With frank honesty and dark humour, the bestselling author shares the stories behind the stories, focussing on her four most personal books: End of Story, Eighteen Seconds, This is how we are Human, and How to be Brave.
Each of these books was either inspired by her own life or that of someone close to her, so the themes are both personal and universal. There is the tale of a young autistic man looking for love. There is the tale of a little girl struggling with illness who finds strength in the tale of an ancestral war hero. And there is the tale of a writer who, against huge odds, finally made her dream come true.
With readings from each book, an exploration of how they were written and the world that inspired them, and an invitation to the audience to ask questions, Louise shares the joy and escape writing has given her since childhood, and asks you to consider the importance of telling stories, especially in a world where books are being banned in schools and libraries.
This show is about words that were chosen, words that were discarded, silly words, serious words, big words, small … and the ones Louise finally had the courage to share in her memoir.
Venue Details
EAST RIDING THEATRE IS A COMMUNITY THEATRE, BASED IN BEVERLEY. Established in 2014, the venue was created from a former Victorian chapel and it oifers an intimate space for enjoying many types of entertainment, with a 200 seat auditorium and fully licensed Café Bar. The year-round programme of entertainment, includes theatre, music, comedy, spoken word and much more. Regular exhibitions of art are displayed within the Theatre Gallery. It is also a venue that is often used for festivals and other events. OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR THEATRE Without our Volunteers we would not have a theatre. They are passionate about the entertainment programme that we deliver and dedicated in making a contribution to our day-to-day activities throughout all areas of the theatre – whether it be welcoming our audience front-of-house, selling tickets in the box office, serving drink and food in our café bar, helping with maintenance, keeping the theatre clean or one of many other roles! BOX OFFICE & CAFÉ BAR OPENING TIMES Tuesday – Friday 10am – 4pm Saturday 10am – 2pm Onsite Café Vegetarian menu options Vegan Menu options Gluten Free menu options Local Brews Afternoon Tea The Theatre's facilities are also open at all times during any performance.
Facilities
Accessible Information Points
Accessible Toilets
Assistance Dogs
Baby Changing
Changing Places Toilet
Hearing Loop
Level Access
Onsite Cafe
Wheelchair Access
