Kaleidoscopic Adaptations Festival, Wrexham

Taking place at Glyndŵr University and Wrexham Library from September 9th – 11th the festival will be open to members of the general public and will feature renowned speakers talking about the creative process and business of adapting ideas for film, TV, radio, theatre, and much more.

Festival highlights include an exclusive Q&A with writer Steven Moffat and producer Sue Vertue on Sherlock – the modern day reincarnation of Sherlock Holmes created by Steven and League of Gentleman’s Mark Gatiss – and a masterclass by Tim Firth who will discuss adapting his screenplay of Calendar Girls into a successful stage play.

Mike Poultan – an English translator and adapter of classic plays – will be on hand to talk about his recent adaptation of Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur for the Royal Shakespeare Company, and one of Britain’s best loved writers, Ian Edginton, alongside one of the medium’s brightest artistic talents, I.N.J. Culbard, will be in conversation to discuss the first two instalments of Self Made Hero’s Sherlock Holmes graphic novel series: The Hound of the Baskervilles and A Study in Scarlet.

There will also be sessions on writing for radio featuring Alison Hindell (Head of Radio Drama, BBC) and acclaimed radio dramatist Mike Walker; how to find support for writers featuring representatives from the Film Agency for Wales, Everyman Playhouse, and Academi – the Welsh National Literature Promotion Agency and Society for Authors; and an exclusive Pierhead Session, presented by the National Assembly for Wales, that will examine if a country can be a brand and if so how has ‘Brand Wales’ been adapted over the past 50 years?

Tickets for all the sessions will be available through the festival website, by telephone (01978-293293), and in person from Glyndwr University. Festival Partners and sponsors include Glyndwr University, Wrexham Council, the Film Agency for Wales, the National Assembly for Wales, the British Film Institute, Academi, BAFTA Cymru, and Green Land Design. The festival is produced by The Festivals Company.

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