Events in April

Bedroom Bond
at Brighton’s myhotel
‘Damian Barr is the new ringmaster’ Julie Burchill
Get up close and personal with Bond in myhotel’s luxury penthouse suite. Book an exclusive audience with Damian Barr, the world’s first ‘reader in residence’ (maximum 4 people per session). Your own barman will mix you a complimentary vodka martini – ‘shaken not stirred’ – while Damian reads extracts from From Russia with Love overlooking the city’s skyline. Damian Barr has been ‘reader in residence’ across the globe from London’s Andaz Hotel to the Grand Hyatt in Manhattan.
Thu 8, 15, 22 & 29 April, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm 9pm, 10pm & 11pm
myhotel, Brighton, £5 per person (includes one vodka martini each), Age 18+
Tickets: Brighton Dome Ticket Office (01273) 709709
www.brightonticketshop.com

Free City Readings – Library Coffee Mornings
Share your thoughts on From Russia with Love and all things Bond at these free library readings/coffee mornings across Brighton & Hove with actress Peta Taylor.
Sat 10 April, 11.30am – Portslade Library
Sat 17 April, 11.30am – Coldean Library
Sat 24 April, 11.30am – Patcham Library

City Reads Book Quiz at Jubilee Library
This popular annual book quiz returns to test your literary mettle. With a special round on Ian Fleming’s James Bond. Come along and join a team or bring your own. Wine and soft drinks on sale.
Thu 22 April, Jubilee Library, 6.15pm – 8pm, £4 (Doors at 6pm)
Tickets from Brighton Dome Ticket Office (01273) 709709
www.brightonticketshop.com

Spies on film
Free film screenings at Jubilee Library

From Russia with Love Thu 1 April, 6pm
The Ipcress File Thu 8 April, 6pm
The Quiller Memorandum* Thu 15 April, 6pm
North by Northwest Thu 29 April, 6pm
All films in High Definition Blu-ray except where indicated*

Write a Thriller in a Day (Age 16 +)
Writing Workshop with Sue Walker
Learn the craft of constructing a thriller novel with novelist and creative writing tutor Sue Walker. In this fun but informative workshop you’ll work in groups to sketch out characters and credible plot lines before writing the opening paragraph/prologue to your novel.
Sat 24 April, 10am – 4pm (45-minute lunch break)
Jubilee Library, £20/£15 concession (lunch not included)
Tickets from Brighton Dome Ticket Office (01273) 709709
www.brightonticketshop.com

From Russia with Love Film Screening
‘From Russia with Love stands head and shoulders above the other Bond films.’ (Simon Winder, The Man Who Saved Britain.) One-off screening of the classic 1963 Bond film at Brighton’s best-loved arthouse cinema in this its centenary anniversary.
Sun 25 April, 2pm, Duke of York’s Cinema
Tickets: Duke of York’s Cinema (0871) 7042056
www.picturehouses.co.uk