’s talk Burnley Youth Theatre are presenting her play Bombs and Blackberries on Friday 19 at 7.30pm and Saturday 20 March at 2.30pm. The play, which is suitable for children aged 7 and above, is set in Manchester during World War II.
Tickets for Bombs and Blackberries are available from Burnley Youth Theatre on 01282 427766 and cost £6 per person, £4 for concessions or £18 for a family ticket.
Burnley Youth Theatre is located on Queen’s Park Road, Burnley, BB10 3LB. For more information about the work of Mid Pennine Arts, visit www.midpenninarts.org.uk.
Posted: March 10th, 2010
Author: Lee
Categories: Julia Donaldson
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